Ishtiaque Fazlul

Dr. Ishtiaque Fazlul is an applied microeconomist working on data-driven and evidence-based policy design in the fields of health and education. His research evaluates how policies and institutions affect health

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James P. O’Neal

Dr. James Patrick O’Neal, MD is a clinical professor at the University of Georgia’s (UGA) Institute for Disaster Management. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Davidson College and received his

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Jessica C. Smith

Jessica Smith is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management. Her roles include teaching courses in quantitative analysis, quality improvement in healthcare, and professional development,

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Mohammad Rifat Haider

I  joined the College of Public Health at University of Georgia (UGA) as tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management in the Fall 2021. Prior to

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Bernard A. Wheatley

Bernard A. Wheatley, an part-time associate professor in the Department of Health Policy & Management, a recognized leader in his field with 25 years’ of senior management experience in major

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Michelle A. Ritchie

Dr. Michelle Ritchie is an assistant professor at the Institute for Disaster Management. Here, she serves as the undergraduate program coordinator for the minor program in disaster management. Dr. Ritchie

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M. Mahmud Khan

Dr. M. Mahmud Khan is the Head of the Department and a professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. An applied economist by

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Shana M. Scott

Shana Scott is a public health policy professional and practitioner with almost 20 years of experience. In addition to serving as part-time Assistant Professor of Health Policy, she also serves

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Jean O’Connor

Dr. Jean C. O’Connor is a public health practitioner with more than two decades of experience. In addition to serving as a part-time associate professor of health policy and management

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George M. Khalil

Dr. Khalil is a mathematical statistician and specializes in HIV.  An alum of the College’s Doctor of Public Health program, Dr. Khalil started teaching the Managerial Epidemiology course in the

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Michael P. Martin

Mr. Martin is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy & Management with over 40 years of executive and management consulting experience in the public and private

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Curt A. Harris

Dr. Harris received his undergraduate degree in chemistry and his doctorate in toxicology. Following a decade at IDM in staff positions and tenure and non-tenure track faculty positions, Dr. Harris

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Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa

Economic Evaluation Research Group (EERG) Website Obesity and Weight Management Certificate Program

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Justin B. Ingels

Roles and Responsibilities: Development and implementation of CPH evaluation plan. Teaching undergraduate public health courses. Teaching economic evaluation and administration of comprehensive exam for the DrPH program. When to contact:

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Kerstin Gerst Emerson

Dr. Emerson has two main research areas, both centering on older adults and using large secondary datasets. She focuses on Hispanic aging, specifically the influence of individual and neighborhood characteristics

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