Faculty Roster

Emeriti

CHEN, VIVIEN W., PhD, University of Oklahoma School of Public Health, 1978, Emeritus Professor

CULBERTSON, RICHARD, PhD,  University of California San Francisco, 1993, Professor

DIAZ, JAMES, MD, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1975, Emeritus Professor

FONTHAM, ELIZABETH, DrPH, Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, 1983, Emeritus Professor and Dean

LAMOTTE, LYNN R., PhD, Texas A&M University, 1969, Emeritus Professor

MOODY-THOMAS, SARAH, PhD, University of Georgia, 1978, Emeritus Professor

SOTHERN, MELINDA, PhD, University of New Orleans, 1997, Emeritus Professor

VOLAUFOVA, JULIA G., PhD, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia, 1984, Emeritus Professor

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ALLEN, SUSAN, DrPH, Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, 2000 Adjunct Assistant Professor

AZEVEDO, BENJAMIN, MD, Tulane University School of Medicine, 2013, Adjunct Assistant Professor

BALSAMO, GARY, DVM, Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, 1981, Adjunct Assistant Professor

BENJAMIN-ROBINSON, EARL, DrHSc, Nova Southeastern University, Assistant Professor

BENJAMIN, REGINA, MD, University of Alabama Birmingham, 1984, Adjunct Professor

BERNET, PATRICK, PhD, Temple University, 2004, Adjunct Associate Professor

BOWERS-STEPHENS, CHERYL, MD, LSU School of Medicine,1988, Adjunct Assistant Professor

BRENNAN, CHRISTINE, PhD, University of Southern Mississippi, 2007, Adjunct Associate Professor

BRISOLARA, JOSEPH, MSPH, Tulane University  School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 2001, Adjunct Instructor

BRISOLARA, KARI FITZMORRIS, ScD, Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, 2001 & 2004, Professor and Associate Dean

BROWN, AMBER, MPH, Armstrong State University, 2015, Adjunct Instructor

BROYLES, STEPHANIE T., PhD, Tulane University Graduate School, 2003 Adjunct Associate Professor

CELESTIN, MICHAEL, PhD, Southern University and A&M College, 2019 Assistant Professor

CHANG, JOOHNA, PhD, Univerity of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, 2024, Assistant Professor

CHEN, SIYI, PhD, Rice University, 2020, Assistant Professor

CHIU, YU-WEN, MPH, DrPH, Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, 2002, Assistant Professor

CHRISTOFFERSON, REBECCA, Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, 2011, Adjunct Associate Professor

CUCCIA, MARTHA, MPH, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1996, Instructor

DANOS, DENISE, PhD, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 2016, Assistant Professor

DAVIS, REGINA, PhD, University of Maryland, 2012, Adjunct Professor

ELEWONIBI, BILIKISU, PhD, Pennsylvania State University, 2017, Assistant Professor

FANG, ZHIDE, PhD, University of Alberta, Canada, 1999, Professor

FARRIS REED, RACHAEL, DrPH, Loma Linda University, 2019, Assistant Professor

FERGUSON, TEKEDA FREEMAN, PhD, University of Alabama, 2010, Associate Professor

FISHER, KIVA, PhD, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 2018, Adjunct Instructor

FODERA, LEONARD B, MS, Louisiana State University, 1998, Adjunct Instructor

FOS, PETER, PhD Tulane University, 1989, Adjunct Professor

FRIERSON, GEORGE, University of New Orleans, 1997, Adjunct Instructor

GARY, JR., LEE, MPH, Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, 2010, Adjunct Instructor

GLICK, JENNIFER, PhD, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 2016, Associate Professor

GODEBO, TEWODROS, PhD, Ferrara University, Italy, 2009, Associate Professor

GRUBER, DEANN, PhD, Tulane University, 2003, Adjunct Associate Professor

HEMMERLING, SCOTT, PhD, Louisiana State University, 2007, Associate Professor

HARRINGTON, DANIEL, ScD, Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, 2004, Assistant Professor

HONORE, PEGGY, DHA, University of South Carolina, 2004, Professor

HONORE, RUSSEL, MA, Troy State University, 1992, Adjunct Professor

HSIEH, MEI CHIN, PhD, Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, 1998, Associate Professor

HU, CHIH-YANG, ScD, Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, 2001, Associate Professor

JACK, LEONARD, JR, PhD, Pennsylvania State University, 1990, Professor

JOHNSON, CRYSTAL, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2004, Adjunct Associate Professor

KARLITZ, JORDAN, MD, McGill University, 2000, Adjunct Associate Professor

KATNER, ADRIENNE, DEnv, University of California at Los Angeles, 2011, Associate Professor

