
School of Health Sciences and Practice
Health Sciences and Practice Faculty
The School of Health Sciences and Practice faculty, including emeriti faculty, consists of healthcare practitioners and industry-based professionals dedicated to enhancing the student experience. Our faculty members engage in groundbreaking research, push the boundaries of current knowledge, and add unique perspectives to classroom lectures and clinical rotations in public health, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology.

Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.M.S., M.B.A., FAAP, FACPM
Vice President for Government AffairsDean; Professor, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & PracticeProfessor, Pediatrics | School of Medicine

Amy Ansehl, M.S.N., D.N.P., RN, FNP-BC
Senior Associate Dean for Student Experience; Associate Professor, Public Health; Director, Applied Practice Experience, Public Health; Director of Community Outreach and Education (CEHCHV), Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice

Nisha Beharie, Dr.P.H., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice

Adam Block, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice

Denton Brosius, M.A., Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean for eLearning; Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice

Amy S. Brown, M.D., M.Be.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics | School of MedicineAdjunct Associate Professor, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice

Chia-Ching Chen, M.A., M.S., Ed.D., CHES
Professor, Public Health; Director of Advanced Certificate in Health Education | School of Health Sciences & Practice

Elizabeth Drugge, Ph.D., M.P.H.'12
Associate Professor, Public Health; Director of Campus Collaborative Research (CCR) | School of Health Sciences & PracticeDirector of Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) Curricular Theme and Adjunct Professor, Pharmacology | School of MedicineAdjunct Professor, Pharmacology | Biomedical Sciences

Benjamin F. Johnson, Ed.D., M.A.
Vice Dean; Professor, Physical Therapy & Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice

Maureen Kennedy, M.S. '04, Dr.P.H. '11, CPH
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice

Kenneth A. Knapp, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Chair, Public Health; Director, Dr.P.H. Program, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice

Sankaran Krishnan, M.D., M.P.H. '13, FAAP
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics | School of MedicineAssociate Professor of Clinical Public Health, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice

Padmini Murthy, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., M.Phil., CHES, FRSPH
Professor, Public Health; Global Health Certificate Director, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice

Qiuhu Shi, M.S., Ph.D.
Professor of Biostatistics, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Meghan Work, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice