School of Public Health

Faculty

Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Environmental Health Faculty

Dr. Ashish Joshi Ashish Joshi, Ph.D., MBBS, MPH
Dean and Distinguished University Professor sphdean@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-1673 Office: 236 Robison
Ilias Kavouras Ilias Kavouras, PhD
Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs and Professor, EBE Division kavouras@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-1696 Office: 228 Robison
Dr. Zhang Hongmei Zhang, PhD, MS
Professor of Biostatistics, EBE Division Director
hzhang6@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-4704 Office: 224 Robison Variable Selection, Bayesian Network & clustering, Epigenetic studies
Debra Bartelli Debra Bartelli, DrPH Research Associate Professor of Urban Health dbrtelli@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-1395 Office: 233 Robison ACEs, Built Environment, Senior Food Insecurity, WASH, Urban Health
Chunrong Jia Chunrong Jia, PhD Professor of Environmental Health and Urban Health cjia@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-2655 Office: 337 Robison Air pollution, Exposure Assessment, Environmental disparity, Urban Health
Yu (Joyce) Jiang Yu (Joyce) Jiang, PhD Associate Professor of Biostatistics yjiang4@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-4641
Office: 216 Robison Bayesian methods, statistical genetics & epigenetics, latent variable modeling
photo coming soon Xichen Mou, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
xmou@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-1491
Office: 218 Robison Group testing, pooled biomarker data analysis, nonparametric regression, repeated measures  
Fawaz Mzayek Fawaz Mzayek, MD, PhD, MPH Associate Professor of Epidemiology fmzayek@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-1662
Office: 300 Robison Cardiovascular risk, Smoking, Obesity
Meredith Ray Meredith Ray, PhD Associate Professor of Biostatistics, Program Coordinator for Biostatistics maray@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-5390
Office: 220 Robison Epigenetics, Bayesian clustering, Lung cancer, fMRI brain data
Matthew Smeltzer Matthew Smeltzer, PhD
Associate Professor of Epidemiology msmltzer@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-3702 Office: 222 Robison Clinical epi, Lung cancer, Sickle cell, Implementation science
Abu Mohammed Naser Titu Abu Mohammed Naser Titu, PhD, MBBS
Assistant Professor of Environmental and Urban Health atitu@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-4443 Office: 338 Robison  
Xinhua Yu Xinhua Yu, MD, PhD, MS Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Program Coordinator Epidemiology xyu2@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-3433
Office: 305 Robison Big data, Chronic diseases, Health outcomes
Onoja Akpa Onoja Akpa, PhD Associate Professor of Biostatistics omakpa@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-1716
Office: 226 Robison
John Lynn Jefferies John Lynn Jefferies, MD, MBA, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FAAP, FHFSA, FRCPE, FESC Research Professor jljffrs2@memphis.edu
Office: 301 Robison

Health Systems Management and Policy Faculty

Angelia Sanders Angelia Sanders, PhD Division Director and Professor, Health Systems Management and Policy angelia.sanders@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-4130 Office: 132 Robison
Mark Hendricks Mark Hendricks, MHA Associate Professor, Division of Health Systems, Management, and Policy mdhndrck@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-2982 Office: 137 Robison
Dr. Wei Lyu Wei Lyu, PhD
Assistant Professor wlyu@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-3437 Office: 124 Robison
Courtnee Melton, PhD Courtnee Melton-Fant, PhD
Assistant Professor
cemelton@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-3361
Office: 130 Robison State and local public policy, racial health inequities, health outcomes

Social and Behavioral Sciences Faculty

Satish Kedia Satish Kedia, PhD, MPH, MS
Associate Dean, Administration & Faculty Affairs, Interim Director and Professor, Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences skkedia@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-1433 Office: 205 Robison
Substance use prevention and treatment, Mental health, Cancer, Mixed methods
Marian Levy Marian Levy, DrPH, RD, FAND Associate Dean and Professor mlevy@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-4514 Office: 230 Robison Interprofessional Education (IPE), Public health practice, Environmental
Support for Healthy Lifestyles
Latrice Pichon, PhD, MPH, CHES Latrice Pichon, PhD, MPH, CHES Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences lcpichon@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-1675
Office: 209 Robison HIV prevention, CBPR
Yong Yang Yong Yang, PhD Associate Professor yyang15@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-5018 Office: 203 Robison Environment & health behavior, Aging & mental health,
Application of Agent-based Models
Dr. Shafi U. Bhuiyan Shafi U. Bhuiyan, PhD, MPH, MBBS, MBA Associate Professor and SBS Program Coordinator, Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences sbhuiyan@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-2921 Office: 200 Robison Urban Health, Maternal & Child Health, Health Promotion, MCH Handbook,
Women Empowerment, Community health, Primary health care, Global health- UHC and SDGs.
Rajesh Melaram, PhD Rajesh Melaram, PhD Assistant Professor of Teaching, Coordinator Undergraduate Programs rtmlaram@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-5688 Office: 223 Robison

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