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Faculty and Staff at the College of Public Health

Jaimi
Jaimi (Mimi) Allen, Ph.D., CHES
Assistant Professor
Location: RAHN 1264
Phone: 501-526-6645
Email: jlallen@uams.edu
Mary Kathryn (Katy) Allison, Ph.D., M.P.H., C.H.E.S., serves as an Assistant Professor for the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education within UAMS's College of Public Health. Her expertise includes implementation science, qualitative research, digital health, maternal health, and behavioral health
Mary Kathryn (Katy) Allison, Ph.D., M.P.H., C.H.E.S.
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education
Location: RAHN 3253
Phone: 501-686-8122
Email: kallison@uams.edu
Scott Alsbrook
Scott Alsbrook, M.S.
Instructor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Location: RAHN 1218
Phone: 501-526-6606
Email: salsbrook2@uams.edu
Benjamin C. Amick, PhD
Benjamin Cleveland Amick III, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Associate Dean for Research
Location: RAHN 2260
Phone: 501-526-4620
Email: bcamick@uams.edu
Jure Baloh, PhD, MHA
Jure Baloh, Ph.D., M.H.A.
Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management
Associate Director for Curriculum, MHA
Location: RAHN 1256
Phone: 501-526-6604
Email: jbaloh@uams.edu
Dr. Milan Bimali
Milan Bimali, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics
Location: RAHN 3214
Phone: 501-526-6734
Email: MBimali@uams.edu
Stephen M. Bowman, Ph.D., MHA serves as a Professor for the UAMS College of Public Health in the Department of Health Policy and Management as well as the MHA Program Director. Through his collaboration with colleagues, he aims to study the impacts of trauma and other time-critical medical events.
Stephen M. Bowman, Ph.D., MHA
Professor
Department of Health Policy and Management
MHA Program Director
Location: Remote
Phone: 501-526-6693
Email: smbowman@uams.edu
Gunnar Boysen, PhD
Gunnar Boysen, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Location: RAHN 1220
Phone: 501-526-4956
Email: gboysen@uams.edu
Christie Brown
Clare Brown, Ph.D., MPH
Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Education
Department of Health Policy and Management
Location: RAHN 2214
Phone: 501-526-6602
Email: ccbrown@uams.edu
Keneshia Bryant-Moore
Keneshia Bryant-Moore, Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC
Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education
Location: RAHN 3262
Phone: 501-526-6698
Email: KJBryant@uams.edu
aaron caldwell
Aaron R. Caldwell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics
Email: ACaldwell2@uams.edu
Jennifer Callaghan-Koru, Ph.D., M.H.S.
Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education
Phone: 479-332-0627
Email: JCK@uams.edu
Ruby Charak, Ph.D., M.Phil.
Associate Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education
Location: RAHN 3256
Phone: 501-686-8366
Email: RCharak@uams.edu
Laura Chaves Cerdas
Laura Chaves Cerdas, Ph.D., M.P.P.
Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management
Location: RAHN 1258
Phone: 501-526-6655
Email: LChavescerdas@uams.edu
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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
Ashley Clawson, Ph.D., serves as an Assistant Professor for the UAMS College of Public Health. Her background as a pediatric psychologist developed her interest in children and family dynamics, reducing nicotine exposure, disrupting intergenerational tobacco use, and improving behavioral and psychosocial outcomes in youth.
Ashley Clawson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Location: RAHN 6201F
Phone: 501-526-6413
Email: aclawson2@uams.edu
Carol Cornell, Ph.D., serves as a Professor for the Health Behavior and Health Education Department within the UAMS College of Public Health. Her areas of expertise include community-based public health and cardiovascular behavioral medicine.
Carol Cornell, Ph.D.
Professor
Location: RAHN 3268
Phone: 501-526-6708
Email: CCornell@uams.edu
Geoffrey Curran
Geoffrey A. Curran, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Email: currangeoffreym@uams.edu
Pete DelNero, PhD wearing a suit and tie.
