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School of Public Health Faculty

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Department of Community Health and Prevention

Lisa Ulmer, M.S.W., Sc.D.
Professor, Chair

Nathalie Bartle, Ed.D.
Professor

Lisa Bowleg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Nancy Epstein, M.P.H., M.A.H.L.
Associate Professor

Randall L. Sell, Sc.D.
Associate Professor

Renee M. Turchi, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor

Augusta M. Villanueva, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Michael Yudell, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor

Secondary Appointments

Mary Ellen Sheridan Bradley, M.S.W.
Instructor

Robert Brulle, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Pamela A. Geller, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Robert Hodge, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.
Professor

Arthur N. Nezu, Ph.D.
Professor

Margaret O'Neil, Ph.D., M.P.H., P.T.
Assistant Professor

Adjunct Faculty

Emmanuel Debo Babatunde, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor

Gary Chase, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor

Valiant Clapper, Ph.D., M.A.
Adjunct Professor

Michelle Davis, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Adjunct Associate Professor

Adina Ekwerike, M.P.H.
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Sabine Eustache, M.P.H., M.B.A.
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Sonia Haynes, M.Ed.
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Robert Hodge, Ph.D., M.S., M.P.H.
Adjunct Associate Professor

Lorraine Matthews, M.S.
Adjunct Associate Professor

Katherine Maus, M.S.
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Frederick Newman, Ph.D., M.A.
Adjunct Professor

Mary O'Brien, Ph.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor

Huey Perry, Ph.D., M.A.
Adjunct Professor

Deborah Darlene Roebuck, M.S.
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Cheryl Taylor, Ph.D., M.S.N.
Adjunct Associate Professor

Wendy Voet, M.P.H.
Adjunct Associate Professor

Darryl N. Williams, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Department of Environmental and Occupational Health

Arthur L. Frank, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Chair

Curtis E. Cummings, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor

Carol Ann Gross-Davis, MS
Assistant Professor

Hernando Perez, Ph.D., M.P.H, C.I.H.
Assistant Professor

Jennifer A. Taylor, Ph.D., M.P.H
Assistant Professor


Secondary Appointments

Michael Greenberg, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor


Adjunct Faculty

Carla Campbell, M.D., M.S.
Adjunct Associate Professor

Raymond R. Delaney, M.B.A.
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Tushar Kant Joshi, M.D., M.SC.
Honorary Visiting Professor

Myra Karstadt, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Patricia Meinhardt, M.D., M.P.H.
Adjunct Associate Professor

Grace Paranzino, M.S., R.N., C.H.E.S.
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Dalton Paxman, Ph.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor

Palak Raval-Nelson, M.P.H.
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Sheldon W. Samuels, M.D.
Adjunct Professor

Mark White, M.D., M.P.H.
Adjunct Assistant Professor

George J. Zameska, M.S. R.S., C.F.S.P.
Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Craig J. Newschaffer, Ph.D.
Professor, Chair

Amy H. Auchincloss, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor

Zekarias Berhane, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Alison A. Evans, Sc.D.
Assistant Professor

Edward J. Gracely, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Mary E. Hovinga, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Professor, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Longjian Liu, M.D., M.S.C., Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Jana M. Mossey, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.N.
Professor

Marcia Polansky, M.S., Sc.D., M.S.W.
Associate Professor

Seth Welles, Ph.D., Sc.D.
Associate Professor

Issa Zakeri, Ph.D.
Associate Professor


Secondary Appointments

Jay Horrow, M.D, M.S., F.A.H.A.
Professor

Matthew Levison, M.D.
Professor

Peter Sklar, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor

Adjunct Faculty

Marjorie Angert, D.O., M.P.H.
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Nicole Blackman, Ph.D., Ms.C.
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Brian Castrucci,M.P.H.
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Mary Daly, Ph.D., M.D., MSPH
Adjunct Professor

Joanne F. Dorgan, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Adjunct Associate Professor

Caroline Johnson, M.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor

Judith Klotz, Dr.P.H.
Adjunct Associate Professor

Deborah Nelson, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Jessica Robbins, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Bob Sharrar, M.D.
Adjunct Professor

Jim Shaw, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor

David Webb, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Department of Health Management and Policy

John A. Rich, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor, Chair

Dennis P. Andrulis, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Assoc. Dean for Research, Director of the Center for Health Equality

Sandra L. Bloom, M.D.
Associate Professor

Darryl R. Brown, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Mariana Chilton, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor

Dennis Gallagher, M.A., M.P.A.
Associate Professor

Marla J. Gold, M.D.
Dean, Professor

William J. Hickey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Jennifer Kolker, M.P.H.
Assistant Professor

Raymond K. Lum, M.Phil., M.S.
Assistant Professor

David Barton Smith, Ph.D
Research Professor

Nicole A. Vaughn, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Secondary Appointments

Theodore J. Corbin, MD, MPP
Assistant Professor

Kerry Anne McGeary, Ph.D., M.A.
Assistant Professor

Adjunct Faculty

Sandra Bloom, M.D.
Adjunct Professor

Linda Cutler, M.S.W., F.A.C.M.P.E.
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Janet Davidson, M.B.A., M.Ed.
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Mary Duden, M.B.A.
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Nan Feyler, JD, MPH
Assistant Professor

Michael Halter, M.P.H.
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Deirdre McKee, MPH
Adjunct Instructor

Susan W. Robbins, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 
Michelle Sahl, M.B.A., M.Ed.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
 
Janet L. Stevenson, M.B.A.
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Harry Sweeney
Adjunct Assistant Professor

Robert Tremain, M.P.H.
Adjunct Associate Professor

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School of Public Health Staff

Colleen P. Baillie - Director of Enrollment

Ruth Ballard - Administrative Assistant
Provides administrative support to the Chair and faculty of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health.

