Specialists in the field of Health Disparities
Suhang Song
Health Policy & Management
Assistant Professor
211D Wright Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 100 Foster Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.542.9268
suhang.song@uga.edu
Jessica C. Smith
Health Policy & Management
Clinical Assistant Professor
Co-Coordinator, MHA Program
311B Wright Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 100 Foster Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.542.7313
jc.smith@uga.edu
Marcus Dumas
Health Promotion & Behavior
Instructor
145E Wright Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 100 Foster Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.542.4370
marcus.dumas@uga.edu
Daniel Jung
Health Policy & Management
Assistant Professor
305D Wright Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 100 Foster Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.713.2692
daniel.jung1@uga.edu
Danielle Lambert
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Assistant Professor
237 B.S. Miller Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 101 Buck Road, Athens, GA 30602
dnl@uga.edu
John McCracken
Global Health Institute, Epidemiology & Biostatistics,
Professor
221B Wright Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 100 Foster Road, Athens, GA 30602
John.McCracken@uga.edu
M. Mahmud Khan
Health Policy & Management
Department Head & Professor
John A. Drew Professor in Healthcare Administration
116 Wright Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 100 Foster Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.542.6083
Mahmud.Khan@uga.edu
Allan D. Tate
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Assistant Professor
Director, Undergraduate Public Health Data Fluency Certificate
202 B.S. Miller Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 101 Buck Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: (706) 542-6317
allan.tate@uga.edu
Jessica Knight
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Assistant Professor
126 B.S. Miller Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 101 Buck Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.542.6334
jessica.knight@uga.edu
Rebecca Wells
Health Promotion & Behavior
Clinical Assistant Professor
MSW/MPH Program Coordinator
245E Wright Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 100 Foster Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.542.8110
rebecca.wells1@uga.edu
Luke Naeher
Environmental Health Science
Professor
150 Environmental Health Science Building, 150 East Green Street, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.542.4104
lnaeher@uga.edu
Tamora Callands
Health Promotion & Behavior
Associate Professor
321-D Wright Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 100 Foster Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.542.1722
tamcall@uga.edu
Lisa M. Renzi-Hammond
Institute of Gerontology, Health Promotion & Behavior,
Director, Institute of Gerontology
Co-Director, Cognitive Aging Research and Education (CARE) Center
Associate Professor
Interdisciplinary Group Lead, Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience, Integrated Life Sciences, Division of Neuroscience
Courtesy Faculty: Department of Psychology
135 Hudson Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 102 Spear Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.542.2539
Fax: 706.583.0109
lrenzi@uga.edu
Jenay M. Beer
Institute of Gerontology, Health Promotion & Behavior,
Associate Director, Institute of Gerontology
Associate Professor, College of Public Health and School of Social Work
139 Hudson Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 102 Spear Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.542.2539
Jenay.Beer@uga.edu
Zhuo “Adam” Chen
Health Policy & Management
Associate Professor
DrPH Program Coordinator
305B Wright Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 100 Foster Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.542.9146
zchen1@uga.edu
Marsha Davis
Dean's Office, Health Promotion & Behavior,
Dean
Professor
205 Rhodes Hall, Health Sciences Campus, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.542.0939
Fax: 706.542.6730
davism@uga.edu
Timothy Heckman
Health Promotion & Behavior, Institute of Gerontology,
Professor
327 Wright Hall, Health Sciences Campus, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.542.1155
Fax: 706.542.3164
heckman@uga.edu
Grace Bagwell Adams
Office of Outreach, Engagement & Equity, Health Policy & Management, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Institute of Gerontology,
Director, Health Equity Hub
Associate Professor
211D Wright Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 100 Foster Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.713.2701
gbagwell@uga.edu
Pamela Orpinas
Health Promotion & Behavior
Professor
213 Wright Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 100 Foster Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.542.4372
Fax: 706.542.4956
porpinas@uga.edu
José F. Cordero
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Department Head
Gordhan L. Virginia B. “Jinx” Patel Distinguished Professor of Public Health
105 B.S. Miller Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 101 Buck Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.542.6288
jcordero@uga.edu
Paula Davis-Olwell
Global Health Institute, Epidemiology & Biostatistics,
Clinical Associate Professor
Undergraduate Academic Program Coordinator, Global Health Institute
221D Wright Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 100 Foster Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.542.0418
Paula.DavisOlwell@uga.edu
Katie Darby Hein
Health Promotion & Behavior
Clinical Assistant Professor
Internship Coordinator
151E Wright Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 100 Foster Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.542.4358
Fax: 706.542.4956
khein@uga.edu
Nathan B. Hansen
Health Promotion & Behavior
Professor
133 Wright Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 100 Foster Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.542.4364
nhansen@uga.edu
Christina Proctor
Health Promotion & Behavior
Clinical Assistant Professor
Undergraduate Coordinator
151 C Wright Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 100 Foster Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.583.8184
Fax: 706.542.4956
cproctor@uga.edu
Stuart Feldman
Health Policy & Management
Professor Emeritus
227 Rhodes Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 105 Spear Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.713.2680
Fax: 706.542.6730
sfeldman@uga.edu
Jessica Legge Muilenburg
Dean's Office, Health Promotion & Behavior,
Assistant Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Assessment
Interim Department Head & Professor
229 Rhodes Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 105 Spear Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.542.4365
jlm@uga.edu
Christopher C. Whalen
Global Health Institute, Epidemiology & Biostatistics,
Karen and Jim Holbrook Distinguished Professor in Global Health
UGA Distinguished Research Professor
Director of Global Health Institute
227D Wright Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 101 Buck Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.542.0468
ccwhalen@uga.edu
Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa
Health Policy & Management, Dean's Office, Epidemiology & Biostatistics,
Associate Professor
Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Director, Economic Evaluation Research Group
Director, Obesity and Weight Management Certificate
211B Wright Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 100 Foster Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.713.2700
Fax: 706.227.4503
jrthapa@uga.edu
Andrea Swartzendruber
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Associate Professor
Graduate Coordinator
234 B.S. Miller Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 101 Buck Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.583.8149
Fax: 706.227.4510
aswartz@uga.edu
Jennifer L. Gay
Health Promotion & Behavior, Institute of Gerontology,
Associate Professor
251E Wright Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 100 Foster Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.542.6698
Fax: 706.542.4956
jlgay@uga.edu
Kerstin Gerst Emerson
Institute of Gerontology, Health Policy & Management,
Clinical Associate Professor
Director, Online Learning at CPH
131 Hudson Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 102 Spear Road, Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706.542.2539
Fax: 706.583.0109
emerson@uga.edu
Mark H. Ebell
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Director, Faculty of Medical Sciences
Professor
125 B.S. Miller Hall, Health Sciences Campus, 101 Buck Road, Athens, GA 30602
ebell@uga.edu
