School of Public Health
University of Memphis School of Public Health Celebrates 3rd SPH Dean’s Awards
Friday, 24 April 2026
“The Dean’s SPH Awards serve as an opportunity to reflect on the phenomenal work our faculty, staff, and students are doing to advance the field of public health,” highlights Dean Ashish Joshi.
Dean’s SPH Faculty Awards
Dean’s Award for Faculty Research
Dr. Kallol Kumar Bhattacharyya, Assistant Professor in the Division of Health Systems
Management and Policy, and Health Economist in the Center for Public Health Informatics,
Data, Equity, Analytics, and Systems at the University of Memphis School of Public
Health
Dean’s Award for Faculty Teaching
Dr. Alex Parkhouse, Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor in the Division of
Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS)
Dean’s Award for Faculty Community Engagement
Dr. William C. Bigler, Assistant Professor, in the Division of Health Systems Management
and Policy
Awards for Staff Excellence
Dean’s Award for Staff Leadership
Laura Granack, MS, SPH Coordinator
Dean’s Award for Staff Commitment
Annette Rhodes, Financial Services Associate
Dean’s SPH Award for Doctoral Students
Dean’s Award for Graduate Community Service
Coree Entwistle MPH, Social and Behavioral Science
Dean’s Award for Graduate Student Research
Xin Jin, PhD, Student Biostatistics
Dean’s Award for Graduate Student Commitment
Pamela Graham
Dean’s Award for Graduate Research Dissertation
Edmore Madondo, PhD, MPH Epidemiology | Biostatistics | Chronic Disease Epidemiology
| Data Analysis
Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Student Community Service
Shania Robinson, Undergraduate, University of Memphis
Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Student Research
A’niyah Williams
Dean’s Award for Undergraduate Student Commitment
Arielle Sloan, Undergraduate, University of Memphis
3rd SPH Dean's Awards Ceremony
The University of Memphis School of Public Health (UofM SPH) is pleased to announce the annual SPH Dean’s Awards, a school-wide recognition celebrating the exceptional achievements of our faculty, staff and students. These awards honor contributions to the school, to public health practice in Memphis and to the local community and beyond. Presented each year, the Dean’s Awards are a time to celebrate the impact and dedication of our SPH community.
SPH Faculty, Staff and Students Awardees of the SPH Dean’s AwardsNEWS
Laura Granack, MS, SPH CoordinatorNEWS
Annette Rhodes, Financial Services AssociateNEWS
Arielle Sloan, Undergraduate, University of MemphisNEWS
Shania Robinson, Undergraduate, University of MemphisNEWS
Edmore Madondo, PhD, MPH Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Data AnalysisNEWS
Coree Entwistle MPH, Social and Behavioral ScienceNEWS
Xin Jin, PhD, Student BiostatisticsNEWS
Dr. Kallol Kumar Bhattacharyya, Assistant Professor in the Division of Health Systems Management and Policy, and Health Economist in the Center for Public Health Informatics, Data, Equity, Analytics, and Systems at the University of Memphis School of Public HealthNEWS
Dr. Alex Parkhouse, Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor in the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS)NEWS
Dr. William C. Bigler, Assistant Professor, in the Division of Health Systems Management and PolicyNEWS
The Office of Communications at The University of Memphis School of Public Health