Marie Batchelor - Business Manager, Dept. of Health Management and Policy

Diane Benckert - Office Manager
Supports and assists the Dean in the daily operations of the School. Serves as primary point of direct administrative contact and liaison with other internal offices, individuals and external institutions and agencies on all School issues. Manages and supervises the School support personnel.

Jennifer Breaux, MPH, CHES - C-SNAP Research Coordinator
Coordinator of the Children’s Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program (C-SNAP), a research project addressing poor nutrition in children and families, in an effort to stop the cycle of poverty and poor nutritional development.

Rodney Brown - Business Manager, Dept. of Community Health and Prevention

Venus Calloway - Executive Assistant
Responsible for the coordination and management of administrative matters for the dean of the school. Contact person and correspondent in all areas of communication and business concerning the dean. Organizer of executive meetings and corporate engagements for the faculty in conjunction with the Special Assistant.

Mary Genevieve Carty - Administrative Coordinator
Provides administrative support for the Associate Dean of Research. Responds to daily inquiries for the Center for Health Equality. Coordinates and assists in the planning of meetings and conferences.

Jonathan Cass, MPH - Director of Community Projects
Facilitates placement of MPH students for their Community Based Master's Projects and works with community to secure project sites. Coordinates Drexel-Health Partners Grand Rounds Lecture Series for the School of Public Health.

Lauren Clay - EARLI Study Outreach Coordinator

Michelle Harnish Cola - Administrative Coordinator, Dept. of Community Health and Prevention

Nancy Colon-Anderson - Administrative Assistant
Provides administrative support to the Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

Mary Ellen Cook - Health Policy Analyst, CHE

Tiffany Cooper - Administrative Assistant
Provides adminstrative support to the Chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health as well as other faculty.

Karen DeVose, M.Ed. - Academic Coordinator, Dept. of Community Health and Prevention
Coordinates the doctoral program in Community Health and Prevention, facilitating faculty and student needs and responding to inquiries from prospective students.

Solomon Evans - Research Coordinator

Susan Ezell - Curriculum Coordinator
Coordinates the educational programs within the School including full time, part time and combined degree programs. Supports the Associate Dean for Education. Serves as School's liaison to the offices of the Bursar, Registrar, and Financial Aid.

Jamiliyah Gilliam - Research Coordinator

Vanessa Grant - Administrative Assistant
Assists with both The Philadelphia GROW Project and Witnesses to Hunger.

Beverly Haas - Administrative Assistant
Provides administrative support to the Center for Nonviolence & Social Justice.

Makia Harper - Administrative Assistant
Provides adminstrative support to the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. Additionally, assists in general office duties, coordination of SPH special events, and manages scheduling of the Smart Technology Room.

Warren M. Hilton - Asst. Dean for Student Affairs

Stephanie Johnson - Academic Program Coordinator
Coordinates the Executive MPH program and supports the Curriculum Coordinator. Also serves as the Executive MPH program's liaison to the offices of the Bursar, Registrar, and Financial Aid.

Helene LaBenz - Academic Coordinator
Lends support to the Directors of the Full Time, Executive, and MD/MPH Programs. Liaison to the Office of Enrollment Management. Responds to telephone and e-mail inquiries from potential applicants. Reviews files and assists in the overall application process.  Maintains database of current students and alumni.

Nora Lee - Senior Project Coordinator
Supports project and grant development, coordinates multi-site research projects, and manages research studies for the Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

Cindy Liao, MS - Biostatistician

Perry W. McFarland, MBA - Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration

Sheila A. McMillan - Administrative Assistant
Provides administrative support to Prof. John Rich and the Department of Health Management and Policy.

Rachel Myers - Administrative Assistant
Provides administrative support to the faculty of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

Richard Ochab - Director, Marketing and Public Relations
 
Deirdre Potter - Administrative Assistant
Provides administrative support to the faculty of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

Jonathan Purtle, MsC - Health Policy Analyst
Works at the Center for Health Equality on a range of projects which focus on ameliorating heath disparities and promoting culturally competent practices in health care.

Joshua Roberts, MS - Librarian/Information Specialist
Research librarian for students and faculty. Webmaster. Facilitator of print and electronic projects. Writer and editor.

Tamara Rosen - EARLI Study Interviewer

Molly Ruben - EARLI Study Interviewer

Nadia Jabeen Saddiqui - Health Analyst, CHE

Hamad Sindhi - Research Program Coordinator

Georgeanne Talarico, MBA - Business Manager
Manages business activities within the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

Michelle Teti, PhD, MPH - Interventionist
Manages and coordinates activities related to the Protect and Respect Project, a secondary HIV Prevention program for women living with HIV receiving care at the Partnership Comprehensive Care Practice.

Angel Tucker - Executive Secretary
Supports the Associate Dean for Education and the Curriculum Coordinator. Assists in the production of all curriculum materials and maintains files of these materials.

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