Faculty and associates of the Department have conducted research and/or offered courses in other areas in epidemiology, including aging, digestive diseases epidemiology, genetic epidemiology, physical activity, nutritional epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, and social epidemiology, and have advised students in other areas as well. This diversity enriches the training of our students and also enables the Department to be more supportive of the activities of other departments and centers in the School and elsewhere in the University.

Epidemiology faculty, students and alumni are supported by a skilled and dedicated staff that contribute to areas such as student services, professional development, information technology and research.

Faculty

Adaora Adimora, MDProfessoradimora@med.unc.edu
Lorraine Alexander, DrPHAssociate Professorlorraine_alexander@unc.edu
Christy Avery, PhDProfessorchristy_avery@unc.edu
Chris Baggett, PhDAssistant Professorcbaggett@email.unc.edu
Ralph S. Baric, PhDWilliam R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor
John A. Baron, MDProfessorjabaron@med.unc.edu
Patricia Basta, PhDAssistant Professorpatricia_basta@unc.edu
Sylvia Becker-Dreps, MD, MPHAssociate Professorsbd@email.unc.edu
Ross M. Boyce, MDAssistant Professorroboyce@med.unc.edu
Jessie P. Buckley, PhDAssociate ProfessorJessie.Buckley@unc.edu
Eboneé Nicole Butler, PhDAssistant Professorebonee@unc.edu
Myron Cohen, MDYeargan-Bate Eminent Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology and Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Healthmyron_cohen@med.unc.edu
Stephen R. Cole, PhDProfessorcole@unc.edu
Julie L. Daniels, PhDProfessorjulie_daniels@unc.edu
Stephanie M. DeLong, PhDAssistant Professorsmdelong@email.unc.edu
Tania Desrosiers, PhDAssociate Professorta_desrosiers@unc.edu
Bethany DiPrete, PhDAssistant Professordiprete@email.unc.edu
Kathleen Dorsey, PhDAssociate Professorkathleen_conway@med.unc.edu
Andrew Edmonds, PhDAssociate Professoraedmonds@email.unc.edu
Jessie K. Edwards, PhDAssociate Professorjessedwards@unc.edu
Michael Emch, PhDW.R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professoremch@email.unc.edu
Marc Emerson, PhDAssistant Professormemerso@live.unc.edu
Lawrence S. Engel, PhDProfessorlarry.engel@unc.edu
Stephanie M. Engel, PhDProfessorStephanie.Engel@unc.edu
Kelly R. Evenson, PhDProfessorkelly_evenson@unc.edu
Nora Franceschini, MD, MPH, FAHAProfessornoraf@unc.edu
Satish Gopal, MD, MPHAssociate Professorsatish_gopal@med.unc.edu
Emily W. Gower, PhDAssociate Professoregower@unc.edu
Misa Graff, PhDAssociate Professormigraff@email.unc.edu
Rachel Graham, PhDAssistant Professorrlgraham@email.unc.edu
Lisa Gralinski, PhDAssistant Professorlgralins@email.unc.edu
Shakia T. Hardy, PhDAssistant Professor, Department of Epidemiologysthardy@live.unc.edu
Heather M. Highland, PhDAssistant ProfessorHeather.Highland@unc.edu
Juan M. Hincapie-Castillo, PharmD, PhDAssistant Professorjhincapie-castillo@unc.edu
