Faculty and staff

Academic research and teaching faculty

Biostatistics
Jinsong Chen
Jinsong Chen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(775) 784-1075
SMS 102
1276
Epidemiology Graduate Faculty Epidemiology
Kristen Clements-Nolle
Kristen Clements-Nolle, Ph.D., MPH
Professor and Graduate Director of Epidemiology
(775) 682-7097
SMS Suite 110
5674 1273
Public Health Practice
Bonnie Coker
Bonnie Coker
Classified Staff Honoree/Administrative Assistant
(775) 336-8816
1270
Kinesiology
Nora Constantino
Nora Constantino, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Department Chair of Kinesiology
(775) 682-7099
LR Room 227
1271
Health Administration and Policy Graduate Faculty Health Administration and Policy
Daniel Cook
Daniel Cook, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(775) 682-7095
LR Room 222
5675 1272
Health Administration and Policy Graduate Faculty Health Administration and Policy
Eric Crosbie
Eric Crosbie, Ph.D., M.A.
Associate Professor and Graduate Director of Social and Behavioral Health and Health Administration and Policy
(775) 682-8333
LR Room 209
5675 1272
Epidemiology Graduate Faculty Epidemiology
Lyndsey Darrow
Lyndsey Darrow, Ph.D.
Professor
(775) 682-7091
SMS Room 117
5674 1273
Health Administration and Policy
Sandra Ann DeLeon
Sandra Ann DeLeon, MSHA, MSW, FACHE, CMPE, SHRM-CP
Lecturer
LR 208
1272
Health Administration and Policy
Gerold Dermid-Gray
Gerold Dermid-Gray, MBA
Director, Nevada Public Health Training Center
(775) 682-7096
LR Room 214B
1272
Health Administration and Policy Social and Behavioral Health Graduate Faculty Social and Behavioral Health
Paul Devereux
Paul Devereux, Ph.D., MPH
Associate Professor and Department Chair of Health Behavior, Policy and Administration Sciences
(775) 682-7090
LR 217
1272 5676 1269
Public Health Practice
Praveen Durgampudi
Praveen Durgampudi
Clinical Associate Professor, Department Chair of Public Health Practice & Director of Online Programs
1270
Kinesiology
Megan Evans
Megan Evans, M.S.
Coordinator, Kinesiology Laboratories
LR 108
1271
Epidemiology
Amy Fitch
Amy Fitch, MPH, CHES
Lecturer III
(775) 682-7092
LR Room 208
1273
Health Administration and Policy Graduate Faculty Health Administration and Policy
Sarah Friedman
Sarah Friedman, Ph.D., MSPH
Assistant Professor
(775) 784-1816
LR Room 216
5675 1272
Kinesiology
You Fu
You Fu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(775) 682-7074
LR Room 231
1271
Epidemiology Graduate Faculty Epidemiology
Josh Garn
Josh Garn, Ph.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-6996
SMS Suite 102, Room 119
5674 1273
Social and Behavioral Health Graduate Faculty Social and Behavioral Health
Michelle Granner
Michelle Granner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(775) 682-7101
LR Room 220
5676 1269
Health Administration and Policy Social and Behavioral Health
Margo Grubic
Margo Grubic
Administrative Assistant III
(775) 682-7042
LR 203
1272 1269
Kinesiology
Angela Heinemann
Angela Heinemann, Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant Professor
(775) 682-5758
LR Room 232
1271
Public Health Practice
Emily Hendrick
Emily Hendrick, PhD, MPH
Teaching Assistant Professor
EJCH Suite 206-C
1270
Social and Behavioral Health
Enid Jennings
Enid Jennings, MPH, CHES
Lecturer II
(775) 682-5729
LR 232
1269
Social and Behavioral Health Graduate Faculty Social and Behavioral Health
Stephanie Koning
Stephanie Koning, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor she/her/hers
(775) 784-4041
5676 1269
Epidemiology Graduate Faculty Environmental Health Epidemiology
Dingsheng Li
Dingsheng Li, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-7056
LR Room 236
5674 1274 1273
Epidemiology Graduate Faculty Environmental Health Epidemiology
Li Li
Li Li, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-7077
LR 237
5674 1274 1273
Epidemiology Graduate Faculty Biostatistics Epidemiology
Yan Liu
Yan Liu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-6997
SMS Suite 102
5674 1276 1273
Epidemiology Graduate Faculty Biostatistics Epidemiology
Minggen Lu
Minggen Lu, Ph.D.
Professor and Graduate Director of Health Analytics and Biostatistics
(775) 682-7102
SMS Suite 202
5674 1276 1273
Public Health Practice
Ingrid Mburia
Ingrid Mburia, PhD, MPH
Teaching Assistant Professor
1270
Public Health Practice
Adel Mburia-Mwalili
Adel Mburia-Mwalili, PhD, MPH
Teaching Assistant Professor
(775) 784-1858
EJCH Room 206
1270
Health Administration and Policy
Mel Minarik
Mel Minarik, Ph.D., MPH, FACHE
Teaching Associate Professor
(775) 682-7100
LR Room 219
1272
Health Administration and Policy
Matthew Moore
Matthew Moore
Teaching Assistant Professor
LR 219
1272
Kinesiology
Tammy Moyle
Tammy Moyle
AA-III
(775) 784-1857
1271
Kinesiology
Nicholas Murray
Nicholas Murray, Ph.D., M.A.
Assistant Professor and Graduate Director of Kinesiology
(775) 682-8347
LR Room 105c
1271
Social and Behavioral Health Graduate Faculty Social and Behavioral Health
Roy Oman
Roy Oman, Ph.D., FAAHB
Professor
(775) 682-7087
LR Room 206
5676 1269
Social and Behavioral Health Graduate Faculty Social and Behavioral Health
Sung-Yeon Park
Sung-Yeon Park, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor
(775) 682-7079
LR 215
5676 1269
Neuromechanics Lab Kinesiology
Phil Pavilionis
Phil Pavilionis, M.S., LAT, ATC, CSCS, PES, CES
Lecturer II, Assistant Director, Neuromechanics Lab
(775) 682-9301
LR Room 230
6657 1271
Health Administration and Policy Graduate Faculty Health Administration and Policy
Jennifer Pearson
Jennifer Pearson, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
(775) 682-5005
LR Room 218
5675 1272
Social and Behavioral Health Graduate Faculty Social and Behavioral Health
Peter Reed
Peter Reed, Ph.D., MPH
Professor
(775) 327-2283
CMM Room 128
5676 1269
Epidemiology Graduate Faculty Biostatistics Epidemiology
So Young Ryu
So Young Ryu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(775) 682-7116
SMS Suite 202
5674 1276 1273
Epidemiology
Julie Smith-Gagen
Julie Smith-Gagen, Ph.D., MPH
Associate Professor
(775) 682-7082
LR Suite 213
1273
Public Health Practice
Leila Srouji
Leila Srouji
Online MPH Field Coordinator
1270
Epidemiology Graduate Faculty Environmental Health Biostatistics Epidemiology
Matthew Strickland
Matthew Strickland, Ph.D., MPH
Professor, Department Chair of Health Analytics and Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Environmental Health
(775) 682-7088
SMS 115
5674 1274 1276 1273
Social and Behavioral Health Graduate Faculty Social and Behavioral Health
Judith Sugar
Judith Sugar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Retiring 2023
(775) 682-7093
LR Room 210
5676 1269
Social and Behavioral Health Graduate Faculty Social and Behavioral Health
Karla Wagner
Karla Wagner, Ph.D.
Professor
(775) 682-7129
5676 1269
Epidemiology Graduate Faculty Epidemiology
Ann Weber
Ann Weber, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-7089
SMS Suite 201, Room 113
5674 1273
Epidemiology
Barrett Welch
Barrett Welch, Ph.D., MPH
Assistant Professor
1273
Environmental Health Biostatistics Epidemiology
Keying Wen
Keying Wen, M.S.
Administrative Assistant III
(775) 682-6738
SMS 102
1274 1276 1273
Epidemiology Graduate Faculty Biostatistics Epidemiology
Wei Yang
Wei Yang, Ph.D., M.D.
Senior Associate Dean; Foundation Professor
(775) 682-7094
SMS 102
5674 1276 1273

