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Faculty

Meet the Kent State College of Public Health Faculty

The Kent State College of Public Health faculty have been trained at some of the nation’s best schools and are equipped to deliver the highest quality education to our students. Their expertise and academic interests span all of the major public health disciplines. They are committed to making the College of Public Health one of the premier public health schools in the U.S.

We invite you to get to know the Kent State College of Public Health faculty. Please review their biosketches by clicking on each name and let us know if you’d like to speak to someone personally about your academic goals.


Department of Environmental Health
Mark A. James, PhD
Professor and Chair, Environmental Health Sciences
mjames22@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-6500
Yijing Chen, Ph.D, BS
Associate Professor - Environmental Health Sciences
ychen9@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-1515
Charles Hart, PhD, CIH, CSP, RS
Associate Professor - Environmental Health Sciences
chart18@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-6519
Shan-Hu Lee, PhD
Associate Professor - Environmental Health Sciences
slee19@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-3905
Maggie Stedman-Smith, PhD, MPH, MS, RN
Assistant Professor - Environmental Health Sciences
mstedman@kent.edu
Tomas Tamulis, PhD
Assistant Professor - Environmental Health Sciences
ttamulis@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-6372
Christopher J. Woolverton, PhD
Professor - Environmental Health
cwoolver@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-4648

Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
John R. Graham, Ph.D
Interim Chair - Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Professor Emeritus, KSU Distinguished Scholar
jgraham@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-7488
Heather Beaird, Ph.D, BS
Assistant Professor - Epidemiology
hbeaird@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-1844
Madhav P. Bhatta, Ph.D, MPH
Assistant Professor - Epidemiology
mbhatta@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-6511
Vinay K. Cheruvu, Ph.D., MS, MSc., PGD-MISCA
Assistant Professor - Biostatistics
vcheruvu@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-6518
Scott F. Grey, PhD
Instructor - Biostatistics
sgrey@kent.edu
J. Michael Moser, MD, MPH
Professor - Epidemiology
jmoser10@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-8073
Lynette Phillips, PhD, MSPH
Assistant Professor - Epidemiology
lphill20@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-6324
Melissa Zullo, Ph.D, MPH
Assistant Professor - Epidemiology
mellenbu@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-6509

 

Department of Health Policy & Management
Jonathan VanGeest, PhD
Associate Professor and Chair - Health Policy & Management
jvangees@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-6514
Sonia Alemagno, Ph.D
Dean, College of Public Health; Professor - Health Policy & Management
salemagn@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-6501
John Hoornbeek, PhD
Associate Professor - Health Policy & Management
jhoornbe@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-6500
Deric R. Kenne, Ph.D, MS, BA
Assistant Professor - Health Policy & Management
dkenne@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-7105
Willie H. Oglesby, PhD, MSPH, FACHE
Assistant Professor of Health Policy & Management
woglesby@kent.edu
Phone: 330-732-7825
John Staley, Ph.D MSEH
Assistant Professor - Health Policy & Management
jstaley1@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-6512
Ken Zakariasen, PhD, DDS, MS, MS(ODA)
Professor - Health Policy & Management
kzakaria@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-6500

Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences
R. Scott Olds, PhD
Professor and Interim Chair - Social & Behavioral Sciences
rolds@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-0679
Tina Bhargava, DrPH
Asssistant Professor - Social & Behavioral Sciences
tbharga1@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2729
Thomas W. Brewer, PhD
Assoc. Dean, Undergraduate Affairs; Assoc. Prof. - Social & Behavioral Science
twbrewer@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-4703
Abbey Eng, Ph.D, MA, BS
Assistant Professor - Social & Behavioral Sciences
aeng@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-0393
Eric S. Jefferis, PhD
Associate Professor - Social & Behavioral Sciences
ejefferi@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-6502
Peggy Shaffer-King, ABD, MA, BA, AA
Instructor - Social & Behavioral Sciences
eshaffe6@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-6503
Peggy Stephens, Ph.D, MA, BA, BS
Associate Professor - Social & Behavioral Sciences
msteph16@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-6500
Jingzen (Ginger) Yang, Ph.D
Associate Professor - Social & Behavioral Sciences
jyang23@kent.edu
Phone: 330-672-2679