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.
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
Adam Block, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Amy S. Brown, M.D., M.Be.
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Pediatrics - Division of Pulmonology, Allergy & Immunology and Sleep Medicine | 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
Nkemdilim Chukwueme, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H. '23
Assistant Professor, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Elizabeth Drugge, Ph.D., M.P.H.'12
Associate Professor, Public Health; Director of Center for 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
Marina K. Holz, Ph.D., M.P.H. '23, Dr.P.H. '24
Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical SciencesVice Chancellor for Graduate and Professional Studies; Professor, Cell and Molecular Physiology | Biomedical SciencesProfessor, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Kenneth A. Knapp, Ph.D.
Chair, Public Health; Director, Dr.P.H. Program, Public Health; Assistant Professor, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Sankaran Krishnan, M.D., M.P.H. '13, FAAP
Professor, Pediatrics, Pediatrics - Division of Pulmonology, Allergy & Immunology and Sleep Medicine | School of MedicineProfessor, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Brian Nickerson, Ph.D., J.D., M.P.A., FACHE
Dean, School of Health Sciences and PracticeProfessor, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Vadim Tantsyura, M.S. '08, M.A., Dr.P.H. '15
Assistant Professor, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
Bruno S. Villazhiñay Matute, Dr.P.H. '25, M.P.H. '22
Instructor, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Senior Administrator, Emergency Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology & Radiation Medicine | School of MedicineAdjunct Assistant Professor, Public Health | School of Health Sciences & Practice
