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University of Memphis School of Public Health Representation at ASPPH Annual Meeting for Academic Public Health

Monday, 23 March 2026

March 18-20, 2026 – The University of Memphis School of Public Health (UofM SPH) was well represented at the ASPPH Annual Meeting for Academic Public Health held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia. The meeting was a dynamic conference, filled with innovative ideas and opportunities to connect with colleagues to advance academic public health.

UofM SPH Dean and Distinguished Professor, Dr. Ashish Joshi, presented on the “Public Health Diplomacy: Advancing Global Health Through Collaboration and Leadership” along with Dr. Josep Figueras, Director Emeritus of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, Ambassador for the European Health Union Fellowships Program; Dr. Erica Kastrup, Cooperation Advisor, Researcher at the CRIS Center for International Relations in Health of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, ALASAG; and moderator Dr. Rodrigo Reis, Assistant Vice-Provost and Director, Office of Public Health, Washington University, ASPPH.

Dean Joshi also had the opportunity to share the update on the work of the ASPPH AI Taskforce, along with esteemed colleagues Kerry Mitchell, Associate Professor of Environmental Health, St. George’s University; John Auerbach, Senior Vice President for Public Health at ICF; Courtney M. Queen, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Strategic Partnerships and Associate Professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center; Umair A Shah, MD, MPH, CMO at Phamily, and Founder and CEO of Rickshaw Enterprises; Andrew Wiss, Assistant Dean for Academic Innovation, Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington University; and Dr. Abdul R Shaikh, Global Leader for Digital Health, at Amazon Web Services.

The UofM SPH would like to take this opportunity to thank the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) and the ASPPH AI Public Health taskforce, as well as offer a special thanks to Dr. Laura Magaña, President and CEO of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), Eduardo Ruiz, CIO, ASPPH; and Jamie Atchison, MSMIT, Senior Director of Innovation and Strategy at Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health.

SPH Dean, Dr. Ashish Joshi presents at ASPPH Annual Meeting

SPH Dean, Ashish Joshi, Chair and the ASPPH Taskforce for the Responsible and Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence members at the Town Hall

SPH Dean, Ashish Joshi, Chair and the ASPPH Taskforce for the Responsible and Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence members at the Town Hall: Responsible and Ethical Use of AI in Public Health session at ASPPH

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