Whether at a local, state, national, or international level, public health practitioners and scholars have the power to make meaningful change in the lives of those whose health is at risk on a daily basis. The nearly 600 graduates from our PhD in Public Health program are working in the public and private sectors, as policymakers, advisors, and educators. These are just a few of the career choices of our PhD in Public Health alumni.
Dr. Mfon Archibong ’16
President
Grace Restoration International
Blaine, Minnesota
Dr. Janeime Asbury ’16
Dental Hygienist
Dentistry at East Piedmont
Kennesaw, Georgia
Dr. Charles Boison ’16
Consumer Safety Officer and Investigator
U.S. Public Health Service
Glen Allen, Virginia
Dr. Juanita Braxton ’16
Surgical Education Administrative Director
UD Davis Health
Sacramento, California
Dr. Alexander Buelna ’16
Assistant Deputy Inspector General Investigations
Texas Health and Human Services Commission Office of the Inspector General
Austin, Texas
Dr. Doudelyne Cenafils-Brutus ’16
Behavior Technician
Autism Learning Partners
Framingham, Massachusetts
Dr. Ericka Kalp ’16
Director, Epidemiology and Infection Prevention
Summit Health
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Dr. Christine Kettunen ’16
Director of Nursing
Ashtabula County Health Department
Ashtabula, Ohio
Dr. Patricia Lyons ’16
Clinical ICCP Manager, Eastern Region
MHI Behavioral Health
Columbus, Ohiov
Dr. Dorothy (Dory) Magasis Escobar ’16
Director and Founder
Coaction Institute
Santa Rosa, California
Dr. Ngashi Ngongo ’16
Principal Advisor, Child Survival and Development
Unicef
Dakar, Senegal
Commander Makeva Rhoden ’16
Senior Program Advisor
Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Public Health Service
Bowie, Maryland
Dr. Abdul Salam ’16
Senior Biostatistician
Hamad Medical Corporation
Doha, Qatar
Dr. Shari Weiss ’16
Community Housing Manager
Catholic Charities of Cortland County
Syracuse, New York
Dr. Michael Brisson ’15
Aeromedical Evacuation Officer
U.S. Army
Fort Rucker, Alabama
Dr. Umeadi Chinedu ’15
Consultant Psychiatrist
Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester, United Kingdom
Dr. Patrick Dunn ’15
Senior Program Manager, Center for Health Technology and Innovation
American Heart Association vKeller, Texas
Dr. Nancy Hahn ’15
Executive Director
Kindred Hospice
Piscataway, New Jersey
Dr. Yvonne Heredia ’15
Management of Care Management
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
Dr. Lanise A. Hutchins ’15
Performance Improvement Consultant
BCBST
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dr. Wilson Iyokho ’15
Senior Epidemiologist
Pharos Public Sector, New York State Department of Health
Albany, New York
Dr. Augustus Jaja ’15
President/CEO
Augstrom Technologies Inc.
Edmond, Oklahoma
Dr. Flavia Rosado ’15
Clinical Laboratory Director
Laboratorio Clinico Bio Tech
Canovanas, Puerto Rico
Dr. Krista Schroeder ’15
Real World Evidence Scientist
Eli Lilly and Company
Fairland, Indiana
Dr. Karen Sylva-Givens ’15
Supervising Probation Officer
Circuit Court of Cook County
Markham, Illinois
Dr. Farouk Umaru ’15
Manager, PQM Analytical Laboratory Services
United States Pharmacopea Convention
Woodbridge, Virginiav
Dr. Kellee Farris ’14
QI Clinical Manager
Lee County Cooperative Clinic
Marianna, Arkansas
Dr. Susan Franko ’14
Director of Public Health
Hamilton County Public Health Nursing Service
Johnstown, New York
Dr. Marilyn Freeman ’14
Director of Laboratory Operations
Department of General Services
Henrico, Virginia
Dr. Delia Houseal ’14
Health Insurance Specialist
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Washington, D.C.
Dr. Toby R. Levin ’14
Epidemiologist
Westchester County
New Rochelle, New York
Dr. Sunday Rivers ’14
Field Medical Director
Pfizer
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dr. Idania R. Rodriguez-Ayuso ’14
Senior Statistics Project Manager
Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics
Carolina, Puerto Rico
Dr. Joanne Tomkins ’14
Field Missionary
The Least of These – Honduras
Catacamas, Olancho, Honduras
Dr. Shahpar Vafamand ’14
Endocrinology Senior Specialty Representative
Abbvie Biopharmaceutical
South Riding, Virginia
Dr. Bret Atkins ’13
Health Communications Specialist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia
Dr. Monica Kobayashi ’13
Consultant, U.S. Real World Evidence
Parexel
Seven Springs, North Carolina
Dr. Taraleen Malcolm ’13
Regional Environmental Health Officer
North East Regional Health Authority
St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica
Dr. James Marx ’13
Infection Preventionist
Broad Street Solutions
San Diego, California
Dr. Juliana Weeks ’13
Veterans Administration RN Case Manager
Veterans Administration
Columbia, South Carolina
Dr. Tyra T. Norris-Ellis ’11
Program Manager
Power Moves!, Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power and Potential
Atlanta, Georgia
Dr. Julius Ade ’10
Regional Epidemiologist
New York State Department of Health
Central Islip, New York
Dr. Jessica Grossmeier ’10
Vice President Of Research
Health Enhancement Research Organization
San Jose, California
Dr. Judith Klein ’10
Category Manager
Amgen Inc.
Oak Park, California
Dr. Mavis Mash ’10
Healthcare Quality Manager
Parkland Hospital
Dallas, Texas
Dr. Raymond Panas ’08
Program Director, Clinical Students Support Program
Children’s National Medical Center
Washington, D.C.
Highlighting Higher Education
Often considered the finish line of a PhD program, academia calls to many of our doctoral graduates. After excelling as practitioners, our PhD in Public Health alumni may go on to careers as professors or administrators at institutes of higher learning around the world.
Dr. Susan Banjo-Ogunnowo ’16, ’10
Bell Tech Career Institute
Dr. Padmini Kirpalani ’16
University of North Carolina
Dr. Srikanta Banerjee ’15
University of Roehampton
Dr. Brenda Jones ’15
Lee University
Dr. Hassan Naji ’15
Ivy Tech Community College
Dr. Lynda Carlson ’14
CUNY
Dr. Dawn Ford ’14
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Dr. Khelesh Persaud ’14
Ryerson University
Dr. Crystal Wynn ’14
Virginia State University
Dr. Edilberto Raynes ’13
Tennessee State University
Dr. Vaple Robinson ’13
Coppin State University
Dr. Cheryl Holloway ’10
South University
Dr. David Milen ’05
Columbia Southern University
Promotion, Prevention, and Preparedness
At least three PhD in Public Health alumni are currently working at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to improve overall public health.
Dr. Denise Giles ’16
Maputo, Mozambique
Dr. Elizabeth Hoo ’16
Atlanta, Georgia
Dr. Bret Atkins ’13
Atlanta, Georgia
Leading Global Health
Three of our PhD in Public Health graduates are working for the World Health Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations, in Nigeria and Uganda.
Dr. Miriam Nanyunja ’16
Kampala, Uganda
Dr. Shafique Nass ’16
Katsina State, Nigeria
Dr. Jalal-Eddeen Saleh ’15
Kano State, Nigeria