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
Mariana Chilton, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor
Nancy Epstein, M.P.H.
Associate Professor
Randall L. Sell, Sc.D.
Associate Professor
Augusta M. Villanueva, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Michael Yudell, M.P.H., M.Phil.
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
Renee M. Turchi, M.D., M.P.H.
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
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
Jason G. Liao, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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
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
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
Michael Halter, M.P.H.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
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
Robert Tremain, M.P.H.
Adjunct Associate Professor
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Ruth Ballard - Administrative Assistant
Provides administrative support to the Chair and faculty of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health.
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.
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.
Nancy Colon-Anderson - Administrative Assistant
Provides administrative support to the Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
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.
Amanda Hamm - 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.
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.
Barbara Heath - Administrative Assistant
Provides adminstrative support to the Chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health as well as other faculty.
Colleen Jansen - Director of Development
Coordinates fundraising activities for the School of Public Health including annual fund and major gifts from individuals, corporations and foundations as a member of the Drexel Institutional Advancement team. Works with the School's alumni association and advisory board. Represents the School on various external committees.
Anne R. Jensen - Administrative Assistant
As a member of Drexel Institutional Advancement, provides administrative support to the Director of Development.