Faculty Members

Brandon Koch, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

bkoch@unr.edu

(775) 682-7048

Yan Liu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

yliu23@unr.edu

(775) 682-6997

Minggen Lu, Ph.D.

Professor

minggenl@unr.edu

(775) 682-7102

Wei Yang, Ph.D., M.D.

Professor; Executive Director, Nevada Center for Surveys, Evaluation and Statistics (CSES)

weiyang@unr.edu

(775) 682-7094

So Young Ryu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

soyoungr@unr.edu

(775) 682-7116

Dingsheng Li, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

dingshengl@unr.edu

(775) 682-7056

Li Li, Ph.D

Assistant Professor

lili@unr.edu

(775) 682-7077

Dana Loomis, Ph.D.

Professor

dploomis@unr.edu

(775) 682-9402

Matthew Strickland, Ph.D., MPH

Associate Professor

mstrickland@unr.edu

(775) 682-7088

Kristen Clements-Nolle, Ph.D., MPH

Associate Professor; Director of Graduate Studies

clements@unr.edu

(775) 682-7097

Lyndsey Darrow, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

ldarrow@unr.edu

(775) 682-7091

Leslie Elliott, Ph.D., MPH

Director, Online Programs

lelliott@unr.edu

(775) 682-7066

Josh Garn, Ph.D., M.S.

Assistant Professor

jgarn@unr.edu

(775) 682-6996

Ingrid Mburia, Ph.D., MPH

Lecturer

imburia@unr.edu

Adel Mburia-Mwalili, Ph.D., MPH, ACUE

Assistant Professor

adelm@unr.edu

775-391-7858

Julie Smith-Gagen, Ph.D., MPH

Associate Professor

jsmithgagen@unr.edu

(775) 682-7082

Matthew Strickland, Ph.D., MPH

Associate Professor

mstrickland@unr.edu

(775) 682-7088

Ann Weber, Ph.D., MPH

Assistant Professor

annweber@unr.edu

(775) 682-7089

George 'Jake' Wendt

Research Faculty

gwendt@unr.edu

James Wilson, M.D., FAAP

Associate Research Professor; Director, Nevada Medical Intelligence Center

jamesmwilson@unr.edu

(571) 225-3671

Wei Yang, Ph.D., M.D.

Professor; Executive Director, Nevada Center for Surveys, Evaluation and Statistics (CSES)

weiyang@unr.edu

(775) 682-7094

Baldo Bobadilla

Public Health Diversity Advisor, Nevada Public Health Training Center

bbobadilla@unr.edu

(775) 674-7696

Daniel Cook, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

dmcook@unr.edu

(775) 682-7095

Eric Crosbie, Ph.D., MA

Assistant Professor

ecrosbie@unr.edu

775-682-8333

Gerold Dermid, MBA

Director, Nevada Public Health Training Center

gdermid@unr.edu

(775) 682-7096

Melanie Flores, MSW

Field Education, Nevada Public Health Training Center

melanief@unr.edu

775-784-1802

Sarah Friedman, Ph.D., MSPH

Assistant Professor

sfriedman@unr.edu

775-784-1816

Trudy Larson, M.D.

Dean, School of Community Health Sciences; Professor

tlarson@unr.edu

(775) 682-7103

Mel Minarik, Ph.D., MPH, FACHE

Lecturer, Student Affairs

mminarik@unr.edu

(775) 682-7100

Jennifer Pearson, Ph.D., MPH

Assistant Professor

jennipearson@unr.edu

775-682-5005

Lois A. Ritter, Ed.D., MS, MA, MS-HCA, PMP, CHDA

Lecturer

lritter@unr.edu

(775) 784-4750

Nora Constantino, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Director, Kinesiology Emphasis; Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine (FACSM)

nlc@unr.edu

775-682-7099

You Fu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

youf@unr.edu

775-682-7074

Nicholas Murray, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

nicholasmurray@unr.edu

775-682-8347

Phil Pavilionis, MS, LAT, ATC, CSCS, PES, FMS1

Lecturer

ppavilionis@unr.edu

775-682-9301

Veronica Blas Dahir, Ph.D.

Manager, Center for Surveys, Evaluation and Statistics

veronicad@unr.edu

(775) 784-4506

Jay Cafferata

Public Health Diversity Advisor, Nevada Public Health Training Center

jcafferata@unr.edu

(702) 895-1040

Jennifer Carson, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor & Director, Gerontology Academic Program

jennifercarson@unr.edu

Elizabeth Christiansen, Ph.D.

Director, Center for Program Evaluation

elizabethc@unr.edu

(775) 682-6853

Paul Devereux, Ph.D., MPH

Associate Professor

devereux@unr.edu

(775) 682-7090

Amy Fitch, MPH, CHES

Lecturer, Director of Undergraduate Studies

afitch@unr.edu

(775) 682-7092

Michelle Granner, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

mgranner@unr.edu

(775) 682-7101

Ya-Wen Hsu, Ph.D., MPH

Assistant Professor

yawenh@unr.edu

(775) 682-9369

Julie Lucero, Ph.D., MPH

Assistant Professor, Director, Latino Research; Site Director, Community and Engagement Outreach Core, Mountain West CTR-IN

julielucero@unr.edu

(775) 682-9959

Kelly Morning, MPH

Senior Public Health Adviser

kmorning@unr.edu

(775) 682-7098

Roy Oman, Ph.D., FAAHB

Professor

roman@unr.edu

(775) 682-7087

Sung-Yeon Park, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

syp@unr.edu

(775) 682-7079

Peter Reed, Ph.D., MPH

Professor

psreed@unr.edu

(775) 327-2283

Lynn Short, RDH, MPH

Lecturer

LynnShort@unr.edu

775-784-4041

Judith Sugar, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

jsugar@unr.edu

(775) 682-7093

Karla Wagner, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

karlawagner@unr.edu

(775) 682-7129

Parley Anderson, D.P.T.

Amy Arias

Communication Studies

Ihsan Azzam, M.D., MPH

Nevada State Health Division

Jamie Benedict, Ph.D., R.D.

Department of Nutrition

Jennifer Bennett, MPH

University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine

Lei Chen, Ph.D.

Washoe County Health District

Marta Elliot, Ph.D.

Department of Sociology | Department of Social Psychology

James Fitzsimmons, Ed.D.

Campus Recreation and Wellness

Logan Hamill

Hary Hull

Enid Jennings, MPH, C.H.E.S.

University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine

Glenn Miller, Ph.D.

Department of Environmental Sciences & Health

Colleen Murray, Ph.D., F.T.

Department of Sociology | Department of Social Psychology

Stanley Omaye, Ph.D.

Department of Nutrition

John Packham, Ph.D.

University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine

James Siebold

Tony Slonin, M.D.

Renown Health System

Michael Spevak, D.P.T.

Active Physical Therapy

Randall Todd, Dr.P.H.

Washoe County Health District

Manal Toppazada, M.A.

Jeanne Wendel, Ph.D.

Department of Economics

Mary White Stewart, Ph.D.

Department of Sociology | Department of Social Psychology