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 ashish.joshi@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-1673 Office: 236 Robison
Dr. Marian Levy Marian Levy, DrPH, RD, FAND
Associate Dean and Professor mlevy@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-4514 Office: 230 Robison

Administrative Support Staff

Deanna McMillian Deanna McMillian
Business Officer dmcmilln@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-3316 Office: 236 C Robison
Meghan Taylor, PhD Meghan Taylor, PhD
Pre-Award Coordinator mbmadows@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-4501 Office: 208 Robison
Katherine Shorter Katherine Shorter, MPH
Administrative Associate kcmiller@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-1706 Office: 232 Robison
Annette Brown-Rhodes Annette Brown-Rhodes
Administrative Support 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
Emma Draluck Emma Draluck, MPH, CHES
Assistant Professor of Teaching/Undergraduate Advisor kdraluck@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-1687 Office: 223 Robison

Recruitment and Admissions

Briana McNeil Briana McNeil, M.Ed
Coordinator, Recruitment and Admissions sphadmissions@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-2675 Office: 116 Robison
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Communications

Ryan Wigginton Ryan Wigginton
Communications rdwggntn@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-3740 Office: 232 Robison
Jennifer Christian Jennifer Christian
Digital Marketing Associate jlmason@memphis.edu Office: 133 Robison

Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Environmental Health Faculty

Dr. Zhang Hongmei Zhang, PhD, MS
Professor of Biostatistics, EBE Division Director, PhD Program Coordinator for Biostatistics, and HSMP Interim Division Director
hzhang6@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-4704 Office: 224 Robison Variable Selection, Bayesian Network & clustering, Epigenetic studies
Debra Bartelli Debra Bartelli, DrPH Director of Undergraduate Programs, 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, Master 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, PhD Program Coordinator for Epidemiology xyu2@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-3433
Office: 305 Robison Big data, Chronic diseases, Health outcomes

Health Systems Management and Policy Division Faculty

Dr. Zhang Hongmei Zhang, PhD, MS
Professor of Biostatistics, EBE Division Director, PhD Program Coordinator for Biostatistics, and HSMP Interim Division Director
hzhang6@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-4704 Office: 224 Robison Variable Selection, Bayesian Network & clustering, Epigenetic studies
Mark Hendricks Mark Hendricks, MHA Instructor 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

Ken Ward Kenneth D. Ward, PhD Professor and Division Director kdward@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-1715 Office: 201 Robison Tobacco Control, Smoking Cessation, Chronic disease prevention
Emma Draluck Emma Draluck, MPH Assistant Professor of Teaching/Undergraduate Advisor kdraluck@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-1687 Office: 223 Robison
Horizontal photo of Satish Kedia Satish Kedia, PhD, MPH
Professor and SBS PhD Program Coordinator skkedia@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-1433 Office: 205 Robison
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 Associate Professor lcpichon@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-1675
Office: 209 Robison HIV prevention, CBPR
Jennifer Turchi Jennifer Turchi, PhD Assistant Professor
jturchi@memphis.edu 
Phone: (901) 678-2921
Office: 200 Robison Youth Advocacy, Social and structural inequality; child development and family outcomes, Community collaboration and outreach
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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