School of Public Health

Faculty

Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Environmental Health Faculty

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Dr. Ashish Joshi Ashish Joshi, Ph.D., MBBS, MPH
Dean and Distinguished Professor sphdean@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-1673 Office: 236 Robison
Ilias Kavouras Ilias Kavouras, PhD
Assistant Dean of Academic and Student Affairs, Professor kavouras@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-1696 Office: 228 Robison
Dr. Zhang Hongmei Zhang, PhD, MS
Division Director, Professor
hzhang6@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-4704 Office: 224 Robison Variable Selection, Bayesian Network & clustering, Epigenetic studies
Maryam Karimi Maryam Karimi PhD, MPA, MS
Director of Research, Associate Professor
mkarimi1@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-4685 Office: 214 Robison
Debra Bartelli Debra Bartelli, DrPH Associate Research Professor dbrtelli@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-1395 Office: 233 Robison ACEs, Built Environment, Senior Food Insecurity, WASH, Urban Health
Chunrong Jia Chunrong Jia, PhD Professor cjia@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-2655 Office: 337 Robison Air pollution, Exposure Assessment, Environmental disparity, Urban Health
Yu (Joyce) Jiang Yu (Joyce) Jiang, PhD Associate Professor yjiang4@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-4641
Office: 216 Robison Bayesian methods, statistical genetics and epigenetics, latent variable modeling
photo coming soon Xichen Mou, PhD
Associate Professor
xmou@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-1491
Office: 218 Robison Group testing, pooled biomarker data analysis, nonparametric regression, repeated measures  
Fawaz Mzayek Fawaz Mzayek, MD, PhD, MPH Associate Professor fmzayek@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-1662
Office: 300 Robison Cardiovascular risk, Smoking, Obesity
Meredith Ray Meredith Ray, PhD Program Coordinator, Associate Professor maray@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-5390
Office: 220 Robison Epigenetics, Bayesian clustering, Lung cancer, fMRI brain data
Matthew Smeltzer Matthew Smeltzer, PhD
Research Professor msmltzer@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-3702 Office: 222 Robison Clinical epi, Lung cancer, Sickle cell, Implementation science
Abu Mohammed Naser Titu Abu Mohammed Naser Titu, PhD, MBBS
Assistant Professor  atitu@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-4443 Office: 338 Robison  
Xinhua Yu Xinhua Yu, MD, PhD, MS Program Coordinator, Professor xyu2@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-3433
Office: 305 Robison Big data, Chronic diseases, Health outcomes
Onoja Akpa Onoja Akpa, PhD Associate Professor omakpa@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-1716
Office: 226 Robison
John Lynn Jefferies John Lynn Jefferies, MD, MBA, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FAAP, FHFSA, FRCPE, FESC Research Professor jljffrs2@memphis.edu
Fanta Desissa Gutema Fanta Desissa Gutema, DVM, MSc, BSc, MPH, PhD, CPH Assistant Research Professor fdgutema@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-8694
Office: 339 Robison

Health Systems Management and Policy Faculty

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Dale Sanders Dale Sanders, DO, DHA, MBA Interim Division Director, Program Director, Professor dlsndrs2@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-4130 Office: 132 Robison
Courtnee Melton, PhD Courtnee Melton-Fant, PhD
Associate Professor
cemelton@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-3361
Office: 130 Robison State and local public policy, racial health inequities, health outcomes
Asma Ali Asma Ali, PharmD, PhD Assistant Research Professor amali2@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-1292
Office: 135 Robison
William C. Bigler William C. Bigler, PhD Assistant Professor wcbigler@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-3437
Office: 124 Robison
Kallol Kumar Bhattacharyya Kallol Kumar Bhattacharyya, PhD, MBBS, MA Health Economist, PH-IDEAS, Assistant Professor kkbhttch@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-4422
Office: 136C Robison

Social and Behavioral Sciences Faculty

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Satish Kedia Satish Kedia, PhD, MPH, MS
Associate Dean, Administration and Faculty Affairs, Professor skkedia@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-1433 Office: 205 Robison
Substance use prevention and treatment, Mental health, Cancer, Mixed methods
Marian Levy Marian Levy, DrPH, RD, FAND Associate Dean, Public Health Practice and Community Engagement, Professor mlevy@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-4514 Office: 230 Robison Interprofessional Education (IPE), Public health practice, Environmental
Support for Healthy Lifestyles
Ricky Leung Ricky Leung, PhD, MPhil, MS Division Director, Professor rcleung@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-2273 Office: 201 Robison
Latrice Pichon, PhD, MPH, CHES Latrice Pichon, PhD, MPH, CHES Professor lcpichon@memphis.edu
Phone: (901) 678-1675
Office: 209 Robison HIV prevention, CBPR
Angelia Sanders Angelia Sanders, PhD, MEd Professor angelia.sanders@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-2883
Yong Yang Yong Yang, PhD Associate Professor yyang15@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-5018 Office: 203 Robison Environment & health behavior, Aging & mental health,
Application of Agent-based Models
Alex Parkhouse Alex Parkhouse, PhD, MA Program Coordinator, Assistant Professor alex.parkhouse@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-5308 Office: 207 Robison

Undergraduate Studies and Global Engagement

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Lori Ward Lori Ward, PhD, MS
Undergraduate Program Coordinator and Associate Professor of Teaching lward8@memphis.edu Phone: (901) 678-1687 Office: 223 Robison

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