Our department’s faculty and staff are seasoned veterans in maternal and child health practice and scholarship. Many have worked within or in close consultation with the major domestic and global maternal and child health public health agencies – the State Health Department/Title V Program, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The U.S. Agency for International Development, The United Nations Children’s Fund, and the World Health Organization. They have also led the maternal and child health field in teaching, continuing to introduce curricular innovations to ensure that our students obtain the knowledge and skills necessary to become effective leaders in the field.
Currently, the department has 31 faculty members, 20 of whom have primary appointments in Maternal and Child Health (MCH). Complementing these faculty are four emeritus members, and more than 65 adjunct faculty, many of whom hold leadership positions in MCH research and practice settings. Given the interdisciplinary nature of our department, faculty and staff research interests and activities span the full array of issues and areas of focus for the maternal and child health population. Our initiatives are designed to create new knowledge and directly improve the health of this population. World-class faculty have been carefully recruited with these goals in mind.don
Our skilled and dedicated staff members support our faculty, students and alumni, ensuring that our teaching and research programs run smoothly and effectively. Together, faculty and staff help our department stay responsive to the changing needs of MCH students, alumni and the practice community.
Our Faculty and Staff
Faculty
Emeritus Faculty
| Trude Bennett, DrPH | Professor Emerita | trude_bennett@unc.edu |
| Anita M. Farel, DrPH | Professor Emerita | anita_farel@unc.edu |
| Jonathan B. Kotch, MD | Professor Emeritus | jonathan_kotch@unc.edu |
| Miriam H. Labbok, MD, MPH (deceased) | Professor Emerita | labbok@unc.edu |
| Lewis Margolis, MD, MPH | Professor Emeritus | lew_margolis@unc.edu |
| Diane Louise Rowley, MD | Professor Emerita | drowley@email.unc.edu |
Adjunct Faculty
Chair’s Office Staff
| Kia B Barbee, MBA | Director of Finance and Administration | kbarbee@unc.edu |
| Kathy Biancardi | Administrative Support Associate | kathy_biancardi@unc.edu |
| Carolyn T. Halpern, PhD | Professor and Chair | carolyn_halpern@unc.edu |
| Quetta Long | Accounting Technician | quetta_long@unc.edu |
| Catherine Robinson | Executive Assistant | catherine_robinson@unc.edu |
| La-Sonya F. Robinson | Accounting Technician | la-sonya.robinson@unc.edu |
| Victoria Stephens | Accounting Technician | vjs1@unc.edu |
| Allan Yara | Budget and Finance Manager | allanfy@email.unc.edu |
