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  2. Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
  3. Departments and Units
  4. Department of Health Policy and Management
  5. Faculty and Staff of the Department of Health Policy and Management

Faculty and Staff of the Department of Health Policy and Management

Ann Chou photo
Ann F. Chou, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.A.
Chair and Professor of Health Policy and Management
Location: RAHN 2226
Phone: (501) 526-6625
Email: achou@uams.edu
Jure Baloh, PhD, MHA
Jure Baloh, Ph.D., M.H.A.
Associate Professor
Associate Director for Curriculum, MHA
Location: RAHN 1256
Phone: (501) 526-6604
Email: jbaloh@uams.edu
Stephen M. Bowman, Ph.D., MHA
Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, MHA Program Director
Email: smbowman@uams.edu
Christie Brown
Clare Brown, Ph.D., MPH
Associate Professor
Location: RAHN 2214
Phone: 501-526-6602
Email: ccbrown@uams.edu
Geoffrey Curran
Geoffrey A. Curran, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Email: currangeoffreym@uams.edu
Joycelyn Elders, MD
Joycelyn Elders, M.D.
Professor
Akif Koru
Güneş Koru, Ph.D., FAMIA
Professor & Director of the Office of Public Health Informatics
Email: GKoru@uams.edu
Cindy Lewis
Cynthia L. Lewis, MSPH, CSP, CIT
Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Student Recruitment, Alumni Affairs, and Outreach, and Director of Office of Professional Development and Program Evaluation
Location: RAHN 2248
Phone: (501) 526-6636
Email: cllewis3@uams.edu
Kelsey Owsley, Ph.D., MPH
Assistant Professor
Location: RAHN 1262
Phone: 501-526-6656
Email: kmowsley@uams.edu
Stella Phillips, MPH, JD
Instructor
Email: Sjphillips@uams.edu
Austin Porter, DrPH, MPH
Austin Porter, Dr.P.H., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
Location: RAHN 2224
Phone: 501-526-6632
Email: austin.porter@arkansas.gov
T. Elaine Prewitt, DrPH
Associate Professor
Location: RAHN 2216
Phone: 501-526-6637
Email: tprewitt@uams.edu
Mandana Rezaeiahari, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Location: RAHN 2220
Phone: 501-320-7597
Email: mrezaeiahari@uams.edu
Kevin Ryan, JD, MA
Kevin Ryan, JD, MA
Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Associate Professor
Location: RAHN 2260
Phone: 501-526-6673
Email: ryankevinw@uams.edu
M. Kathryn (Kate) Stewart, MD, MPH
M. Kathryn (Kate) Stewart, M.D., MPH
Professor Emeritus
Location: RAHN 2226
Phone: 501-526-6625
Email: stewartmaryk@uams.edu
Michael Thomsen
Michael R. Thomsen, Ph.D.
Professor, Governor Sidney S. McMath Chair in Obesity Prevention
Location: RAHN 6201B
Phone: (501) 526-6737
Email: mthomsen@uams.edu
J. Mick Tilford, PhD
John (Mick) Tilford, Ph.D.
Professor, Health Policy and Management
Location: UAMS, Daniel W. Rahn Building, Rm 2212
Phone: 501-526-6642
Email: TilfordMickJ@uams.edu
Craig Wilson, JD, MPA
Assistant Professor
Email: jcwilson@uams.edu
Melissa Yandell, Ph.D., M.H.A.
Assistant Professor
Associate Director for Operations, MHA
Location: RAHN 1264
Phone: (501) 526-6645
Email: myandell@uams.edu
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Mailing Address: 4301 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: (501) 526-6614
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