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Faculty Directory

As educators and as scholars, our extraordinarily talented faculty provides the foundation for the intellectual growth that takes place at this School.

Passionate about teaching, our faculty members know how to bring the classroom alive. They are mentors as well, helping students design the class and field experiences that best serve their professional development. As researchers, they add to the body of knowledge that advances the public health. And with their hands-on service activities, they demonstrate a commitment to making contributions where they matter most.

The brief biographies here only hint at the skill, knowledge and real-world experience our faculty brings to its work. Building on their expertise, a dedication to involving students in their work and a willingness to reach across boundaries to collaborate, they are helping to create a healthier world.

Name Title Email
Lorien Abroms, ScD, MA Assistant Professor of Prevention and Community Health Lorien@gwu.edu
Amir A. Afkhami, MD, PhD, MA, MPhil Instructor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and of Global Health amiafkh@gwu.edu
Jon Kim Andrus, MD Professor of Global Health andrusjonkim@gmail.com
Renaisa Anthony, MD, MPH Assistant Research Professor of Prevention and Community Health sphrsa@gwumc.edu
Sarah Baird, PhD, MS Assistant Professor of Global Health iphsjb@gwumc.edu
Mary Barron, PhD, ATC Assistant Professor of Exercise Science escmjb@gwumc.edu
Constance Battle, MD Adjunct Professor of Prevention and Community Health profcubmd
@comcast.net
Brian Biles, MD, MPH Professor of Health Policy and of Health Services Management and Leadership bbiles@gwu.edu
Susan Blake, PhD, MA Associate Research Professor of Prevention and Community Health sphsmb@gwumc.edu or smblake1@aol.com
Robert Burke, PhD Chair of the Department of Health Services Management and Leadership, Professor of Health Services Management and Leadership and of Health Policy, Director of the Wertlieb Educational Institute for Long-Term Care Management BobBurke@gwu.edu
Taylor Burke, JD, LLM Assistant Research Professor of Health Policy taylorb@gwu.edu
Donna Caruso, MSN SPHHS Practicum Coordinator, Lecturer in Environmental and Occupational Health. sphdsc@gwumc.edu
Lara Cartwright-Smith, JD, MPH Assistant Research Professor of Health Policy laracs@gwu.edu
Amanda D. Castel, MD,MPH Assistant Research Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics sphaxc@gwumc.edu
James Cawley, MPH, PA-C Professor of Prevention and Community Health and of Health Care Sciences; Interim Vice Chair of the Department of Prevention and Community Health purljfc@aol.com
Costas Christophi, PhD Assistant Research Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics costas
@biostat.bsc.gwu.edu
Sean Cleary, PhD, MPH Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics sphsdc@gwumc.edu
Jerome Danoff, PhD, MS Visiting Associate Professor of Exercise Science escjxd@gwumc.edu
Kurt Darr, JD, ScD Professor of Health Services Management and Leadership; Director of the MPH Concentration in Public Health Management hsmkjd@gwumc.edu
Loretta DiPietro, PhD, MPH, MS Chair of Exercise Science esclxd@gwumc.edu
Avi Dor, PhD Professor of Health Policy avidor@gwu.edu
Kimberly Drews MS, PhD Assistant Research Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics kdrews@biostat.bsc.gwu.edu
Steven Eastaugh, ScD Professor of Health Services Management and Leadership hsmsre@gwumc.edu
Mark Edberg, PhD, MA Associate Professor of Prevention and Community Health; Director of the MPH Concentration in Health Promotion medberg@gwu.edu or sphmce@gwumc.edu
Angelo Elmi, PhD, MS Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics sphafe@gwumc.edu
Douglas Evans, PhD, MA Professor of Prevention and Community Health and of Global Health; Director of MPH Program in Public Health Communication and Marketing sphwde@gwumc.edu
Christine Ferguson, JD Research Professor of Health Policy chfergus@gwu.edu
Sarah Fowler, PhD, MS Research Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics fowler@biostat.bsc.gwu.edu
Mary Foulkes, PhD, MPH Research Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Health Policy mfoulkes@biostat.bsc.gwu.edu
Seble Lemma Frehywot, MD, MHSA Assistant Research Professor of Health Policy and of Global Health. seblelf@gwu.edu
Leonard H. Friedman, PhD, MPA, MPH Professor of Health Services Management and Leadership and of Health Policy; Director of the Master of Health Services Administration Program friedmal@gwu.edu or
hsmlhf@gwumc.edu
Bianca Frogner, PhD Assistant Professor of Health Services and Management and Leadership hsmbkf@gwumc.edu
Rebecca Gersnoviez Clifton, PhD, MS Assistant Research Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics RClifton@bsc.gwu.edu
Jaime Gofin, MD, MPH Visiting Professor of Prevention and Community Health; Director, MPH Program in Community-Oriented Primary Care sphjxg@gwumc.edu
