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Faculty and Staff Directory

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


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

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


Lactation Support
114 Robinson Hall

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) 678-1706
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

Photocopying, Printing, and Scanning
 

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

Public Safety
Emergency Phone: (901) 678-HELP (4357)
 
Non-Emergency Phone: (901) 678-3848

Recruitment and Admissions
Brianna 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

Student Mentoring and Ambassadors
Aeryn Longuevan
 
Amina Orpe

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

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