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Our Primary Faculty

Halimatou Alaofè

Halimatou Alaofè

Associate Professor, PhD, MSc
halaofe@arizona.edu
(520) 626-5614
Mona Arora

Mona Arora

Assistant Research Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
manand@arizona.edu
(520) 626-0612
Erika Austhof

Erika Austhof

Assistant Research Professor, Epidemiology
barrette@arizona.edu
(520) 626-3507
Gail Barker

Gail Barker

Principal Lecturer, Emeritus
barkerg@arizona.edu
(602) 827-2531
Leila Barraza

Leila Barraza

Professor and Department Chair
lbarraza@arizona.edu
(602) 827-3048
Jen Bea

Jennifer Bea

Professor, Health Promotion Sciences, Body Composition Research Laboratory Director; Cancer Prevention & Control Program Co-Leader; Behavioral Measurement & Intervention Shared Resource Director, University of Arizona Cancer Center
wrightj@arizona.edu
(520) 626-0912
Dr. Paloma Beamer

Paloma Beamer

Associate Dean, Community Engagement, Professor, Public Health
pbeamer@arizona.edu
(520) 626-0006
Edward J Bedrick

Edward Bedrick

Professor, Public Health
edwardjbedrick@arizona.edu
(505) 681-5633
Melanie Bell

Melanie Bell

Professor Emeritus, Biostatistics
melaniebell@arizona.edu
Dean Billheimer

Dean Billheimer

Professor, Biostatistics
dean.billheimer@arizona.edu
(520) 626-9902
Heidi E. Brown, PhD, MPH

Heidi Brown

Program Director, Epidemiology, University Distinguished Professor
heidibrown@arizona.edu
(520) 626-2262
Leonard Brown

Leonard Brown

Assistant Research Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
ldbrown@arizona.edu
Dr. Jeff Burgess

Jeff Burgess

Professor, Department of Community, Environment and Policy
jburgess@arizona.edu
(520) 626-4918
Richard Carmona

Richard Carmona

Laureate Professor, Public Health, Health Promotion Sciences & Community Environment and Policy (EHS)
pmaxwell@canyonranch.com
(520) 749-9655 ext. 4889 – Not currently accepting doctoral graduate students
Stephanie Russo Carroll

Stephanie Russo Carroll

Associate Professor, Public Health
stephaniecarroll@arizona.edu
(520) 626-4393
Scott Carvajal

Scott Carvajal

Department Chair and Professor, Health Promotion Sciences
carvajal@arizona.edu
(520) 626-9026
Zhao Chen

Zhao Chen

Associate Dean for Research, Distinguished Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
zchen@arizona.edu
(520) 626-9011
Felina Cordova-Marks

Felina Cordova-Marks

Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Director of Tribal Engagement for the Zuckerman College of Public Health CoVHORT, Lead, Indigenous Initiatives, Co-Lead Indigenous Health Certificate Program, Director-IndigiWellbeing
felina@arizona.edu
Gloria Coronado

Gloria Coronado

Professor, Public Health, Director, Center for Health Disparities Research
gdcoronado@arizona.edu
Rebecca Crocker, MA, PhD

Rebecca Crocker

Assistant Research Professor
rcrocker@arizona.edu
– Not currently accepting doctoral graduate students
Chris Cutshaw

Christina Cutshaw

Associate Professor of Practice, Director of Family and Child Health Program, Director of MEZCOPH Online
ccutshaw@arizona.edu
(520) 626-7020
Leslie Dennis

Leslie Dennis

Professor, Epidemiology
ldennis@arizona.edu
(520) 626-6408
Daniel Derksen

Daniel Derksen

Professor of Public Health, Medicine and Nursing, University of Arizona Health Sciences Associate Vice President for Rural Health Workforce Development Initiatives
dderksen@arizona.edu
(520) 626-3085
Brian Dodge

Brian Dodge

Professor, Health Promotion Sciences / Director, LGBTQ+ Institute
bmdodge@arizona.edu
520-626-6317
Duke Duncan

Burris Duncan

Professor Emeritus, Public Health & Pediatrics , Retired Academic Pediatrician and Public Health Enthusiast
brduncan@arizona.edu
(520) 626-9353 – Not currently accepting doctoral graduate students
John Ehiri

John Ehiri

University Distinguished Outreach Professor, Vice Dean for Education and Faculty Affairs
jehiri@arizona.edu
520-626-1355
Kate Ellingson

Katherine Ellingson

Associate Professor, Epidemiology
kellingson@arizona.edu
520-626-3118
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Kacey Ernst

