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Halimatou Alaofè

Halimatou Alaofè


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

Shravan Aras, PhD


Assistant Research Professor, School of Health Professions, Associate Director, Sensor Analytics & Smart Devices Platforms
shravanaras@arizona.edu
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
Richard Bennett, PhD, PA-C

Richard Bennett


Associate Clinical Professor, Physician Assistant Program, School of Health Professions
rdbennett@arizona.edu
Dean Billheimer

Dean Billheimer


Professor, Biostatistics
dean.billheimer@arizona.edu
(520) 626-9902
Stephanie Bowers

Stephanie Bowers, PT, DPT


Assistant Professor of Practice, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
Matthew Briggs

Matthew Briggs


Assistant Professor of Practice, Engineering Academic Affairs, Design Fellow, U of A Health Sciences Design
matthewbriggs@arizona.edu

Matthew Briggs


Assistant Professor of Practice, Engineering Academic Affairs
matthewbriggs@arizona.edu
Chad Brinkman

Chad Brinkman


Director of Clinical Education, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, Assistant Professor of Practice, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
cbrinkman@arizona.edu
Heidi E. Brown, PhD, MPH

Heidi Brown


Program Director, Epidemiology, 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
Nicole Caniglia

Nicole Caniglia, MSPAS, PA-C

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
Christine Childers

Christine Childers


Director, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, Professor of Practice, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
cchilders@arizona.edu
Coy Collins

Coy Collins


coyc@arizona.edu
Alexa Cook

Alexa Cook


Assistant Professor of Practice, Genetic Counseling Graduate Program, Assistant Director, Fieldwork
Alexa.Cook15@bannerhealth.com
Sherron Cook

Sherron Cook, DHSc, MSPAS, PA-C


sherroncook@arizona.edu
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


Assistant Professor of Practice, Director of Family and Child Health Program, and 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
Melanie “MJ” Ellis

Melanie “MJ” Ellis


Director, Physician Assistant Program, Associate Clinical Professor, Physician Assistant Program
mjellis@arizona.edu
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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
Jose Florez-Arango

Jose Florez-Arango, MD, MS, PhD


Associate Professor of Practice, Associate Director, Education and Training
Janet Foote

Janet Foote


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

Melissa Furlong


Assistant 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 accepting 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
Marianna Holland

Marianna Holland, DNP, CNM


Assistant Clinical Professor, Nurse Midwife Program
maholland@arizona.edu
Robert Hoy

Robert Hoy


robertdhoy@arizona.edu
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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
Kasi M. Kiehlbaugh

Kasi M. Kiehlbaugh


Director, Health Sciences Design, Associate Professor of Practice, Health Sciences Design
kkiehlbaugh@arizona.edu
Shannon Kieran

Shannon Kieran


genegirl@arizona.edu
Lisa Kiser

Lisa Kiser


Associate Clinical Professor, Nurse Midwife Program
lkiser@arizona.edu
520-891-9378
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
Kaia Kordosky-Herrera

Kaia Kordosky-Herrera


Director, Clinical Education, Physician Assistant Program, Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Program
kaiakh21@arizona.edu
Mary Koss

Mary Koss


Regents' Professor
mpk@arizona.edu
(520) 626-3998
Jonathan Lee-Confer

Jonathan Lee-Confer


Assistant Professor of Practice, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
leeconfer@arizona.edu
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
Kevin Lohenry

Kevin Lohenry


Vice Dean, Health Professions Affairs, Executive Director of the School of Health Professions, Clinical Professor, Physician Assistant Program, Assistant Vice President for Interprofessional Activities, UAHS
lohenry@arizona.edu
Nathan Lothrop

Nathan Lothrop


Assistant Research Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
lothrop@arizona.edu
(520) 314-7971
Catelyn Slayback Lowell

Catelyn Slayback Lowell


slaybackc@arizona.edu
Sae Byul “Sarah” Ma

Sae Byul “Sarah” Ma


Director of Accreditation, Physician Assistant Program, Associate Professor of Practice, Physician Assistant Program
sarahma@arizona.edu
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 – Not currently accepting doctoral graduate students
Adriana Maldonado

Adriana Maldonado


Assistant Professor
adrianamaldonado@arizona.edu
Erin McMahon

Erin McMahon


Director, Nurse Midwife Program, Associate Clinical Professor, Nurse Midwife Program
emcmahon3@arizona.edu
Monica Michalski

Monica Michalski


Assistant Professor of Practice, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
mjmichalski@arizona.edu
Allie Min

Allie Min


Professor, Emergency Medicine - (Educator Scholar Track), Clinical Professor, Clinical Health Professions, Co-Director, School of Health Professions, College of Public Health, Senior Director, School of Health Professions Faculty Affairs and Engagement
mina@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
Dee Quinn

Dee Quinn


dquinn@arizona.edu
Sally Radovick

Sally Radovick


sradovick@arizona.edu
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
Valerie Schaibley

Valerie Schaibley


Associate Director, Genetic Counseling Graduate Program, Associate Professor of Practice, Genetic Counseling Graduate Program, Assistant Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine - (Educator Scholar Track), Assistant Professor, Genetics - GIDP
vschaibley@arizona.edu
520-626-1621
Refugio Sepulveda

Refugio Sepulveda


Assistant 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
Chris Stallman

Chris Stallman


Program Director, Genetic Counseling Graduate Program, Associate Professor of Practice, Genetic Counseling Graduate Program
stallman@pharmacy.arizona.edu
520-626-3410
Xiaoxiao Sun

Xiaoxiao Sun


Associate Professor, Biostatistics
xiaosun@arizona.edu
Esteban Astiazaran Symonds

Esteban Astiazaran Symonds


esymonds@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
Tessa Tibben

Tessa Tibben


Director of Didactic Education, Physician Assistant Program, Associate Clinical Professor, Physician Assistant Program
ttibben@arizona.edu
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
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
Ashley Weathers

Ashley Weathers, MPAS, PA-C


Assistant Professor of Practice, Physician Assistant Program, School of Health Professions
Kirstin Weible

Kirstin Weible


Assistant Professor of Practice, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
kweible@arizona.edu
Samantha Wertz

Samantha Wertz, PT, DPT, C/NDT


Assistant Professor of Practice, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
Amanda Wilson

Amanda Wilson


Assistant Professor, Public Health
amwilson2@arizona.edu
520-626-3615
John Woolf

John Woolf


Assistant Professor of Practice, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
jwoolf@arizona.edu
Nicole Yuan

Nicole Yuan


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

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

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

Mark Smolinski

Executive Director, Ending Pandemics Academy
Jeff Skoll Endowed Chair in Ending Pandemics
Professor of Practice, Public Health