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.

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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
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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
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Nisha Beharie, Dr.P.H., M.P.H.

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

Associate Professor, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
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Denton Brosius, M.A., Ph.D.

Senior Associate Dean for eLearning; Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
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Amy S. Brown, M.D., M.Be.

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics | School of MedicineAdjunct Associate Professor, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
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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
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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
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Benjamin F. Johnson, Ed.D., M.A.

Vice Dean; Professor, Physical Therapy & Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
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Maureen Kennedy, M.S. '04, Dr.P.H. '11, CPH

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
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Kenneth A. Knapp, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Chair, Public Health; Director, Dr.P.H. Program, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
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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
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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
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Qiuhu Shi, M.S., Ph.D.

Professor of Biostatistics, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
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Meghan Work, M.P.H., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice