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Department of Applied Population Health and Policy

Our Faculty

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
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
Janet Foote

Janet Foote


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

Joe Gerald


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

Christine Girard


Senior Lecturer
christinegirard@arizona.edu
Bryna Koch

Bryna Koch


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

Adaeze Oguegbu


Assistant Professor of Practice, Online Teaching
aoguegbu@arizona.edu
Brianna Rooney Headshot

Brianna Rooney


Assistant Research Professor
bcrooney@arizona.edu
Cecilia Rosales

Cecilia Rosales


Professor Emeritus
crosales@arizona.edu
Refugio Sepulveda

Refugio Sepulveda


Associate Research Professor
refugio@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
terry urbine

Terry Urbine


Senior Lecturer
turbine@arizona.edu
(602) 827-2441
Jennifer Hatcher, PhD, MPH, MSN

Jennifer Hatcher, PhD, MPH, MSN


Vice Provost and Special Advisor to the Provost, University of Arizona, Professor, Public Health, Department of Applied Population Health and Policy, Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement, Cancer Center
jhatcher@arizona.edu
602-827-2880