Adjunct faculty

Affiliated Faculty
Parley Anderson
Parley Anderson, D.P.T.
Adjunct Faculty
(775) 784-1875
1277
Affiliated Faculty
Amy Arias
Amy Arias, M.A.
Lecturer; Undergraduate Advisor
(775) 784-6713
1277
Affiliated Faculty
Jennifer Bennett
Jennifer Bennett, Ph.D., MPH
Director, Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center - Nevada; Director, Teaching in Medicine
(775) 784-3538
1277
Affiliated Faculty
James Fitzsimmons
James Fitzsimmons, Ed.D.
Director, Fitness and Recreation Sports
(775) 682-7039
1277
Affiliated Faculty
Colleen Murray
Colleen Murray, Ph.D.
Professor, Sociology and Social Psychology; Adjunct Professor, Human Development & Family Studies
(775) 784-7006
LHD 208
1277
Affiliated Faculty
John  Packham
John Packham, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for the Office of Statewide Initiatives
(775) 784-1235
1277
Affiliated Faculty
Tony Slonim
Tony Slonim, M.D.
Adjunct Faculty
1277
Affiliated Faculty
Michael Spevak
Michael Spevak, D.P.T.
Adjunct Faculty
(775) 784-1857
1277
Affiliated Faculty
Manal Toppazada
Manal Toppazada, M.A.
Adjunct Faculty
(775) 784-4041
1277

Emeritus faculty

Emeritus
Ronald G. Bailey
Assistant Professor, Emeritus
6531
Emeritus
Jerry L. Ballew
Assistant Professor, Emeritus
6531
Emeritus
Marie Boutté
Associate Professor, Emerita
6531
Emeritus
Gregory J. Hayes
Associate Professor, Emeritus
6531
Emeritus
Barbara Land
Lecturer, Emerita
6531
Emeritus
Trudy Larson
Dean, Emeritus
6531
Emeritus
Rosalie D. Marinelli
Associate Professor, Emerita
6531
Emeritus
Barbara Thornton
Professor, Emerita
6531