School of Public Health

Administrative Officers

Dean - Shawn Gibbs, PhD, MBA, CIH

Senior Associate Dean for Research - Tiffany A. Radcliff, PhD

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs - Rhonda Rahn, PhD

Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs - Tamika Gilreath, PhD

Associate Dean for Student Services - Donald J. Curtis, Jr., PhD

Assistant Dean for Accountability and Strategic Initiatives - Eric Wilson, PhD

Assistant Dean for Business Affairs - Stephen Bockelmann

General Statement

Founded in 1998 as the first public health school in the nation with a focus on rural and underserved communities, the School of Public Health developed into a nationally ranked, fully accredited public health academic, research, and service program. 

Offering classes at the College Station campus as well as other Texas locations through distance education, the school provides a bachelors program and graduate level programs including two master's degrees  (Master of Public Health and Master of Health Administration) in several public health disciplines: epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, occupational safety and health, health administration, policy and management, and health behavior.  The school also offers a Doctor of Public Health with concentrations in epidemiology, environmental health, and health behavior, and a Doctor of Philosophy in health services research.  

The school provides an excellent forum for tomorrow’s public health leaders to engage in a learning environment that builds on a wide array of research strengths and scholarly inquiry of a stellar faculty (ten of whom have received the prestigious designations of Regents Professor, and one Distinguished Professor). Further, the research and practice links established by the faculty provide an extensive diversity of opportunities for students to work closely with professionals in applied public health settings.

Providing a forum for future public health leaders, the school builds an array of research strengths and practice skills for rural and urban settings.

History

The School of Public Health is the first of its kind in the nation. The Texas Legislature established the school in 1995 as part of a rural health initiative to better address rural health needs in the state. After receiving degree-granting authority for the Master of Public Health degree in April 1998 from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the School of Rural Public Health welcomed its inaugural class in September 1998.

In 2014, the School of Public Health welcomed its first students into the brand-new Bachelor of Science in Public Health program, the first program of its kind in the state affiliated with a fully accredited School of Public Health.  With a mission to serve the public health needs of the entire state, the undergraduate program is based on a philosophy of health promotion and disease prevention to improve the quality of life of individuals, families, and communities in the State of Texas and beyond.  Graduates of the BSPH program will be able to assess factors influencing health in populations as well as plan, design, implement and successfully manage effective healthcare programs and interventions as well as be well-positioned for careers in medicine, nursing and other allied health professions.

School of Public Health - Undergraduate Advising Office
153 Reynolds Medical Sciences Building
College Station, TX 77843
(979) 436-9463
https://public-health.tamu.edu

Abdellatif, Hoda, Clinical Associate Professor
Public Health Sciences
BDS, University of Alexandria, Egypt, 1979
DrPH, University of Michigan, 1987

Aborahma, Dana, Clinical Faculty
Public Health Sciences
DDS, Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, 2021

Aguilar, Kaysey N, Instructional Assistant Professor
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
DrPH, Texas A&M University, 2022

Ahenda, Petronella, Instructional Assistant Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
DrPH, Texas A&M University, 2024

Ajayi, Kobi Vanessa, Research Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2023

Alexander, Adam, Instructional Professor
Health Policy & Management
EDD, University of Louisiana at Monroe, 2015
DMD, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2014

Allgood, Kristi, Assistant Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
PHD, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 2021

Andreasen, Liana Vrajitoru, Visiting Lecturer
Health Behavior
PHD, Binghamton University, 2004

Andreyeva, Elena, Assistant Professor
Health Policy & Management
PHD, Georgia State University, 2016

Baetge, Claire C, Instructional Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2014

Baletka, Dawn Marie, Visiting Lecturer
Health Behavior
PHD, Sam Houston State University, 2006

Barbier, Robert, Visiting Associate Professor of the Practice
Health Policy & Management
MBA, University of Houston, 2023

Barry, Adam, Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2007

Benden, Mark E, Professor
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2006

Blackburn, Christine Crudo, Assistant Professor
Health Policy & Management
PHD, Washington State University, 2015

Blake, Jamilia J, Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, University of Georgia, 2007

