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Faculty and Staff Directory

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Topic Main Contact Persons Information Academic Advising - Undergraduate students Rebecca Kronenberg

Undergraduate Advising and Student Engagement Coordinator

rkrnnbrg@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-5688
Office: 136C Robison
Academic Advising - Graduate students Shirl Sharpe

Academic Services Coordinator II for Graduate Programs

ssharpe@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-1710
Office: 225 Robison
Academic Affairs Ilias Kavouras

Assistant Dean of Academic and Student Affairs

kavouras@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-1696
Office: 228 Robison
Accelerated Bachelor to Master Public Health Rebecca Kronenberg

Undergraduate Advising and Student Engagement Coordinator

rkrnnbrg@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-5688
Office: 136C Robison
Alumni Relations Brenda Ballance

Research Associate

brenda.ballance@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-2612 
Office: 125 Robison
Appointments with Dean Joshi Laura Granack

Administrative Associate to the Dean

lgranack@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-1702
Office: 236G Robison
Business, Finance, HR Deanna McMillian

Business Officer III

dmcmilln@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-3316 
Office: 236C Robison
Career Services and Experiential Learning Jamecia Richardson

Coordinator, Career Services and Experiential Learning

jamecia.richardson@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-2491
Office: 301 Robison
Center for MCHEER Chunrong Jia

Professor of Environmental Health and Urban Health

cjia@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-2655
Office: 337 Robison
Center for PH-IDEAS Stella Dockery

Project Manager

stella.dockery@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-2655
Office: 326 Fed Ex Institute of Technology
Conference Registration, Travel, and Accommodations for Events Annette Brown-Rhodes

Financial Services Associate

abrown3@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-5688
Office: 133 Robison

GA Travel Request E-Form
Event Request E-Form
Communications and Events Diyala Abdlrasul, MPP

Communications and Events Coordinator

diyala.a@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-1706
Office: 232 Robison   Sarah Johnson
Communications and Events Associate Phone: (901) 678-1706
Office: 232 Robison

Poster Printing Request E-Form
Food Request E-Form
Marketing Material Requests E-Form
Division Directors Angelia Sanders

Division Director and Professor, Health Systems Management and Policy

angelia.sanders@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-4130
Office: 132 Robison   Hongmei Zhang

EBE Division Director, Professor of Biostatistics

hzhang6@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-4704
Office: 224 Robison   Ricky Leung

Division Director and Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences

rcleung@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-2273
Office: 201 Robison
Dual Enrollment Lori Ward

Undergraduate Program Coordinator and Associate Professor of Teaching

lward8@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-1687
Office: 223 Robison
Equipment Requests, Room Requests and Supply Orders Annette Brown-Rhodes

Financial Services Associate

abrown3@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-5688
Office: 205 Robison

Office Supply Request E-Form
Faculty Affairs Satish Kedia

Associate Dean of Administration and Faculty Affairs

skkedia@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-5688
Office: 205 Robison
Faculty Committee Chairs Curriculum and Academic Program Review
Chunrong Jia

Professor of Environmental Health and Urban Health

cjia@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-2655
Office: 337 Robison   Recruitment and Admissions
Xinhua Yu

Associate Professor of Epidemiology

xyu2@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-3433
Office: 305 Robison   Committee on Faculty Affairs and Development (COFAD)
Fawaz Mzayek

Associate Professor of Epidemiology

fmzayek@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-1662
Office: 300 Robison   Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness
Matthew Smeltzer

Associate Professor of Epidemiology

msmltzer@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-3702
Office: 222 Robison   Promotion and Tenure
Hongmei Zhang

Professor of Biostatistics

hzhang6@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-4704
Office: 224 Robison   Online Quality Assurance
Xinhua Yu

Associate Professor of Epidemiology

xyu2@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-3433
Office: 305 Robison   Research
Maryam Karimi

Director of Research

mkarimi1@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-4685
Office: 214 Robison   Accreditation
Ilias Kavouras

Assistant Dean of Academic and Student Affairs

kavouras@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-1696
Office: 228 Robison   IDEAS Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, Access, and Sustainability
Maryam Karimi

Director of Research

mkarimi1@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-4685
Office: 214 Robison   Strategic Framework
Marian Levy

Associate Dean, Public Health Practice and Community Engagement

mlevy@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-4514
Office: 230 Robison
Faculty Senate Xinhua Yu

Associate Professor of Epidemiology

xyu2@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-3433
Office: 305 Robison
Financial Aid and Scholarships Ilias Kavouras

Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs

kavouras@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-1696
Office: 228 Robison
Grants and Contracts Nyshi Taylor

Grants Coordinator

n.taylor@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-4501
Office: 208 Robison
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Leadership Dean and Distinguished University Professor
Dean Ashish Joshi ashish.joshi@memphis.edu
Office: 236 Robison   Associate Dean of Public Health Practice and Community Engagement
Dr. Marian Levy mlevy@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-4514
Office: 230 Robison   Associate Dean of Administration and Faculty Affairs
Dr. Satish Kedia skkedia@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-5688
Office: 205 Robison   Assistant Dean of Academic and Student Affairs
Dr. Ilias Kavouras kavouras@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-1696
Office: 228 Robison   Director of Research
Dr. Maryam Karimi mkarimi1@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-4685
Office: 214 Robison
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Program Coordinators Epidemiology
Xinhua Yu

Associate Professor of Epidemiology

xyu2@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-3433
Office: 305 Robison   Biostatistics
Meredith Ray

Associate Professor of Biostatistics

maray@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-5390
Office: 220 Robison   HMSP
Dale Sanders

MHA Program Director and Professor

dlsndrs2@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-4130
Office: 132 Robison   SBS
Shafi Bhuiyan

Associate Professor of SBS

sbhuiyan@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-2921
Office: 200 Robison
Public Health Student Association (PHSA) Charllote Boateng cboateng@memphis.edu
Public Safety University of Memphis: Public Safety Institute

Emergency Phone: (901) 678-HELP (4357)   University of Memphis: Police Services Non-Emergency Phone: (901) 678-3848
Recruitment and Admissions Briana McNeil

Coordinator, Recruitment and Admissions

brmcneil@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-3740
Office: 116 Robison   Christie Rakestraw

Graduate Admissions Counselor

christie.r@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-4489
Office: 201 Fed Ex Institute of Technology
Research Brenda Ballance

Research Associate

brenda.ballance@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-2612
Office: 125 Robison   Nyshi Taylor

Grants Coordinator

n.taylor@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-4501
Office: 208 Robison   Xianqiang “Sean” Fu

Institutional Research and Data Analyst

xfu@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-1018
Office: 335 Robison   University of Memphis: Institutional Information     University of Memphis: IRB Guidelines     University of Memphis: Research and Compliance Training  
Student Mentoring and Ambassadors Aeryn Longuevan lnguevan@memphis.edu   Amina Orpe azorpe@memphis.edu
UM Tech (IT Services) University of Memphis: umTech Service Desk
(Make a ticket request for services. In message, request Rob or Martrice.)     Rob Thornton rrthrntn@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-5782   Martrice Palmer mdplmer2@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-5980
Undergraduate Student Advising Lori Ward
Undergraduate Program Coordinator and Associate Professor of Teaching lward8@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-1687
Office: 223 Robison