School of Public Health

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School of Public Health
sphadmin@memphis.edu
901.678.1706
232 Robison Hall

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Dean's Office
Administrative Support Staff
Academic Support Staff
Recruitment and Admissions
Communications
Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Environmental Health Faculty
Health Systems Management and Policy Faculty
Social and Behavioral Sciences Faculty
Affiliate, Adjunct and Emeritus Faculty


Dean's Office

Dr. Ashish Joshi Ashish Joshi, Ph.D., MBBS, MPH
Dean and Distinguished University Professor sphdean@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-1673 Office: 236 Robison
Dr. Marian Levy Marian Levy, DrPH, RD, FAND
Associate Dean, Community Engagement & Public Health Practice, Professor, Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences mlevy@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-4514 Office: 230 Robison
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

Administrative Support Staff

Deanna McMillian Deanna McMillian
Business Officer dmcmilln@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-3316 Office: 236 C Robison
Makeda Porter-Carr Makeda Porter-Carr
Pre-Award Coordinator mmporter@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-4501 Office: 208 Robison
Annette Brown-Rhodes Annette Brown-Rhodes
Financial Services Associate abrown3@memphis.edu Office: 133 Robison

Academic Support Staff

Shirl Sharpe, MS Shirl Sharpe, MS
Academic Services Coordinator II for Graduate Program ssharpe@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-1710 Office: 225 Robison
Rebecca Kronenberg, MPH Rebecca Kronenberg, MPH
Interim Undergraduate Advisor rkrnnbrg@memphis.edu Office: 136C Robison
Rajesh Melaram Rajesh Melaram, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow/Interim Coordinator of Academic Affairs, Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Environmental Health rtmlaram@memphis.edu Office: 339 Robison

Recruitment and Admissions

Briana McNeil Briana McNeil, M.Ed
Coordinator, Recruitment and Admissions sphadmissions@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-3740 Office: 116 Robison
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Communications

Ryan Wigginton Ryan Wigginton
Communications rdwggntn@memphis.edu Office: 232 Robison
Jennifer Christian Jennifer Christian
Digital Marketing Associate jlmason@memphis.edu Office: 232 Robison

Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Environmental Health Faculty

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, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biostatistics omakpa@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-1716
Office: 226 Robison

Health Systems Management and Policy Division Faculty

Mark Hendricks Mark Hendricks, MHA Assistant Professor of Teaching 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
Stella Lartey, Ph.D. Stella Lartey, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Health Economics
slartey@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-4422
Office: 135 Robison

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

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