Bolick, Barbara Jean, Instructor
Health Behavior
BA, The University of Texas at Austin, 1994

Boyce, Matt, Assistant Professor
Health Policy & Management
PHD, Georgetown University, 2024

Brinkmeyer-Langford, Candice L, Associate Professor
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2006

Buckley, John J, Professor of the Practice
Health Policy & Management
MBA, George Washington University, 1969

Burdine, James N, Professor
Health Behavior
DrPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1979

Butkus, Shannon E, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Health Policy & Management
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2018

Carrillo, Genny, Professor
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
PHD, Tulane University, 1993

Chen, Lei-Shih, Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2007

Chiang, Shawn, Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
MPH, George Washington University, 2017

Cizmas, Leslie H, Instructional Associate Professor
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2003

Clark, Heather R, Assistant Professor of the Practice
Health Behavior
DrPH, Texas A&M University, 2014

Clendenin, Angela G, Instructional Associate Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2017

Cobb, Cory, Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, University of Central Arkansas, 2019

Colwell, Brian, Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Indiana University at Bloomington, 1992

Costa, Michael George, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Health Policy & Management
MA, University of Cincinnati, 2021

Cote, Murray J, Associate Professor
Health Policy & Management
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1996

Cuevas, Carolyn, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Health Policy & Management
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2021

Deleon, Joy Yong Barros, Instructional Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, University of Alabama - Birmingham, 2017

Dixon, Benika, Assistant Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
DrPH, Texas A&M University, 2020

Douphrate, David, Associate Professor
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
PHD, Colorado State Univeristy, 2008

Erickson, Timothy, Assistant Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
PHD, University of Texas Health Science Center, 2019

Fehr, Sara K, Instructional Associate Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, University of Cincinnati, 2015

Ferdinand, Alva O, Associate Professor
Health Policy & Management
PHD, University of Alabama Birmingham, 2013

Fischer, Rebecca SB, Associate Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
PHD, The University of Texas, 2014

Flores, Krystal, Instructional Associate Professor
Health Behavior
DrPH, Texas A&M University, 2019

Ford, Eric W, Adjunct Professor
Health Policy & Management
PHD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2000

Fulton, Sam, Visiting Professor of the Practice
Health Policy & Management
MBA, Sam Houston State University, 2012

Garney, Whitney R, Associate Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2015

Gibbs, Shawn Glen, Professor
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
PHD, University of Cincinnati, 2002

Gilreath, Tamika D, Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, The Pennsylvania State University, 2007

Golla, Vijay, Associate Professor
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
PHD, The University of Iowa, 2007

Gorman, Dennis M, Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
PHD, University of Essex, 1988

Griffith, Jennifer M, Instructional Professor
Health Policy & Management
DrPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004

Haeder, Simon, Associate Professor
Health Policy & Management
PHD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2022

Han, Daikwon, Associate Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
PHD, University of Buffalo, 2003

Han, Gang, Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
PHD, The Ohio State University, 2008

Hanik, Bruce W, Instructional Associate Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2011

Hong, Liang, Professor
Public Health Sciences
DDS, University of Tennessee, 2015
PHD, University of Iowa, 2004

Howell, Kristen Elaine, Assistant Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
PHD, University of Memphis School of Public Health, 2021

Huber, John C, Visiting Lecturer
Health Policy & Management
PHD, University of Texas, HSC, 2004

Jennings, Jason, Visiting Associate Professor of the Practice
Health Policy & Management
MBA, University of Texas at Tyler, 2003

Ji, Qian, Instructional Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2021

Johnson, Dennis P, Professor of the Practice
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
MPH, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, 1979

Johnson, Natalie M, Associate Professor
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2010

Kalbasi, Shaida, Instructional Associate Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2015

Kim, Jay, Associate Professor
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
PHD, University of Washington, 2012

Kim, Junhyoung, Associate Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, The Pennsylvania State University, 2012

Kirkland, Stephanie, Instructional Assistant Professor
Health Policy & Management
PHD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2022

Kum, Hye Chung, Professor
Health Policy & Management
PHD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004

Le, Aurora, Associate Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, 2020

Lee, Jungjoo, Assistant Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
PHD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2025

