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 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 (BSPH) 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
PHD, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2013
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, Associate 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
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
Bokelmann, Annamarie D, Visiting Instructional Assistant Professor
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
MS, Texas A&M University, 1999
Bolick, Barbara Jean, Instructional Assistant Professor
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
Carrillo, Genny, Professor
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
PHD, Tulane University, 1993
Chen, Lei-Shih, Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2007
Chen, Yiqing, Assistant Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
PhD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2025
Chen, Zhou, Clinical Assistant Professor
Public Health Sciences
DDS, University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine, 2019
Chiang, Shawn, Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
PhD, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, 2023
Cizmas, Leslie H, Instructional Associate Professor
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2003
Clark, Heather R, Associate 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
Cote, Murray J, Associate Professor
Health Policy & Management
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1996
Deleon, Joy Yong Barros, Instructional Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, University of Alabama Birmingham, 2017
Demeter, Ioana, Clinical Assistant Professor
Public Health Sciences
DDS, New York University, 2011
Dixon, Benika, Assistant Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
DrPH, Texas A&M University, 2020
Dong, Xiaoru, Research Assistant Professor
Public Health Sciences
PHD, University of Florida, 2024
Douphrate, David, Professor
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
PHD, Colorado State Univeristy, 2008
Erickson, Timothy, Assistant Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
PHD, University of Texas, HSC, 2019
Estrada, Mayra, Clinical Assistant Professor
Public Health Sciences
DDS, Texas A&M College of Dentistry, 2017
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, Professor Of The Practice
Health Policy & Management
PHD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2000
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
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
Hasan, Nishat Tasnim, Instructional Assistant Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
DrPH, Texas A&M University School of Public Health, 2024
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
Inniss, Carlton, Visiting Professor of the Practice
Health Policy & Management
MS, University of Florida, 2005
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, 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
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
PHD, Indiana University, 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
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
MSD, Cairo University, Egypt, 1999
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, Associate 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
PHD, University of Alabama, 2023
Patterson, Meg Stiefel, Associate Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2016
Pena, Maria, Research Assistant Professor
Health Policy & Management
PHD, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 2022
Pickens, Adam W, Instructional Professor
Environmental & Occptnl Hlth
PHD, Texas Tech University, 2008
Prochnow, Tyler, Associate 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
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
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, Associate 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, Associate 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
Stasi, Selina M, Instructional Assistant Professor
Health Behavior
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2018
Stebbins, Carla, Instructional Professor
Health Policy & Management
PHD, Iowa State University, 2005
Tarwater, Patrick, Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
PHD, The University of Texas Health Science Center, 1999
Taylor, Loni, Assistant Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
PhD, Texas A&M University, 2023
Timothe, Peggy, Associate Professor
Public Health Sciences
DDS, New York University, 1994
Ukert, Benjamin, Associate Professor
Health Policy & Management
PHD, Georgia State University, 2016
Validova, Asiya, Research Assistant Professor
Health Policy & Management
PHD, University of Texas at San Antonio, 2022
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
DrPH, Texas A&M University, College Station, 2023