KAUFMAN, RANDI, DrPH, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health, 2013, Assistant Professor

KC, MADHAV, PhD, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 2022, Adjunct Instructor

KEIM, BARRY, PhD,  Louisiana State University, 1994, Professor

KIMBRELL, JOSEPH, MS, Tulane University, 1967, Adjunct Assistant Professor

LAMPRECHT, LARA, DrPH, University of Illinois Chicago, 2014, Adjunct Assistant Professor 

LEONARDI, CLAUDIA, PhD, Lousiana State University Health Sciences Center, 2014, Assistant Professor

LEVITZKY, ELIZABETH, PhD, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 2015, Assistant Professor

LIN, HUI-YI, PhD, Tulane University, 2004, Professor

MAO, BINGJING, PhD, University of Miami, 2022 Assistant Professor

McDANIEL, LEE, PhD, Unversity of Wisconsin, 2014, Adjunct Associate Professor

MENDOZA, MELISSA, JD, Loyola New Orleans School of Law, 2008, Adjunct Assistant Professor

MERCANTE, DONALD, E., PhD, Virginia Polytechnical Institute & State University, 1990, Professor

MERRITT, YVETTE, MPH, University of Pittsburgh, 2007, Instructor

NUSS, HENRY, PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2008, Associate Professor

ORAL, EVRIM, PhD, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, 2002, Associate Professor

ORTEGA, LAVONNE, PhD, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, 2004, Adjunct Assistant Professor

PAUL, ANAND, PhD, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, 2010, Associate Professor

PETERS, EDWARD S., DMD, ScD, Harvard University, 1990, 1999, Adjunct Professor

PHILLIPPI, STEPHEN, JR., PhD, Louisiana State University, 2007, Professor

PRIDDY, ANNA, PhD, Louisiana State University, 2001, Adjunct Instructor

RAHMAN, Md SHAHINOOR, PhD, George Mason University, 2019, Assistant Professor

REIMERS, ROBERT, PhD, Vanderbilt University, 1973, Adjunct Professor

RIGAMER, ELMORE, MD, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, 1966, Adjunct Assistant Professor

ROBINSON, WILLIAM PhD, Tulane University, 2001 Professor

SCOTT, JENNIFER, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin, 2016, Adjunct Assistant Professor

SHRESTHA, PRATIBHA, PhD, Louisiana State University Health New Orleans, 2023, Adjunct Instructor

SMITH, DEAN, PhD, Texas A&M, 1985, Professor

SPRINGGATE, BENJAMIN, MD, Tulane University, 2001, Joint Associate Professor

STRAIF-BOURGEOIS, SUSANNE, PhD, University of Bonn, Germany, 1994, Associate Professor

TETE, DYLAN CARAWAY, MPH, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 2014, Adjunct Instructor 

THEALL, KATHERINE, PhD, Tulane University, 2005, Adjunct Associate Professor

THOMAS, CASEY, PhD, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 2022, Adjunct Instructor

TRAPIDO, EDWARD, ScD, Harvard University, 1981, Professor and Dean

TSENG, TUNG-SUNG, DrPH, Tulane University, 2005, Associate Professor

UMRIGAR, AYESHA, PhD, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 2019, Adjunct Instructor

VELU, RAJABATHER PALANI, PhD, University of Wisconsin Madison, 1983, Adjunct Professor

WAGNER, ANTHONY, MHA, University of Minnesota, 1975, Adjunct Associate Professor

WENDELL, DEBORAH, PhD, Tulane University, 2008, Assistant Professor

WENNERSTROM, ASHLEY, PhD, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 2013, Associate Professor

WILLIAMS, DONNA, DrPH, Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, 2009, Professor and Associate Dean

WU, XIAO CHENG, MD, Xian Medical University, 1986, Professor

YU, QINGZHAO, PhD, Ohio State University, 2006, Professor

ZAPATA, AMY, MPH, Boston University, 1997, Adjunct Instructor

Recapitulation of Full-Time Faculty

Below are the names of faculty members of the School of Public Health listed by academic rank and in alphabetical order.

PROFESSOR: Brisolara, Culbertson, Fang, Honore, Lin, Mercante, Phillippi, Robinson, Smith, Trapido, Williams, Wu, Yu

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR: Ferguson, Glick, Hsieh, Hu, Katner, Nuss, Oral, Paul, Straif-Bourgeois, Tseng, Wennerstrom

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: Celestin, Chang, Chiu, Danos, Elewonibi, Harrington, Leonardi, Levitzky, Rahman, Wendell

INSTRUCTOR: Cuccia, Merritt