Lee, Jungjoo, Assistant Professor
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
PHD, Indiana University at Bloomington, 2023

Lin, Sherry, Instructional Associate Professor
Health Policy & Management
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2015

Linde, Sebastian, Associate Professor
Health Policy & Management
PHD, Purdue University, 2017

Lockman, Alee, Assistant Professor
Health Policy & Management
PHD, Harvard University, 2023

Ma, Ping, Associate Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 2013

Maddock, Jay E, Professor
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
PHD, University of Rhode Island, 1999

Marthey, Daniel, Assistant Professor
Health Policy & Management
PHD, University of Maryland, 2022

McDonald, Thomas J, Professor
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1988

McNeill, Elisa H, Instructional Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2010

Miller, Thomas Ray, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Health Policy & Management
PHD, The University of Iowa, 2007

Moats, Jason B, Professor of the Practice
Health Policy & Management
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2013

Montemayor, Benjamin Neil, Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, University of Kentucky, 2020

Noureldin, Amal Ahmed K, Professor
Public Health Sciences
BDS, Cairo University, Egypt, 1993
PHD, Cairo University, Egypt, 2007

Obeidat, Raghad, Clinical Assistant Professor
Public Health Sciences
BDS, Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of Dentistry, 2008

Ohsfeldt, Robert L, Professor
Health Policy & Management
PHD, University of Houston, 1983

Ory, Marcia G, Professor
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
PHD, Purdue University, 1976

Owens, Christopher R, Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Indiana University-Bloomington, 2020

Patel, Simmi, Clinical Associate Professor
Public Health Sciences
DDS, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 2001

Patino, Isabella, Instructional Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
MPH, Texas A&M University, 2020

Patterson, Meg Stiefel, Associate Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2016

Pickens, Adam W, Instructional Associate Professor
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
PHD, Texas Tech University, 2008

Prochnow, Tyler, Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Baylor University, 2021

Radcliff, Tiffany A, Professor
Health Policy & Management
PHD, School of Public Health University of Minnesota, 2000

Rahn, Rhonda N, Instructional Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2014

Regan, Annette Karena, Adjunct Assistant Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
PHD, University of Western Australia, 2016

Rhee, Joohyun, Instructional Assistant Professor
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2015

Robinson, Phillip, Professor of the Practice
Health Policy & Management
MHA, Washington University School of Medicine, 1980

Robison, Zach, Lecturer
Health Policy & Management
MBA, University of Colorado, 2018

Rochford, Hannah Irene, Assistant Professor
Health Policy & Management
PHD, The University of Iowa, 2023

Rodriguez, Anabel, Assistant Professor
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
PHD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2019

Roh, Taehyun, Assistant Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
PHD, University of Iowa, 2016

Roque, Maria Teresa, Instructional Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2024

Sansom, Garett T, Assistant Professor
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
DrPH, Texas A&M University, 2016

Sansom, Lindsay C, Research Assistant Professor
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2018

Schmit, Cason D, Associate Professor
Health Policy & Management
JD, Arizona State University, 2012

Sexton, Taylor, Visiting Lecturer
Health Policy & Management
MPH, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 2021

Shaltout, Mahmoud, Instructional Associate Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
PHD, University of Salford, 2015

Sherman, Ledric D, Associate Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2013

Smith, Matthew L, Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2008

Stasi, Selina M, Instructional Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2018

Tarwater, Patrick, Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
PHD, The University of Texas Health Science Center, 1999

Taylor, Loni, Assistant Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
DVM, University of Missouri, 2008

Timothe, Peggy, Associate Professor
Public Health Sciences
DDS, New York University, 1994

Ukert, Benjamin, Assistant Professor
Health Policy & Management
PHD, Georgia State University, 2016

Williams, Megan Katelyn, Instructional Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
MPH, East Carolina University, 2020

Xu, Xiaohui, Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
PHD, University of Pittsburgh, 2007

Yudkin, Joshua, Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, University of Texas School of Public Health, 2023

Zhang, Bangning, Instructional Assistant Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
PHD, Texas A&M University, College Station, 2023

Zheng, Qi, Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1993