Pete DelNero, Ph.D., MPH
Assistant Professor of Health Policy & Management
Location: Rahn 6201D
Phone: 501-526-6688
Email: pdelnero@uams.edu
Robert Delongchamp
Robert Delongchamp, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Location: RAHN 6215
Phone: 501-686-8849
Email: RDelongchamp@uams.edu
Page Dobs, Ph.D., M.S.
Page Dobbs, Ph.D., M.S.
Associate Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education
Location: UAMS Northwest Regional Campus, Rm 4214
Phone: 479-713-8710
Email: PDDobbs@uams.edu
Ruofei Du, Ph.D., serves as an Associate Professor for the Department of Biostatistics for the UAMS College of Public Health. His studies focus on clustered data analysis, health data analytics, and health disparities.
Ruofei Du, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Biostatistics
Phone: 501-686-5353
Email: rdu@uams.edu
Joycelyn Elders, MD
Joycelyn Elders, M.D.
Adjunct Professor
Pebbles Fagan, Ph.D., MPH
Pebbles Fagan, Ph.D., MPH
Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education
Director, Center for the Study of Tobacco
Location: RAHN 6201G
Phone: 501-526-2294
Email: PFagan@uams.edu
Brian Fairman
Brian J. Fairman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Location: RAHN 6213
Phone: 501-526-6684
Email: bjfairman@uams.edu
Chris Fettes, M.A.
Chris Fettes, M.A.
Instructor, Environmental Health Sciences
Location: RAHN 1221B
Phone: 501-526-4260
Email: cafettes@uams.edu
Larry Fulton, Ph.D, serves as an adjunct instructor for the UAMS College of Public Health.
Larry Fulton, Ph.D
Adjunct Instructor, MHA
Email: LFulton@uams.edu
Jay Gandy, Ph.D., serves as a Professor Emeritus for UAMS in the College of Public Health with an interest in toxicology, human health risk assessment, and tick transmitted diseases.
Jay Gandy, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Email: jgandy@uams.edu
Amanda L. Golbeck, Ph.D., M.A., M.A., serves as a Professor for the Department of Biostatistics and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for the UAMS College of Public Health. Her areas of expertise include leadership in team science and practice, statistical narrative, health numeracy, epidemiological study design and implementation and demography.
Amanda L. Golbeck, Ph.D., M.A., M.A.
Professor, Department of Biostatistics
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Location: RAHN 2258
Phone: 501-526-6611
Email: agolbeck@uams.edu
Meg Gorvine
Meg Gorvine, Ph.D., CHES
Assistant Professor
Location: ED II/5-104C
Phone: 501-526-6703
Email: mmgorvine@uams.edu
Rachel Hale, MA, serves as an instructor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences for the UAMS College of Public Health. She also is the Co-Director for the Climate, Rural and Global Health MPH Program and has a focus on climate change, disparity, and environmental justice.
Rachel Hale, MA
Instructor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Location: Rahn Building 1219
Phone: 501-526-6669
Email: rbhale@uams.edu
Dirk Haselow, M.D., Ph.D., MS, CIC, FAAP
Dirk Haselow, M.D., Ph.D., M.S., C.I.C., F.A.A.P.
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology
MD/MPH Dual Degree Program Advisor
Location: RAHN 6215
Phone: 501-526-6740
Email: haselowdirk@uams.edu
Tiffany Haynes, Ph.D.
Tiffany F. Haynes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education
Assistant Dean for Culture and Engagement
Location: RAHN 3264
Phone: 501-526-6613
Email: tfhaynes@uams.edu
Ping-Ching Hsu, Ph.D. serves as an Associate Professor, for the Department of Environmental Health Sciences within UAMS's College of Public Health.
Ping-Ching Hsu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Location: RAHN 1224
Phone: 501-526-6687
Email: PHsu@uams.edu
Stefanie Kennon-McGill, PhD
Stefanie Kennon-McGill, Ph.D.