Department Chair & Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
kernst@arizona.edu
(520) 626-7374
Leslie Farland

Leslie Farland

Associate Professor, Epidemiology
lfarland@arizona.edu
(520) 626-8025
Janet Foote

Janet Foote

Associate Professor of Practice Emeritus
jfoote@arizona.edu
(602) 827-2239
Melissa Furlong

Melissa Furlong

Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
mfurlong@arizona.edu
(520) 626-6925
Ibrahim Garba

Ibrahim Garba

Assistant Research Professor
garbai@arizona.edu
David Garcia

David Garcia

Associate Professor, Public Health, PhD, FACSM, Director, Zuckerman Family Center for Prevention and Health Promotion; Director, Nosotros Comprometidos a Su Salud, Faculty Director of Undergraduate Education
davidogarcia@arizona.edu
(520) 626-4641
Joe Gerald

Joe Gerald

Associate Professor Emeritus
geraldj@arizona.edu
(520) 626-4678
Christine Girard

Christine Girard

Senior Lecturer
christinegirard@arizona.edu
Laura Gronewold

Laura Gronewold

Senior Lecturer, Department of Health Promotion Sciences
laurag1@arizona.edu
520-626-6965 – Not currently accepting doctoral graduate students
Dean Iman Hakim

Iman Hakim

Dean and Professor, Mel & Enid Zuckerman Endowed Chair of Public Health
ihakim@arizona.edu
(520) 626-7083, Not currently advising doctoral graduate students
Robin Harris

Robin Harris

Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology
rbharris@arizona.edu
Patricia Haynes

Patricia Haynes

Professor, Health Promotion Sciences
thaynes@arizona.edu
(520) 626-1855
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Paul Hsu

Professor and Program Director, Biostatistics
pchhsu@arizona.edu
(520) 626-5054
Chengcheng Hu, PhD, MS

Chengcheng Hu

Professor, Biostatistics
hucc@arizona.edu
(520) 626-9308
Maia Ingram

Maia Ingram

MPH, Co-Director, Center for Participatory Prevention, Evaluation and Action Research (PEAR Center)
maiai@arizona.edu
(520) 626-2267
Elizabeth Jacobs

Elizabeth Jacobs

Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology
jacobse@arizona.edu
Jonathan M Kevan

Jonathan M. Kevan

Assistant Professor of Practice, School of Health Professions
jkevan@arizona.edu
Yann Klimentidis

Yann Klimentidis

Professor, Epidemiology
yann@arizona.edu
(520) 621-0147
Bryna Koch

Bryna Koch

Assistant Research Professor & Interim Program Director, Public Health Policy & Management
brynak@arizona.edu
Mary Koss

Mary Koss

Regents' Professor
mpk@arizona.edu
(520) 626-3998
Chris Lim, PhD

Chris Lim

Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
chrislim@arizona.edu
520-626-0795
Lifeng Lin

Lifeng Lin

Associate Professor, Biostatistics
lifenglin@arizona.edu
Yiwen Liu

Yiwen Liu

Assistant Professor, Biostatistics
yiwenliu@arizona.edu
Nathan Lothrop

Nathan Lothrop

Assistant Research Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
lothrop@arizona.edu
(520) 314-7971
Purnima Madhivanan

Purnima Madhivanan

Associate Professor, MPI/Director of Global Health Emerging Scholars Program, Director for Fogarty-Fulbright Fellowship
pmadhivanan@arizona.edu
(520) 621-5730
Priscilla Magrath

Priscilla Magrath

Senior Lecturer, Health Promotion Sciences
pmagrath@arizona.edu
(520) 626-2850
Adriana Maldonado

Adriana Maldonado

Assistant Professor
adrianamaldonado@arizona.edu
Martha Moore-Monroy

Martha Moore-Monroy

Assistant Research Professor
mmonroy@arizona.edu
520-626-8036
Amrita Mukherjee

Amrita Mukherjee

Assistant Professor, Public Health
amritamukherjee@arizona.edu
Bridget Murphy

Bridget Murphy

Assistant Research Professor, Health Promotion Sciences – Not currently accepting doctoral graduate students
bridget@arizona.edu
520-621-6611
Onicio Neto

Onicio Neto

Assistant Research Professor - Digital Epidemiology
onicio@arizona.edu
Shannon Newton

Shannon Newton

Senior Lecturer, Public Health
senewton@arizona.edu
Tomas Nuño

Tomas Nuño

Associate Research Professor, Epidemiology
tnuno@arizona.edu
(520) 626-1929
Velia Nuno