Michele Jonsson-Funk, PhDAssociate Professormfunk@unc.edu
Anna Kucharska-Newton, PhDAssociate Professoranna_newton@unc.edu
Justin Lessler, PhDProfessorjlessler@unc.edu
Sara Levintow, PhDAssistant Professorlevintow@email.unc.edu
Laura Loehr, MD, PhD, MSAssistant Professorlloehr@email.unc.edu
Jennifer L. Lund, PhDAssociate Professorjennifer.lund@unc.edu
David M. Margolis, MDProfessordmargo@med.unc.edu
Steve Marshall, PhDProfessorsmarshall@unc.edu
Chantel Martin, PhDAssistant Professormartchan@email.unc.edu
Joanna "Asia" Maselko, ScDAssociate Professorjmaselko@unc.edu
Evan Mayo-Wilson, DPhil, MPAAssociate Professorevan.mayo-wilson@unc.edu
William C. Miller, MD, PhDProfessorbill_miller@unc.edu
Sonia Napravnik, PhDAssociate Professorsonia_napravnik@med.unc.edu
Hazel B. Nichols, PhDProfessorhazel.nichols@unc.edu
Kari North, PhDProfessorkari_north@unc.edu
Andrew Olshan, PhDBarbara Sorenson Hulka Distinguished Professor in Cancer Epidemiologyandy_olshan@unc.edu
Brian Wells Pence, PhDProfessorbpence@unc.edu
Audrey Pettifor, PhDProfessorapettif@email.unc.edu
Charles Poole, ScDAssociate Professorcpoole@unc.edu
Kimberly Powers, PhDAssociate Professorpowersk@email.unc.edu
Shabbar I. Ranapurwala, PhD, MPH, BHMSAssistant Professorsirana@email.unc.edu
Wayne Rosamond, PhDProfessorwayne_rosamond@unc.edu
Robert S. Sandler, MDProfessorrsandler@med.unc.edu
Alexandra Schaefer, PhDAssistant Professoraschaefe@email.unc.edu
Timothy Sheahan, PhDAssistant Professorsheahan@email.unc.edu
Jaime Slaughter-AceyAssociate Professorjslaugh@unc.edu
Jennifer S. Smith, PhDProfessorjsssmith@email.unc.edu
Anne P. Starling, PhDAssistant Professoranne.starling@unc.edu
June Stevens, PhDDistinguished Professorjune_stevens@unc.edu
Til Stürmer, MD, MPH, PhDNancy A. Dreyer Distinguished Professor and Chairsturmer@unc.edu
Caroline A. Thompson, PhD, MPHAssociate Professorcaroline.thompson@unc.edu
Melissa Troester, PhDProfessortroester@email.unc.edu
Anissa I. Vines, MS, PhDAssociate Professoravines@email.unc.edu
David Jay Weber, MDProfessordweber1@email.unc.edu
Sharon Stucker Weir, PhDAssistant Professorsharon_weir@unc.edu
Daniel Westreich, PhDProfessorwestreic@email.unc.edu
Eric A. Whitsel, MD, MPHProfessoreric_whitsel@unc.edu
Mollie E. Wood, PhD, MPHAssistant Professormwood@unc.edu
Karin B. Yeatts, PhDAssociate Professor and MPH Concentration Lead, Applied EpidemiologyKarin_Yeatts@unc.edu
Kristin Young, PhDAssistant Professorkristin.young@unc.edu
Paul Zivich, PhDAssistant Professor, Department of Epidemiologypzivich@unc.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Frieda Behets, PhDProfessor EmeritusFrieda_Behets@unc.edu
Barbara HulkaKenan Professor EmeritusBarbara_Hulka@unc.edu
Michel Ibrahim, PhDDean and Professor Emeritusmichel_ibrahim@unc.edu
Victor J. Schoenbach, PhDProfessor Emeritus
John SeedProfessor Emeritusrseed@email.unc.edu
Carl ShyProfessor Emerituscarl_shy@unc.edu
James Thomas, PhD, MPHProfessor Emeritusjim.thomas@unc.edu

