Department of Health Behavior

Faculty and Staff

Department of Health Behavior Faculty Members

The Department of Health Behavior has more than 30 faculty members and 60 adjunct faculty members who guide students, colleagues and communities from across the globe in scholarship, research and service. They are renowned as local and global leaders in various fields within public health.

Faculty

Clare Barrington, PhD	Associate Professor and Doctoral Program Director	cbarring@email.unc.edu
Lynn White Blanchard, PhD	Associate Professor	blanchard@unc.edu
Noel Brewer, PhD	Professor	ntb@unc.edu
Liz Chen, PhD, MPH	Assistant Professor and MPH Concentration Lead, Health Behavior	lizcchen@unc.edu
Melissa Cox, PhD	Assistant Professor	coxmj@unc.edu
Carolyn Crump, PhD	Associate Professor	carolyn_crump@unc.edu
Geni Eng, DrPH	Professor	eugenia_eng@unc.edu
Edwin B. Fisher, PhD	Professor	fishere@email.unc.edu
Melissa Gilkey, PhD	Associate Professor	gilkey@email.unc.edu
Vivian Go, PhD	Professor	vgo@email.unc.edu
Shelley Golden, PhD	Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs	sgolden@email.unc.edu
Carol Golin, MD	Professor	carol_golin@med.unc.edu
Nisha C. Gottfredson, PhD	Assistant Professor	gottfredson@unc.edu
Marissa G. Hall, PhD	Assistant Professor	mghall@unc.edu
Abigail M. Hatcher, PhD	Assistant Professor	abbeymae@email.unc.edu
Lisa Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH	Professor	lisa_hightow@med.unc.edu
Lauren M. Hill, PhD	Assistant Professor	hilllm@email.unc.edu
Meg Landfried, MPH	Assistant Professor and MPH Practicum Director	landfried@unc.edu
Alexandra Lightfoot, EdD	Associate Professor	alexandra_lightfoot@unc.edu
Laura Linnan, ScD	Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs	linnan@email.unc.edu
Leslie A. Lytle, PhD	Adjunct Professor	llytle@email.unc.edu
Suzanne Maman, PhD	Associate Dean for Global Health and Professor	maman@email.unc.edu
Derrick Matthews, PhD	Assistant Professor	derrick.matthews@unc.edu
H. Luz McNaughton Reyes, PhD	Associate Professor	mcnaught@email.unc.edu
Sarah D. Mills, PhD, MPH	Assistant Professor	sarahmills@unc.edu
Beth Moracco, PhD	Associate Professor	moracco@email.unc.edu
Kate Muessig, PhD	Associate Professor	kmuessig@med.unc.edu
Kurt M. Ribisl, PhD	Jo Anne Earp Distinguished Professor and Chair	kurt_ribisl@unc.edu
Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH, MPH	Alumni Distinguished Professor and Dean	brimer@unc.edu
Nora Rosenberg, PhD	Assistant Professor	Nora_Rosenberg@unc.edu
Samir Soneji, PhD	Associate Professor	sonejis@email.unc.edu
Deborah Tate, PhD	Professor	dtate@unc.edu
Pamela Trangenstein, PhD	Assistant Professor	ptrang@email.unc.edu
Tran Viet Ha, MD, MSc	Assistant Professor	vietha@live.unc.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Mary Altpeter, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	mary_altpeter@unc.edu
Becca Bender	Adjunct Assistant Professor	becca.bender@unc.edu
Amrita Bhowmick, MPH, MBA	Adjunct Assistant Professor	amrita@unc.edu
Johanna Birckmayer, PhD	Adjunct Professor	jbirckmayer@bloomberg.org
Marcella H. Boynton, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	marcella_boynton@med.unc.edu
Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	lauren_brinkley@med.unc.edu
Felicia Browne	Adjunct Assistant Professor	febrowne@email.unc.edu
M. Justin Byron, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	jbyron@unc.edu
Molly Cannon, MPH	Adjunct Instructor	molly.cannon@thepalladiumgroup.com
Delesha M. Carpenter, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	dmcarpenter@unc.edu
Lori Carter-Edwards, PhD	Adjunct Associate Professor	lori_carter-edwards@unc.edu
Ewan K. Cobran, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	ecobran@uga.edu
Denise Dickinson, MPH	Adjunct Instructor	ddickinson@rti.org
Robert Flewelling, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	flewelling@pire.org
Kristie Foley, PhD	Adjunct Associate Professor	kfoley@wakehealth.edu
Vangie Foshee, PhD	Adjunct Professor	foshee@email.unc.edu
Robert Foss, PhD	Adjunct Professor	rob_foss@unc.edu
Elizabeth French, MA	Adjunct Instructor	eafrench@unc.edu
Susan Gaylord, PhD	Adjunct Associate Professor	susan_gaylord@med.unc.edu
Jennifer Gierisch, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	j.gierisch@duke.edu
Lisa Gilbert, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	lisagilbertphd@yahoo.com
Bernard Glassman, MA	Adjunct Instructor	bg@unc.edu
Moses Goldmon, EdD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	mgoldmon@lanecollege.edu
Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH	Adjunct Professor	aog@med.unc.edu
Susan Haws, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	swhaws@gmail.com
Sally Herndon, MPH	Adjunct Instructor	sally.herndon@dhhs.nc.gov
Jim Herrington, PhD	Adjunct Professor	jimhsph@email.unc.edu
Linda Kinsinger, MD	Adjunct Professor	linda_kinsinger@med.unc.edu
Kathryn Lancaster, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	lancaster.111@osu.edu
Megan Lewis, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	melewis@rti.org
Leslie A. Lytle, PhD	Adjunct Professor	llytle@email.unc.edu
Kathleen MacQueen, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	kmacquee@email.unc.edu
David McCoy, JD	Adjunct Assistant Professor
Meg Molloy, DrPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	meg@forprevention.org
Ingrid H. Morris, MPH	Adjunct Instructor	Ingrid.Morris@bcbsnc.com
Allison Myers, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	aemyers@live.unc.edu
Melva Fager Okun, DrPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	melvafokun@gmail.com
Allison Pack, PhD	Adjunct Instructor	apack15@email.unc.edu
Robert Pleasants, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	bpleas@email.unc.edu
Kathryn I. Pollak, PhD	Adjunct Associate Professor	kathryn.pollak@duke.edu
Patsy Polston, PhD	Adjunct Instructor	polston@unc.edu
Tonia Poteat, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	tonia_poteat@med.unc.edu
Wizdom Powell, PhD	Adjunct Associate Professor	wizdomp@email.unc.edu
Scott Rhodes, PhD	Adjunct Associate Professor	srhodes@wakehealth.edu
Christopher L. Ringwalt, DrPH	Adjunct Professor	cringwal@email.unc.edu
LaHoma Smith Romocki, PhD	Adjunct Associate Professor	lromocki@nccu.edu
Cherie Rosemond, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	crosemon@med.unc.edu
Carol Runyan, PhD	Adjunct Professor	carol_runyan@unc.edu
English Sall, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	egsall@email.unc.edu
Michael D. Schulman, PhD	Adjunct Professor	michael_schulman@ncsu.edu
Paschal Sheeran, PhD	Adjunct Professor	psheeran@unc.edu
Arjumand Siddiqi, ScD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	aa.siddiqi@utoronto.ca
Celette Sugg Skinner, PhD	Adjunct Associate Professor	celette.skinner@utsouthwestern.edu
Jason Smith, PhD	Adjunct Associate Professor	jasonsb@email.unc.edu
Paige Hall Smith, PhD	Adjunct Associate Professor	phsmith@uncg.edu
Sandra Soto, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	shsoto@live.unc.edu
Brian Southwell, PhD	Adjunct Associate Professor	southwell@unc.edu
Elizabeth Stern, MPH	Adjunct Instructor	lstern@nccadv.org
Karen Strazza, MPH	Adjunct Instructor	kstrazza@rti.org
Deborah Stroman, PhD, CLU	Adjunct Associate Professor	dstro@unc.edu
Katherine Turner, MPH	Adjunct Instructor	katherinelynnturner@gmail.com
Gina Upchurch, MPH	Adjunct Instructor	gina@seniorpharmassist.org
Naya Villarreal, MPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	naya@unc.edu
Amy Vincus, MPH	Adjunct Instructor	avincus@unc.edu; avincus@gmail.com
Maihan Vu, DrPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	maihan.vu@unc.edu
Anna Waller, ScD	Adjunct Faculty	awaller@med.unc.edu
Karen Webb, MEd	Adjunct Instructor	kwebb7@bellsouth.net
Godfrey Woelk, PhD	Adjunct Associate Professor	gwoelk@pedaids.org
Michael Yonas, DrPH	Adjunct Associate Professor	myonas@email.unc.edu; may24@pitt.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Karl Bauman	Professor Emeritus
J. Michael Bowling	Professor Emeritus	jbowling@email.unc.edu
Robert DeVellis, PhD	Professor Emeritus	bob_devellis@unc.edu
Brenda DeVellis	Professor Emeritus
Jo Anne Earp, ScD	Professor Emeritus	jearp@unc.edu
Susan Ennett, PhD	Professor Emeritus	sennett@email.unc.edu
John W. Hatch, DrPH	Professor Emeritus
Ethel J. Jackson	Professor Emeritus
Elizabeth Mutran	Professor Emeritus
Carol Runyan, PhD	Professor Emeritus	carol_runyan@unc.edu
Allan Steckler	Professor Emeritus

