Faculty

Allen, Monica, DrPH, MPH
Department Chair
monica.allen@sjsu.edu

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Buckner, Anji, EdD, MPH
Assistant Professor
anji.buckner@sjsu.edu

Dougan, Marcelle, ScD, MPH, MEng
Assistant Professor
marcelle.dougan@sjsu.edu 

Gomez, Vicky, DrPH, MPH
Assistant Professor
vicky.gomez@sjsu.edu 

Ross, Susan, PhD, CTRS, RTC
Associate Professor
susan.ross@sjsu.edu

Worthen, Miranda, PhD
miranda.worthen@sjsu.edu

Zhang, Ni, PhD, MPH, MA, MB
Associate Professor
ni.zhang01@sjsu.edu

Agroia, Harit, DrPH, MPH
harit.agroia@sjsu.edu 

Bartlett, Russ, MPH 
russell.bartlett@sjsu.edu 

Duphily, Monique, PhD
monique.duphily@sjsu.edu 

Rinck, Robert, PhD, MPH
robert.rinck@sjsu.edu 

Shah, Roshni, MPH
roshni.shah@sjsu.edu 

Williams, Naomi, MPH
naomi.williams@sjsu.edu 

Abdelhadi, Ola, PhD
public-health@sjsu.edu 

Aghaei, Atefeh, PhD, MS 
atefeh.aghaei@sjsu.edu

Alabere, Regina, MPH, MA
regina.alabere@sjsu.edu 

Chakalov, Bozhidar, PhD
public-health@sjsu.edu  

Desai, Simoli, MPH 
simoli.desai@sjsu.edu

Duong, Cindy, MA
cindy.duong01@sjsu.edu  

Homer-Vagadori, Kimberlee, MPH
kim.homervagadori@sjsu.edu    

Johal, Jennifer, MD, MPH, CHES
jennifer.johal@sjsu.edu     

Johnson, Jennifer, MPH
jennifer.johnson@sjsu.edu 

Kelly-Taylor, Kendria, PhD, MSPH
kendria.kelly-taylor@sjsu.edu 

Khodaskar Khapare, Neha, BDS, MDS, MPH
neha.khodaskarkhapare@sjsu.edu     

Le, Nhi, PhD, MPH
nhi.k.le@sjsu.edu 

Lee, Jasmine, DrPH, MPH, CHES
jasmine.lee@sjsu.edu  

Lo, Timothy, MPH
timothy.lo@sjsu.edu

Lotfata, Aynaz, PhD
public-health@sjsu.edu 

McClure Fuller, Melissa, MSOT, MPH
melissa.mcclurefuller@sjsu.edu

Miguel, Danielle, MPH
public-health@sjsu.edu    

Moore, Matthew, JD, MPH
matthew.d.moore@sjsu.edu 

Morgan, Lisa, MPH
lisa.morgan@sjsu.edu 

Nguyen, Caroline, MPH
public-health@sjsu.edu

Oliver, Carrie, MPH
carrie.oliver@sjsu.edu   

Oropeza, Eliana, MPH
eliana.oropeza@sjsu.edu   

Prabhakaran, Mahima, BDS, MPH 
mahima.prabhakaran@sjsu.edu

Quintana, Jorge, PhD 
public-health@sjsu.edu

Rhoades, Amy, MPH
public-health@sjsu.edu      

Royer, Michael, PhD
michael.royer@sjsu.edu

Sherry, Brooke, MPH
brooke.sherry@sjsu.edu 

Singh, Leena, PhD
public-health@sjsu.edu 

Tippins, LeeAnn, MPH, CHES
leeann.timbrook@sjsu.edu 

Tirumalai, Evelyn, MPH, RN, PHN 
evelyn.tirumalai@sjsu.edu  

Umi, Shukura, PhD, MPH
shukura.umi@sjsu.edu

Williams, Schantel, MPH, MHA
schantell.williams@sjsu.edu

Zhou, Kitty, MPH
public-health@sjsu.edu  

The programs within the Department of Public Health were founded and shaped by a group of visionary faculty. Much of who we are and how we work together was forged by these pioneers. They imagined academic programs founded on the core principles of our fields, integrating community-based learning, and infused with professional development and leadership opportunities for students, alumni, and community/industry partners. Long before they became part of our professional vocabulary, these department leaders understood cultural humility, health equity, authentic meaningful engagement, service-learning, and social justice, among others. We will always be grateful for their vision and decades of hard work. Many years later, we are still inspired deeply by their choices and their lives as our proud legacy.

Emeritus Faculty include:

Anne L. Demers, EdD, MPH

B. Burt Gerstman, PhD, MPH, DVM

Billie Jo "BJ" Grosvenor, MS

Edward Mamary, DrPH, MS

Daniel P. Perales, PhD, MPH

Kathleen Roe, DrPH, MPH

Philrene "Philly" Toney, MS

Kim S. Uhlik, PhD

Jennifer C. Hartle, DrPH, MHS, CIH (2022)

Dan McClure, MA (2023)

Jana Ruijgrok Neubauerova, MUP, MA (2023)

Sam Radelfinger, EdD, MPH (2024)

Kevin Roe, MPH (2025)

Helen S. Ross, EdD, MPH (2016)

E.B. Troast, MPH (2021)