Adjunct Faculty

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Allison E. Aiello, PhDProfessor and Social Epidemiology Program Leaderaaiello@unc.edu
Elizabeth B. Andrews, PhDAdjunct Associate Professoreandrews@rti.org
Donna Baird, PhDAdjunct Professorbaird@niehs.nih.gov
James D. Beck, PhDAdjunct Professorjames_beck@unc.edu
Douglas A. Bell, PhDAdjunct Professorbell1@niehs.nih.gov
Alexander BreskinAdjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiologyabreskin@live.unc.edu
Wendy R. Brewster, MD, PhDAdjunct Professorbrewster@med.unc.edu
Jane H. Brice, MD, MPHAdjunct Assistant Professorbrice@med.unc.edu
Donald L. Budenz, MD, MPHAdjunct Professor
Gregory L. Burke, MD, MSAdjunct Professorgburke@wakehealth.edu
Leigh F. Callahan, PhDAdjunct Professorleigh_callahan@med.unc.edu
Timothy S. Carey, MD, MPHClinical Professortim_carey@unc.edu
Patricia P. Chang, MD, MHSAdjunct Associate Professorpatricia_chang@med.unc.edu
Benjamin H. Chi, MD, MScAdjunct Professorbchi@med.unc.edu
Dennis A. Clements, MD, PhDAdjunct Professordennis.clements@duke.edu
Remy R. Coeytaux, MD, PhDAdjunct Assistant Professorrcoeytau@wakehealth.edu
Joseph A. Cook, MD, MPHAdjunct Professorjacook@att.net
Kourtney J. Davis, PhDAdjunct Assistant Professorkourtney.j.davis@gsk.com
Jen DeeseAdjunct Assistant Professorjennifer.deese@pfizer.com
Evan S. Dellon, MD, MPHAdjunct Associate Professoredellon@med.unc.edu
John M. Dement, PhDAdjunct Professorjohn.dement@duke.edu
Kimon Divaris, DDS, PhDAdjunct Associate Professorkimon_divaris@unc.edu
Eric Donaldson, PhDAdjunct Assistant Professoreric_donaldson@med.unc.edu
Nancy Dreyer, PhD, MPHAdjunct Professornancydreyer@gmail.com
Mohamed E. El Hag Ahmed, PhDAdjunct Assistant Professormsadig@uaeu.ac.ae
Alan R. Ellis, PhDAdjunct Assistant Professorarellis@ncsu.edu
Jeffrey P. Engel, MDAdjunct Professorjengel@cste.org
Sara A. Ephross, PhDAdjunct Associate Professorsaephross@gmail.com
Joseph J. Eron, Jr., MDAdjunct Professorjoseph_eron@med.unc.edu
Lydia B. Feinstein, PhDAdjunct Assistant Professorlfeinst@email.unc.edu
Kelly K. Ferguson, PhDAdjunct Assistant Professorkelly.ferguson2@nih.gov
Aaron T. Fleischauer, PhDAdjunct Assistant Professoralf6@cdc.gov
Robert H. Fletcher, MDAdjunct Professorrobert_fletcher@hms.harvard.edu
Suzanne W. Fletcher, MD, MScAdjunct Professor
Bradley N. Gaynes, MD, MPHAdjunct Professorbradley_gaynes@med.unc.edu
Alicia Gilsenan, PhDAdjunct Professoragilsenan@rti.org
Cynthia J. Girman, DrPHAdjunct Professorcindy.girman@cerobs.com
Mugdha N. Gokhale, PhDAdjunct Assistant Professormugdha.n.gokhale@gsk.com
Yvonne Golightly, PhDAssociate Professorgolight@email.unc.edu
Christine L. Gray, PhDAdjunct Assistant Professorclg56@duke.edu
Laura C. Hanson, MD, MPHAdjunct Professorlhanson@med.unc.edu
Quaker E. Harmon, MD, PhDAdjunct Assistant Professorquaker.harmon@nih.gov
Louise M. Henderson, PhDAdjunct Associate Professorlouise_henderson@med.unc.edu
Jane A. Hoppin, ScDAdjunct Assistant Professorjahoppin@ncsu.edu
Debra E. Irwin, PhDAdjunct Associate Professordirwin@email.unc.edu
Amy Ising, MSISAdjunct Instructorising@ad.unc.edu
Chandra L. Jackson, PhDAdjunct Assistant Professorchandra.jackson@nih.gov
Candice Johnson, PhDAdjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiologycandice.y.johnson@duke.edu
Jonathan J. Juliano, MD, MSPHAdjunct Associate Professorjjuliano@med.unc.edu
Michael D. Kappelman, MD, MPHAdjunct Professormichael_kappelman@med.unc.edu
Jay S. Kaufman, PhDAdjunct Professorjay.kaufman@mcgill.ca
Stephen B. Kritchevsky, PhDAdjunct Professorskritche@wakehealth.edu
J. Bradley Layton, PhDAdjunct Assistant Professorjblayton@rti.org
Jay F. Levine, DVM, MPHAdjunct Professorjay_levine@ncsu.edu
James W.S. Lewis, MD, MPHAdjunct Assistant Professorjames.w.lewis@dhhs.nc.gov
Duanping Liao, MD, PhDAdjunct Associate Professordliao@psu.edu
Stephanie J. London, MD, PhDAdjunct Professorlondon2@niehs.nih.gov