Adjunct Instructor
Location: BMR II 313-2
Phone: 501-603-1325
Email: skennonmcgill@uams.edu
Akif Koru
Güneş Koru, Ph.D., FAMIA
Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management
Location: UAMS Northwest Regional Campus
Phone: 447-739-1889
Email: GKoru@uams.edu
Igor Koturbash
Igor Koturbash, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Environmental Health Sciences
Location: RAHN 1218
Phone: 501-526-6638
Email: ikoturbash@uams.edu
Dr. Reid Landes
Reid Landes, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biostatistics
Location: RAHN 3224
Phone: 501-526-6714
Email: RDLandes@uams.edu
Cindy Lewis
Cindy L. Lewis, MSPH, CSP, CIT
Associate Professor
Associate Dean for Student Recruitment, Alumni Affairs, and Outreach
Director of Office of Professional Development and Program Evaluation
Location: RAHN 2248
Phone: 501-526-6636
Email: cllewis3@uams.edu
Danielle Lombard-Sims
Danielle Lombard-Sims, PhD.
Adjunct Instructor, MHA
Email: DLombardsims@uams.edu
Nakita Lovelady
Nakita Lovelady, Ph.D., MPH
Assistant Professor
Location: RAHN 3262
Phone: 501-526-6731
Email: nnlovelady@uams.edu
Suman Maity, Ph.D.
Suman Maity, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Instructor, Department of Epidemiology
Center for Birth Defects
Location: RAHN 2236
Phone: 501-214-2169
Email: smaity@uams.edu
Dr. Alex Marshall
S. Alexandra (Alex) Marshall, Ph.D., M.P.H., C.P.H., C.H.E.S.
Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education
Location: RAHN 3268
Phone: 501-526-6707
Email: SMarshall@uams.edu
Eryn Matich
Eryn Matich, Ph.D.
Instructor
Location: Rahn 1227
Email: EMatich@uams.edu
Mitchell R. McGill, PhD
Mitchell R. McGill, Ph.D., N.R.C.C.(C.C.)
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Location: RAHN 1216
Phone: 501-526-6696
Email: mmcgill@uams.edu
Ashley McNatt, DrPH, MA
Adjunct Instructor
Email: abmcnatt@uams.edu
Dr. Brooke Montgomery
Brooke E.E. Montgomery, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.C.H.E.S.
Associate Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education
Location: RAHN 3260
Phone: 501-686-6801
Email: BEMontgomery@uams.edu
Dr. Leonard Mukasa
Leonard Mukasa, MBChB, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Phone: 501-526-6685
Email: leonard.mukasa@arkansas.gov
Nandini Mukherjee, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Nandini Mukherjee, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Location: RAHN 6221
Phone: 501-526-6610
Email: NMukherjee@uams.edu
Nithya Neelakantan, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Nithya Neelakantan, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Location: RAHN 6220
Phone: 501-526-6206
Email: nneelakantan@uams.edu
Wendy Nembhard, PhD, MPH, FACE
Wendy Nembhard, Ph.D., MPH, FACE, FAHA
Chair and Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Location: RAHN 6223
Phone: 501-526-6682
Email: wnnembhard@uams.edu
Bailey M. Oliver Blackburn, Ph.D., serves as an adjunct professor at the UAMS College of Public Health.
Bailey M. Oliver Blackburn, Ph.D.
Adjunct Instructor, MHA
Email: BOBlackburn@uams.edu
Mohammed Orloff, Ph.D.
Mohammed Said Orloff, Ph.D., M.S.
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Location: RAHN 6226
Phone: 501-526-6668
Email: msorloff@uams.edu
Songthip Ounpraseuth, PhD
Songthip Ounpraseuth, Ph.D.
Professor
Location: RAHN 3220
Phone: 501-686-7233
Email: STOunpraseuth@uams.edu
Kelsey Owsley, Ph.D., MPH, serves as an Assistant Professor for the UAMS College of Public Health. Her research interests are access to health care services, hospital behavior, cancer services, public health delivery services and community health networks.
Kelsey Owsley, Ph.D., MPH
Assistant Professor
Location: RAHN 1262
Phone: 501-526-6656
Email: kmowsley@uams.edu
Yong-Moon Mark Park, M.D., M.S., Ph.D.
