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 members, postdoctoral researchers and students conduct research to answer the questions that help us understand what we can do to reduce health risks, to promote healthy lives, and to increase the number of individuals who are able to benefit from known and emerging medical science. Search faculty members by their research areas and methodological expertise on our Research page.

Faculty

Search faculty members by their research areas and methodological expertise on our Research page.

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
Dane Emmerling	Assistant Professor	dane.emmerling@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@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
Marissa G. Hall, PhD	Assistant Professor	mghall@unc.edu
Abigail M. Hatcher, PhD	Assistant Professor	abbeymae@email.unc.edu
Lauren M. Hill, PhD	Assistant Professor	hilllm@email.unc.edu
Larissa Jennings Mayo-Wilson, PhD MHS	Associate Professor	ljennings.mayowilson@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
Suzanne Maman, PhD	Associate Dean for Global Health and Professor	maman@email.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
Patsy Polston, PhD	Assistant Professor	polston@unc.edu
Kurt M. Ribisl, PhD	Jo Anne Earp Distinguished Professor and Chair	kurt_ribisl@unc.edu
Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH, MPH	Dean Emerita and Alumni Distinguished Professor	brimer@unc.edu
Nora Rosenberg, PhD	Associate Professor	Nora_Rosenberg@unc.edu
Deshira D. Wallace, PhD, MSPH	Assistant Professor	ddwallac@email.unc.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Stephanie L. Baker	Adjunct Assistant Professor
Becca Bender, M.Ed.	Adjunct Assistant Professor	becca.bender@unc.edu
Amrita Bhowmick, MPH, MBA	Adjunct Assistant Professor	amritab@email.unc.edu
Johanna Birckmayer, PhD	Adjunct Associate Professor	jbirckmayer@bloomberg.org
Marcella H. Boynton, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	marcella_boynton@med.unc.edu
Felicia A. Browne, ScD, MPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	fbrowne@rti.org
M. Justin Byron, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	jbyron@unc.edu
Molly Cannon, MPH	Adjunct Instructor	molly.cannon@thepalladiumgroup.com
Delesha M. Carpenter, PhD	Adjunct Associate Professor	dmcarpenter@unc.edu
Ewan K. Cobran, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	cobran.ewan@mayo.edu
Stacey Cutbush Starseed, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	scutbush@rti.org
Kristie Foley, PhD	Adjunct Associate Professor	kfoley@wakehealth.edu
Vangie Foshee, PhD	Adjunct Professor	foshee@email.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
Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH	Adjunct Professor	aog@med.unc.edu
Nisha C. Gottfredson, PhD	Associate Professor	gottfredson@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
Lisa Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH	Professor	lisa_hightow@med.unc.edu
Vichitra Jagannathan, MS, MBA	Adjunct Assistant Professor	vichi@ruralopportunity.org
Shawn Kneipp, PhD, RN, ANP, APHN-BC, FAANP	Adjunct Associate Professor	skneipp@email.unc.edu
Kathryn Lancaster, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	lancaster.111@osu.edu
Maija Leff, MPH	Adjunct Instructor	maija_leff@med.unc.edu
Leslie A. Lytle, PhD	Adjunct Professor	llytle@email.unc.edu
Kathleen MacQueen, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	kmacquee@email.unc.edu
Ingrid H. Morris, MPH	Adjunct Instructor	Ingrid.Morris@bcbsnc.com
Allison Myers, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	aemyers@live.unc.edu
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
Tonia Poteat, PhD	Adjunct Associate 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
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
Paige Hall Smith, PhD	Adjunct Associate Professor	phsmith@uncg.edu
Samir Soneji, PhD	Adjunct Associate Professor	sonejis@email.unc.edu
Sandra Soto, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	shsoto@live.unc.edu
Brian Southwell, PhD	Adjunct Associate Professor	south23@email.unc.edu
Karen Strazza, MPH	Adjunct Instructor	kstrazza@rti.org
Deborah Stroman, PhD, CLU	Adjunct Professor	dstro@unc.edu
Katherine Turner, MPH	Adjunct Instructor	katherinelynnturner@gmail.com
Naya Villarreal, MPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	naya@unc.edu
Maihan Vu, DrPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	maihan.vu@unc.edu
Anna Waller, ScD	Adjunct Associate Professor	awaller@med.unc.edu
Michael Wilson, MPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	michaelw@aadglobal.org
Godfrey Woelk, PhD	Adjunct Associate Professor	gwoelk@pedaids.org
Michael Yonas, DrPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	yonasm@pghfdn.org

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
Geni Eng, DrPH	Professor Emeritus	eugenia_eng@unc.edu
Susan Ennett, PhD	Professor Emeritus	sennett@email.unc.edu
John W. Hatch, DrPH	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
Rachel Evans, MM	Academic Program Support Specialist	rachme95@email.unc.edu
Darlene Laws	Assistant to Department Chair	dnlaws@email.unc.edu
Robert Statts	Assistant Department Chair	Robert_Statts@unc.edu
Czarina Stroud, MPH	Grants Manager	stroudcz@unc.edu
Chelsea Thacker	Accounting Technician	cdthacker@unc.edu

All administrative inquiries please contact, Admin Support intake: hbadminsupport@unc.edu

Research Staff

James Emery, MPH	Research Associate
Robert J. Letourneau, MPH	Research Associate	Robert_Letourneau@unc.edu
Tonya Stancil	Project Manager - IFE4HER Study	tstancil@unc.edu
Yao (Patrick) Tang, MPH	Program Manager, Peers for Progress	yptang@email.unc.edu

Postdoctoral Research Associates

Brigid Grabert	Postdoctoral Research Associate	bgrabert@live.unc.edu
Rebekah Israel Cross	Postdoctoral Research Associate	risraelcross@unc.edu
Patrece Joseph	Postdoctoral Research Associate
Haijing Ma, PhD	Postdoctoral Research Associate	hjma@email.unc.edu