Matthew P. Longnecker, MD, ScDAdjunct Professormlongnecker@ramboll.com
Dana P. Loomis, PhDAdjunct Professordploomis@unr.edu
Thomas J. Luben , PhDAdjunct Assistant Professorluben.tom@epa.gov
Pia D. MacDonald, PhDAdjunct Associate Professorpmacdonald@rti.org
Christina D. Mack, PhDAdjunct Assistant Professorchristina.mack@iqvia.com
Timothy D. Mastro, MDAdjunct Professortmastro@fhi360.org
Ann M. McNeill, PhDAdjunct Assistant Professorannie.mcneill@merck.com
Pauline Mendola, PhDAdjunct Professorpauline.mendola@nih.gov
Prema Menezes, PhDAdjunct Associate Professorprema_menezes@med.unc.edu
Michelle L. Meyer, PhDAdjunct Assistant Professor
Anne-Marie Meyer, PhDAdjunct Associate Professormeyer.annemarie@gmail.com
David P. Miller, ScD, SMAdjunct Assistant Professor
Victoria Mobley, MD, MPHAdjunct Assistant Professorvictoria.mobley@dhhs.nc.gov
Keri L. Monda, PhDAdjunct Assistant Professorkmonda@amgen.com
Lucas M. Neas, MSE, ScDAdjunct Associate Professorneas.lucas@epa.gov
Matthew E. Nielsen, MD, MSAdjunct Associate Professormnielsen@med.unc.edu
Sarah J. Nyante, PhD, MSPHAdjunct Assistant Professorsarah_nyante@med.unc.edu
David Peden, MD, MSAdjunct Professordavid_peden@med.unc.edu
Miquel S. Porta, MD, MPHAdjunct Professormporta@imim.es
Scott K. Proescholdbell, MPHAdjunct Assistant Professorscott.proescholdbell@dhhs.nc.gov
David F. Ransohoff, MDClinical Professorransohof@med.unc.edu
David Richardson, PhDAssociate Professordavid.richardson@unc.edu
David L. Rosen, MD, PhDAdjunct Assistant Professordrosen@med.unc.edu
Erika Samoff, PhD, MPHAdjunct Assistant Professorerika.samoff@dhhs.nc.gov
Dale P. Sandler, PhD, MPHAdjunct Professorsandler@niehs.nih.gov
Pamela J. Schwingl, PhD, MSAdjunct Assistant Professorpschwingl@ils-inc.com
Arlene C. Sena-Soberano, MD, MPHAdjunct Associate Professoridrod@med.unc.edu
Nicholas J. Shaheen, MD, MPHAdjunct Professornshaheen@med.unc.edu
Sumitra Shantakumar, PhD, MPHAdjunct Assistant Professorsumitra.y.shantakumar@gsk.com
Mark E. Sherman, MDAdjunct Professorsherman.mark@mayo.edu
Ilene C. Siegler, PhD, MPHAdjunct Professor
Ross J. Simpson, Jr., MD, PhDClinical Professorross_simpson@med.unc.edu
Gary D. Slade, BDSc, DDPHAdjunct Professorgary_slade@unc.edu
Betsy L. Sleath, PhD, MSAdjunct Professorbetsy_sleath@unc.edu
Paul E. Stang, PhD, MSAdjunct Associate Professorpstang@its.jnj.com
Markus J. Steiner, PhD, MSPHAdjunct Assistant Professormsteiner@fhi360.org
Ronald P. Strauss, DMD, PhDClinical Professorron_strauss@unc.edu
Jeffrey S.A. Stringer, MDAdjunct Professorjeff_stringer@unc.edu
Jack A. Taylor, MD, PhDAdjunct Professortaylor@niehs.nih.gov
Steve M. Taylor, MD, MPHAdjunct Assistant Professorsteve.taylor@duke.edu
John Thorp, Jr., MDProfessorjohn_thorp@med.unc.edu
Vani Vannappagari, PhD, MPHAdjunct Assistant Professorvani.x.vannappagari@viivhealthcare.com
Emily E. Vavalle, PhD, MSAdjunct Associate Professoresickber@unch.unc.edu
Anthony J. Viera, MD, MPHAdjunct Professorviera@med.unc.edu
Andres Villaveces, MD, PhDAdjunct Assistant Professoravillav@outlook.com
Catherine J. Vladutiu, PhD, MPHAdjunct Assistant Professorcvladutiu@unc.edu
Timothy J. Wade, PhD, MPHAdjunct Associate Professorwade.tim@epa.gov
Emmanuel B. Walter, MD, MPHAdjunct Associate Professorwalte002@mc.duke.edu
Julia B. Ward, PhD, MPHAdjunct Assistant Professorjward@s-3.com
Clarice Weinberg, PhDAdjunct Professorcweinber@email.unc.edu
Suzanne L. West, PhD, MPHAdjunct Associate Professorswest@rti.org
Alexandra J. White, PhD, MSPHAdjunct Assistant Professoralexandra.white@nih.gov
Allen J. Wilcox, MD, PhDAdjunct Professorwilcox@niehs.nih.gov
Rachel E. Williams, PhD, MSAdjunct Assistant Professorrachel.e.williams@gsk.com
David A. Wohl, MDAdjunct Professorwohl@med.unc.edu
Christopher Woods, MDAdjunct Assistant Professorcwwoods@email.unc.edu
Jose P. Zevallos, MD, MPHAdjunct Associate Professorjpzevallos@wustl.edu