Yong-Moon “Mark” Park, M.D., M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Location: RAHN 6217
Phone: 501-526-6186
Email: ypark@uams.edu
Stella Phillips, MPH, JD
Adjunct 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
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George Pro, Ph.D., MPH
Assistant Professor
Location: RAHN 3258
Email: gcpro@uams.edu
Dr. Aniruddha Rathod
Aniruddha B. Rathod, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.B.S.
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Location: RAHN 6214
Phone: 501-526-8907
Email: ABRathod@uams.edu
Dr. Rutu Rathod
Rutu A. Rathod, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.B.S.
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Location: RAHN 6222
Phone: 501-526-7865
Email: RARathod@uams.edu
Mandana Rezaeiahari, Ph.D., serves as an Associate Professor for the UAMS College of Public Health. Her focus is on data analysis, analytical tools and leveraging data to address health care disparities and needs.
Mandana Rezaeiahari, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Location: RAHN 2220
Phone: 501-320-7597
Email: mrezaeiahari@uams.edu
Paula K. Roberson, Ph.D., serves as a Professor and Chair of Biostatistics for the UAMS College of Public Health. Her research interests include design and analysis of clinical trials, variable selection and nonparametric methods.
Paula K. Roberson, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Biostatistics
Location: RAHN 3226
Phone: 501-296-1556
Email: RobersonPaulaK@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
Dr. Yasser Sanad
Yasser M. Sanad, DVM, MVSc, Ph.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor
Email: ymsanad@uams.edu
Dr. James Selig
James Selig, Ph.D.
Professor
Location: RAHN 3222
Phone: 501-526-6723
Email: jpselig@uams.edu
Dr. Bala Simon
Bala Simon, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.PH.
Associate Professor (Adjunct), Department of Epidemiology
Location: RAHN 6208
Phone: 501-766-8933
Email: bmsimon@uams.edu
Shelbie Stahr, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Shelbie D. Stahr, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Phone: 501-526-7176
Email: SDStahr@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, Department of Health Policy and Management
Location: UAMS, Daniel W. Rahn Building, Rm 2212
Phone: 501-526-6642
Email: TilfordMickJ@uams.edu
Kari Weber, PhD, MHS
Kari Weber, Ph.D., M.H.S.
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Location: RAHN 6219
Phone: 501-526-6694
Email: kweber@uams.edu
Dr. Aaron Wendelboe
Aaron Wendelboe, Ph.D., M.S.
Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Location: RAHN 6212
Phone: 501-686-6206
Email: AWendelboe@uams.edu
D. Keith Williams, PhD
D. Keith Williams, Ph.D.
Professor (Secondary)
Location: RAHN 3214
Phone: 501-526-6721
Email: WilliamsDavidK@uams.edu
Mark Williams, PhD
Mark Williams, Ph.D.
Dean and Joycelyn Elders Professor in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Location: RAHN 2266
Phone: 501-526-6600
Email: mlw@uams.edu
Craig Wilson, JD, MPA, serves as an Assistant Professor (Adjunct) for the Department of Health Policy and Management within the UAMS College of Public Health.
Craig Wilson, JD, MPA
Assistant Professor (Adjunct)
Department of Health Policy and Management
Email: jcwilson@uams.edu
Dr. Melissa Yandell
Melissa Yandell, Ph.D., M.H.A.
Assistant Professor
Health Policy and Management
Location: RAHN 1264
Phone: 501-526-6645
Email: myandell@uams.edu
Jun Ying, Ph.D.
Professor
Location: RAHN 3212
Phone: 501-526-6734
Email: JYing@uams.edu
Pele Yu, M.D.
Feliciano “Pele” Yu Jr., M.D.
Adjunct Professor
Email: Pele.Yu@archildrens.org
Yong Zhu, Ph.D., M.S., M.A.
Yong Zhu, Ph.D., M.A., M.S.
Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Email: YZhu@uams.edu
Namvar Zohoori, M.D., MPH, Ph.D., serves as an Adjunct Professor for the UAMS College of Public Health as well as the Deputy State Health Officer and Chief Science Officer for the Arkansas Department of Health.
Namvar Zohoori, M.D., MPH, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Location: RAHN 6201E
Phone: 501-614-2145
Email: NZohoori@uams.edu