SPH Alumni Spotlight
Nikhil Ahuja
Alum
Dr. Nikhil Ahuja is an assistant professor in the Department of Public Health, College of Health Professions at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. His current research interests include addressing tobacco/e-cigarette, opioid, and other substance use issues, especially among youth and young adults, underserved groups or racial minority populations in the United States. ...
Daleniece Higgins Jone
Alum
Dr. Dalenice Higgins Jones is a molecular epidemiologist with research interests in microbial food safety epidemiology and environmental health disparities. Dr. Jones received her Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of Memphis School of Public Health (SPH) in 2019 and completed her postdoctoral training with SPH faculty Dr. Chunrong Jia in 2021. ....
Lauren R. Hopkins
Alum
Lauren Hopkins received her MPH from the University of Memphis School of Public Health in 2018. She is working as a scientific data analyst for Chenega Corporation in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP), Prevention Response Branch and Surveillance Branch. ....
Jessica Bell-Johnson
Alum
Jessica Bell-Johnson graduated from the University of Memphis School of Public Health MPH program in 2018 with a concentration in Epidemiology. She works at the CDC as the PH LEADS (Public Health Leadership and Education, Advancing Health Equity and Data Science) Program Coordinator, where she is the curriculum designer for the ASPPH fellowship as well as the PH LEADS program ....