Staff

Andrea Bankoski, MPHIT Managerabankoski@unc.edu
Lisa BradleyAdministrative Support Associatelisa_bradley@unc.edu
Chandra CaldwellBusiness Officerchandra_caldwell@unc.edu
Nancy CulbersonSystems Programmer/SpecialistNancy_Culberson@unc.edu
Alyssa DavisAccounting Techniciandavisaf@unc.edu
Cassandra DavisAccounting Techniciancaslynn@ad.unc.edu
Spencer GeeTech Support Specialistspencer_gee@unc.edu
Susan GombeAccounting Technicianpomade@ad.unc.edu
T. Terrill HudginsTech Support Specialistterry_hudgins@unc.edu
Kim LudwigApplications SpecialistKim_Ludwig@unc.edu
Victoria MooreAssistant to the Chair for Business and Finance and Business Managervictoria_moore@unc.edu
Hillary MortensenProject Managerhillarym@unc.edu
Virginia Pate, MSApplications Analystvpate@email.unc.edu
Rebecca Rohde, MSApplications Analystrohde@unc.edu
Jessica Tse, MSPHApplications Specialistjessica_tse@unc.edu
Bretney Waller, MAAcademic Coordinator, Epidemiologybnwaller@unc.edu
Lily WangApplications Specialistlily_wang@unc.edu
Molly WenApplications Specialistmolly_wen@unc.edu
Kathy WisniewskiApplications Analystkathy_wisniewski@unc.edu
LaGina WomackAccounting Technicianlaginaw@unc.edu

