SPH Welcomes New SPH Affiliate Faculty at Annual Luncheon

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SPH Dean, Dr. Ashish Joshi welcomes new affiliate faculty

SPH Welcomes New SPH Affiliate Faculty at Annual Luncheon

Tuesday, 11 November 2025

The University of Memphis School of Public Health hosted an affiliate faculty luncheon to welcome new SPH affiliate faculty.

Dr. Satish Kedia, Associate Dean of Administration and Faculty Affairs and Professor at the School of Public Health began the luncheon with introductory remarks.

Dr. Ashish Joshi, Dean and Distinguished Professor at the School of Public Health, welcomed affiliate faculty and provided them with an overview of SPH and the latest developments and new initiatives, centers and labs that the School launched between 2024-2025.

SPH maintains affiliate agreements with professionals from local organizations and institutions to provide a broad array of multidisciplinary expertise, which help aid the school in carrying out its SPH CARES vision toward becoming an engine of social, economic and health impact here in the city of Memphis, state of Tennessee and beyond.

To learn more about SPH Affiliate Faculty, click here: memphis.edu/publichealth/about/affiliatefaculty.php

SPH Welcomes New SPH Affiliate Faculty at Annual Luncheon

Satish Kedia, PhD, MPH, MS, Associate Dean of Administration and Faculty Affairs and Professor at the School of Public Health

SPH Welcomes New SPH Affiliate Faculty at Annual Luncheon

Heather M. Brandt, PhD, Member- St. Jude Faculty, Director, HPV Cancer Prevention Program & Co-associate Director for Outreach, St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer Center, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

SPH Welcomes New SPH Affiliate Faculty at Annual Luncheon

Rachel Depperschmidt, MPH, Director of Process Improvement at the West Cancer Center and Research Institute

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