Ann Goldman, MA, MPH Adjunct Instructor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics sphasg@gwumc.edu
David Goldsmith, MSPH, PhD Associate Research Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health eohdfg@gwumc.edu
Melissa M. Goldstein, JD Associate Research Professor of Health Policy mgoldste@gwu.edu
Eric Goplerud, PhD, MA Research Professor of Health Policy goplerud@gwu.edu
Alan Greenberg, MD, MPH Professor and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics aeg1@gwu.edu
John Grossman, III, MD, PhD, MPH Professor of Prevention and Community Health, of Health Services Management and Leadership, and of Obstetrics and Gynecology jhg@gwu.edu
Laura Guay, MD Research Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics sphlag@gwumc.edu
Prea Gulati, PhD Assistant Research Professor of Global Health pgulati@gwu.edu
Tilly Gurman, DrPH Assistant Professor of Global Health tgurman@gwu.edu
Larry Hamm, PhD Professor of Exercise Science; Director of the MS program in Exercise Science (Exercise Physiology Concentration) lfhamm@gwu.edu
Arthur Seiji Hayashi, MD, MPH Assistant Research Professor of Health Policy sphash@gwumc.edu
Julia Hidalgo, ScD, MSW, MPH Research Professor of Health Policy julia.hidalgo
@positiveoutcomes.net
Robert Hirsch, PhD, MS Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics hirsch@gwu.edu
Kathryn Hirst, PhD, MS Research Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatstics khirst
@biostat.bsc.gwu.edu
Daniel Hoffman, MSPH, PhD Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Global Health sphdah@gwumc.edu
Heather Janel Hoffman, PhD Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. sphhjh@gwumc.edu
Katherine Hunting, PhD, MPH Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health and of Epidemiology and Biostatistics hunting@gwu.edu
Kathleen Jablonski, PhD Assistant Research Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics kathleen@biostat.bsc.gwu.edu
Laura Jacobus-Kantor, PhD, MA Assistant Research Professor of Health Policy lljk@gwu.edu
Jean Gutierrez, PhD, MS Visiting Instructor of Exercise Science jl_guti@gwu.edu
Jeanne Jordan, PhD Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics sphjaj@gwumc.edu
Rebecca Katz, PhD, MPH Assistant Research Professor of Health Policy rlkatz@gwu.edu
Leighton Ku, PhD, MS, MPH Professor of Health Policy leighton.ku@gwumc.edu
Irene Kuo, PhD, MPH Research Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics sphirk@gwumc.edu
John Lachin, ScD Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology and of Statistics JML
@biostat.bsc.gwu.edu
Peter LaPuma, PhD, PE, CIH Visiting Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health eohptl@gwumc.edu
Julia Lear, PhD, MA Interim Chair, Research Professor of Prevention and Community Health and Director of the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools jgl@gwu.edu
Jennifer Leonard, JD, MPH Associate Research Professor of Health Policy jennifer.leonard@gwumc.edu
Jeffrey Levi, PhD Associate Professor of Health Policy jlevi@gwu.edu
Paul Levine, MD Research Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Clinical Professor of Medicine sphphl@gwumc.edu
Marsha Lillie-Blanton, DrPH Associate Research Professor, Department of Health Policy lblanton@gwu.edu
Manya Magnus, PhD, MPH Associate Professor sphmdm@gwumc.edu
Anne Markus, JD, PhD, MHS Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, Associate Professor of Health Policy armarkus@gwu.edu
Karen McDonnell, PhD Associate Professor of Prevention and Community Health kmcdonne@gwu.edu
Tracy McPherson, PhD, MS Assistant Research Professor of Health Policy tracym@gwu.edu
Holly Mead, PhD Assistant Research Professor of Health Policy khmead@gwu.edu
Shelita Merchant, PhD, MPH Assistant Research Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics sphsgm@gwumc.edu
David Michaels, PhD, MPH Research Professor and Interim Chair of Environmental and Occupational Health eohdmm@gwumc.edu
Todd Miller, PhD Assistant Professor of Exercise Science tamiller@gwu.edu
Veronica Miller, PhD Research Professor vmiller@gwu.edu
Wayne Miller, PhD, MS Professor of Exercise Science; Director of the MS program in Exercise Science (Exercise, Nutrition, and Eating Behavior Concentration) wmiller@gwu.edu
Wilhelmine Miller, PhD Associate Research Professor of Health Policy millerwd@gwu.edu
Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH Assistant Research Professor eohcnm@gwumc.edu
Sangeeta Mookherji, PhD Assistant Professor of Global Health smookher@gwu.edu
Fitzhugh Mullan, MD Murdoch Head Professor of Medicine and Health Policy fmullan@gwu.edu
Delia Olufokunbi, PhD, MS Assistant Research Professor of Health Policy olufokun@gwu.edu
Wendy O'Meara Assistant Professor of Global Health womeara@gwu.edu
Sarah Orndorff, PhD Visiting Assistant Professor of Health Policy orndorff@gwu.edu