Administrative Staff

Amorelle Crossley	Grants Manager	crossley@email.unc.edu
Paula Lauren Harwick	Academic Program Support Coordinator	pharwick@email.unc.edu
Darlene Laws	Assistant to Department Chair	dnlaws@email.unc.edu
Debra Littlejohn	Grant Manager	debra7@email.unc.edu
Latasha Mingo, MBA	Assistant Department Chair for Administration	lmingo@email.unc.edu
Katia Woolf	Administrative Support Specialist	katia@unc.edu
Allan Ochieng Yara	Accounting Technician	allanfy@email.unc.edu

Research Staff

Susan Alton Dailey	Project Manager	sadailey@email.unc.edu
James Emery, MPH	Research Associate	jemery@email.unc.edu
Robert J. Letourneau, MPH	Research Associate	Robert_Letourneau@unc.edu
Samantha Luu, MPH	Associate Director, UNC-CH Peer Support Core, Department of Health Behavior	samantha_luu@unc.edu
Yao (Patrick) Tang, MPH	Program Manager, Peers for Progress	yptang@email.unc.edu

Postdoctoral Research Associates

Claire Bosire	Postdoctoral Research Associate	cbosire@email.unc.edu
Jacquelyne Gaddy	Postdoctoral Research Associate	Jacquelyne.Gaddy@unchealth.unc.edu
Brigid Grabert	Postdoctoral Research Associate	bgrabert@live.unc.edu
Amanda Kong	Postdoctoral Research Associate	akong2@live.unc.edu
Jacob Stein	Postdoctoral Research Associate	Jacob.Stein@unchealth.unc.edu
Deshira Wallace	Postdoctoral Research Associate	ddwallac@live.unc.edu