Dr. Noël C. Barengo teaches clinical epidemiology, research skills and population health. He also mentors medical students in their extracurricular research projects.
As a researcher, Barengo has co-authored close to 180 peer-reviewed articles. His research focuses on population health and non-communicable diseases, emphasizing the prevention of hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.
Areas of Expertise
- Diabetes screening
- Primary prevention of type 2 diabetes
- Physical activity
- Smoking cessation
Research Interests
- Diabetes epidemiology
- Primary prevention of chronic diseases
- Physical activity
- Smoking cessation
- Implementation science
- Clinical epidemiology
- Public health
- Health promotion
See research publications and more on FIU Discovery.
Current Grants
Project: Florida International University-Health Disparities Initiative (FIU-HDI)
Role: Co-investigator
Sponsor: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Period: 07/01/2023 - 05/31/2028
Total Funding: $2,000,000.00
Current Courses Taught
- MDR 7910 Research Scholarship Course (course director)
- GMS 6864 Principles of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- BMS 7810 Core Concepts in Medicine
- MDC 7200 Internal Medicine Clerkship
- MDC 7810 Psychiatry Clerkship
- BMS 6991 Clinical Epidemiology and Quantitative Research
- BMS 6045 Organ Systems II: Endocrine and Reproductive Systems, QEP Thinking and Communicating with Data
- IDH 1002 Origins of Ideas and Ideas of Origins (Honors College) Focus Track Population Health
Honors & Awards
- Bernard Choi Award, America’s Network for Chronic Disease Surveillance, 2024
- Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award, Florida International University, 2024
- Professor of the Year, Conference USA, 2024
Committees & Professional Organizations
Florida International University
- FIU Board of Trustees
- Chair, FIU Faculty Senate
- Senator, FIU Faculty Senate
- Chair, FIU Experience Committee, University Strategic Planning
- FIU Safety Council
- FIU Deans Advisory Council
- Admission Committee, FIU Medicine
- Chair, Performance Metrix Workgroup, Department of Medical Education, FIU Medicine
- FIU COACHE Steering Committee
- Scientific Committee of the Research Scholarship Course, Department of Medical Education, FIU Medicine
- Grand Marshal, FIU Commencements
National/International
- Physical Activity Section, American Public Health Association
- Scientific Board member, American Public Health Association
- Chair, Public Health & Epidemiology Interest Group Session, American Diabetes Association
- Vice-president, America's Network for Chronic Disease Surveillance (AMNET)
Education
- Ph.D., Public Health, University of Eastern Finland, Finland 2006
- MPH, University of Eastern Finland, Finland 2001
- M.D., University of Eastern Finland, Finland 1999