Rebecca Parkin, PhD, MPH Associate Dean for Research and Public Health Practice, Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health of Epidemiology and Biostatistics parkinr@gwu.edu
E. Blaine Parrish, PhD, MA Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Assistant Professor of Health Policy blainep@gwu.edu
Jerome Paulson, MD Associate Research Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health jpaulson@cnmc.org
Perry W. Payne, Jr., MD, JD, MPP Assistant Research Professor of Health Policy ppayne1@gwu.edu
Emily Peca, MA, MPH Visiting Instructor of Global Health epeca@gwu.edu
Anne Peterson, MD, MPH Research Professor of Global Health eannepeterson@yahoo.com
Janet Phoenix, MD, MPH Assistant Research Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health. eohjxp@gwumc.edu
Karyn Pomerantz, MLS, MPH Research Scientist and Adjunct Instructor of Prevention and Community Health kpomeran@gwu.edu
Olga Acosta Price, PhD Associate Research Professor of Prevention and Community Health and deputy director of SPHHS's Center for Health and Health Care in Schools. oaprice@gwu.edu
Marsha Regenstein, PhD, MCP Research Professor of Health Policy marshar@gwu.edu
Josef Reum, PhD Associate Dean for Administration and Finance and Associate Professor of Health Services Management and Leadership and of Health Policy josefr@gwu.edu
Madeline Rice, PhD, MS Associate Research Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics mmrice@gwu.edu or mrice@
biostat.bsc.gwu.edu
Patrick Richard, PhD, MA Assistant Research Professor of Health Policy Prichar2@gwu.edu
Richard Riegelman, MD, MPH, PhD Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Medicine and of Health Policy sphrkr@gwumc.edu
Ashleigh Roberts, MA Research Scientist and Lecturer in Global Health ashblack@gwu.edu
Sara Rosenbaum, JD Chair, Department of Health Policy, Harold and Jane Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy, Professor of Health Services Management and Leadership and of Health Care Sciences sarar@gwu.edu
Monica Ruiz, PhD, MPH Assistant Research Professor of Prevention and Community Health msruiz@gwu.edu
Lesley Russell, PhD Visiting Professor of Health Policy Lesley.Russell@gwumc.edu
James Sherry, MD, PhD Professor, Chair of the Department of Global Health. sherry@gwu.edu
Peter Shin, PhD, MPH Associate Research Professor pshin@gwu.edu
Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH Research Professor of Health Policy and of Health Services Management and Leadership siegelmd@gwu.edu
Sam Simmens, PhD, MA Associate Research Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and of Statistics bscsjs@gwumc.edu or simmens@gwu.edu
Lone Simonsen, PhD, MS Research Professor, Research Director of Department of Global Health iphlxs@gwumc.edu
Samantha Ski, MA, MPH Visiting Instructor of Global Health skeith@gwu.edu
Caroline Sparks, PhD, MA Associate Professor of Prevention and Community Health ihochs@gwumc.edu
Alexandra Stewart, JD Assistant Research Professor stewarta@gwu.edu
Althea Stewart, LLM, LLB Assistant Research Professor of Health Policy Althea.stewart@gwumc.edu
David Stevens, MD, MA Research Professor of Health Policy David.stevens@gwumc.edu
Michael Taylor, JD Research Professor of Health Policy mrtaylor@gwu.edu
Joel Teitelbaum, JD, LLM Associate Professor Vice Chair for Academic Affairs Managing Director, Hirsh Health Law and Policy Program joelt@gwu.edu
Elizabeth Thom, MSc, MA, PhD Research Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics e_thom
@biostat.bsc.gwu.edu
Jane Thorpe, JD Associate Research Professor of Health Policy Jane.Thorpe@gwumc.edu
Elanah Uretsky, PhD Assistant Professor of Global Health euretsky@gwu.edu
Dante Verme, PhD, MS Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics sphdav@gwumc.edu or Dverme@gwu.edu
Amanda J. Visek, PhD, AASP-CC, NCC Assistant Professor of Exercise Science. avisek@gwu.edu
Amita Vyas, PhD, MS Assistant Professor of Prevention and Community Health avyas@gwu.edu
Beverly Westerman, EdD, ATC Associate Professor of Exercise Science; Director of the Athletic Training Education Program bev@gwu.edu
Sara Wilensky, JD, MPP Assistant Research Professor of Health Policy, Managing Director, Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health Policy, Director of the SPHHS Undergraduate Program wilensky@gwu.edu
Marcia Wilson, MBA Research Instructor of Health Services Management and Leadership mjwilson@gwu.edu
Richard Windsor, PhD, MS, MPH Professor of Prevention and Community Health and Director of the DrPH Specialty Field in Health Behavior sphraw@gwumc.edu
Susan Wood, PhD Associate Professor of Health Policy and of Environmental and Occupational Health; Director, Jacobs Institute of Women's Health. eohsfw@gwumc.edu
Heather Young, PhD, MPH, CHES Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics bschay@gwumc.edu
Kristin Younger, JD, MPH Assistant Research Professor of Health Policy kyounger@gwu.edu
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