Velia Leybas Nuño

Associate Professor, Health Promotion Sciences
vleybas@arizona.edu
(520) 626-3525
Mary Kay O'Rourke

Mary Kay O'Rourke

Professor Emeritus, Environmental Health Sciences
mkor@arizona.edu
(520) 626-6835
Adaeze Oguegbu

Adaeze Oguegbu

Assistant Professor of Practice, Online Teaching
aoguegbu@arizona.edu
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Salma I. Patel

Associate Dean, Curricular Affairs, Clinical Professor of Public Health and Medicine
salmapatel@arizona.edu
Sydney Pettygrove

Sydney Pettygrove

Associate Research Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology
sydneyp@arizona.edu
Kristen Pogreba-Brown

Kristen Pogreba-Brown

Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Faculty Lead, MPH One Health Program
kpogreba@arizona.edu
520-626-3076
Alexa Henao

Alexandra Restrepo Henao

Assistant Professor of Practice
alexandrarpo@arizona.edu
Kelly Reynolds

Kelly Reynolds

Professor, Department Chair of Community Environment and Policy, Director of ESRAC
reynolds@arizona.edu
(520) 626-8230
Denise Roe

Denise Roe

Professor Emeritus, Biostatistics; Director of Biometry
droe@arizona.edu
(520) 626-2281
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Brianna Rooney

Assistant Research Professor
bcrooney@arizona.edu
Cecilia Rosales

Cecilia Rosales

Professor Emeritus
crosales@arizona.edu
Antonio Rubio

Antonio Rubio

Assistant Professor of Practice
antoniorubio@arizona.edu
Refugio Sepulveda

Refugio Sepulveda

Associate Research Professor
refugio@arizona.edu
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Eyal Shahar

Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology
shahar@arizona.edu
Dr. Mark Smolinski

Mark Smolinski

Executive Director, Ending Pandemics Academy, Jeff Skoll Endowed Chair in Ending Pandemics, Professor of Practice, Public Health
drsmo@arizona.edu
Amanda Sokan

Amanda Sokan

Associate Professor of Practice
aesokan@arizona.edu
(602) 827-2205
Sheila Soto

Sheila Soto

Assistant Research Professor and Director of Community Engagement & Outreach Programs
ssoto2@arizona.edu
Xiaoxiao Sun

Xiaoxiao Sun

Associate Professor, Biostatistics
xiaosun@arizona.edu
Cynthia Thomson

Cynthia Thomson

Professor Emeritus, Department of Health Promotion Sciences
cthomson@arizona.edu
520-940-1759 – Not currently accepting doctoral graduate students
Valerio Tonelli Enrico

Valerio Tonelli Enrico

Assistant Professor of Practice, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
vte@arizona.edu
James Tracy, PhD

James Tracy

Assistant Research Professor, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
jbtracy@arizona.edu
terry urbine

Terry Urbine

Senior Lecturer
turbine@arizona.edu
(602) 827-2441
Gabriela Valdez

Gabriela Valdez

Director, Global Health Program, Director, MEZCOPH Global Education, Associate Professor of Practice
gvaldez@arizona.edu
(520) 626-6530
Yehveniia Varyvoda

Yevheniia Varyvoda

Program Director of Environmental Health Sciences, Assistant Professor of Practice, Public Health
varyvoda@arizona.edu
520-626-8565
Marc Verhougstraete

Marc Verhougstraete

Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
mverhougstraete@arizona.edu
(520) 621-0254
Frank von Hippel

Frank von Hippel

Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
frankvonhippel@arizona.edu
520-621-8447
Maeve Wallace

Maeve Wallace

Associate Professor, Public Health
maevewallace@arizona.edu
Ronald Watson

Ronald Watson

Professor Emeritus, Health Promotion Sciences
rwatson@arizona.edu
(520) 626-6317 – Not currently accepting doctoral graduate students
Amanda Wilson

Amanda Wilson

Associate Professor, Public Health
amwilson2@arizona.edu
520-626-3615
Nicole Yuan

Nicole Yuan

Associate Professor and Program Director, Health Behavior and Health Promotion
nyuan@arizona.edu
520-626-7215
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Charles Loren Buck

Professor, Community, Environment and Policy
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Marianne Matthias

Professor, Health Promotion Sciences, Zuckerman Family Endowed Chair in Prevention and Lifestyle Medicine
msmatthias@arizona.edu
Meghan Skiba

Meghan Skiba

Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
mbskiba@arizona.edu
(520) 621-9036