Research Staff

Sara Jones Berkeley, PhDAssistant Professorsara.jones@unc.edu
Stephanie BlairResearch Assistantseblair@email.unc.edu
Kathy BorronSocial/Clinical Research Assistantborron@email.unc.edu
Chyrise Bradley, MAResearch Associatechyrise@unc.edu
Katlyn Delaney, BSResearch Specialistdkatlyn@ad.unc.edu
Andrea Des Marais, MPHProject Managerdesmarais@unc.edu
Caroline Hoffman DilworthLead Projects Managercaroline_dilworth@unc.edu
Sarah Doughty, MPHProject Coordinatorsdoughty@email.unc.edu
Christian Douglas, DrPHBiostatisticiancedougla@email.unc.edu
Caitlin E. EdwardsResearch Specialistcaitedw@unc.edu
Haley Garrett, BSResearch Specialisthaley14@email.unc.edu
Annika K. Gunderson, MScData Manageragunderson@unc.edu
Katherine HarmsenClinical Quality Control Analystharmsen@email.unc.edu
Phyllis JohnsonSocial Clinical Research Specialistphyllis_johnson@unc.edu
Marti KepnerAssistant Project Coordinatormkepner@email.unc.edu
Erin KirkResearch Specialistekirk@email.unc.edu
Joy KloetzerSocial/Clinical Research Assistantkloetzer@email.unc.edu
Patricia LeonardAbstractorpleonard@unc.edu
Lisa LindesmithResearch Specialistlisal@unc.edu
Amy LowmanProject Directoralowman@email.unc.edu
Ben McGlaughonProject Manager/Lab Managerbenmcg@unc.edu
Heena MehtaResearch Specialisthmehta@med.unc.edu
Vineet Menachery, PhDPostdoctoral Scholarvineet@email.unc.edu
Sharon Peacock HintonResearch Associatesharon_peacock@med.unc.edu
Cortney Pylant, MSLab Managercpylant@email.unc.edu
Allan Rene de CotretResearch Specialistajrene@email.unc.edu
Julie Rusyniak, MS, BCBASocial/Clinical Research Assistantjulie_rusyniak@med.unc.edu
Trevor ScobeyLaboratory Techniciantrevor.scobey@unc.edu
Kyaw ThwaiResearch Technicianthwai@email.unc.edu
Long Ping Victor TseResearch Associatevictor_tse@med.unc.edu
Yujie Wang, PhDBiostatisticianyujie_wang@unc.edu
Tamara Teague Watson, MEdResearch Clinician, Clinician Reviewer, Abstractorttwatson@email.unc.edu
Jerusha Weaver, MPH, CHESProject Managerjweave25@email.unc.edu
Ande WestResearch Specialistwestande@email.unc.edu
Douglas Widman, PhDPostdoctoral Research Associatedgwidman@med.unc.edu
Ellen Young, PhDResearch Associate, Department of Epidemiologyellen_young@med.unc.edu
Boyd Yount, Jr.Research Specialistbyount@email.unc.edu

Post Docs

Chelsea AndersonPostdoctoral Scholar
Celeste ButtsPostdoctoral Scholar
Carmen CuthbertsonPostdoctoral Scholar
David HolcombPostdoctoral Scholar
Yixuan (Jacob) HouPostdoctoral Scholar
Corinna KeelerPostdoctoral Scholar
Faye KoenigsmarkPostdoctoral Scholar
Harold LeePostdoctoral Scholar
Moa LeePostdoctoral Scholarmoalee @ live.unc.edu
Sarah LeistPostdoctoral Scholarleist @ email.unc.edu
Albert LiuPostdoctoral Scholar
Shelly-Ann LovePostdoctoral Scholar
David MartinezPostdoctoral Scholardavidmar @ email.unc.edu
Rita MeganckPostdoctoral Scholar
Fernando MoreiraPostdoctoral Scholar
John PowersPostdoctoral Scholar
Amanda RamosPostdoctoral Scholar
Jung Kyun SeoPostdoctoral Scholar
Shahar ShmuelPostdoctoral Scholar
Mohammad YaserPostdoctoral Scholar
Paul ZivichPostdoctoral Scholar
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