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.eduPhone: 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