Public Health Leadership Program

Faculty and Staff

The faculty of the Public Health Leadership Program (PHLP) is a small but diverse group of educators, with experience in both professional and academic environments. The core faculty collaborates with professors from the Schools of Medicine and the Gillings School to produce a curriculum built around principles of leadership and public health best practices.

The PHLP staff coordinates and supports the Program, providing crucial resources to the faculty and information to students whose connection to the University is often a virtual one. The staff is practiced at meeting the different needs of distance and residential students as well as alumni and prospective applicants.

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PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FACULTY AND STAFF POSE FOR A ZOOM PHOTO. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, TOP TO BOTTOM: SARAH THACH, LORI EVARTS, AIMEE MCHALE, ANNA SCHENCK (DIRECTOR), MARIE LINA EXCELLENT, MICHELE FULTON, VAUGHN UPSHAW, W. OSCAR FLEMING, DANA RICE, CHANTAL DONAGHY, TIFFANY FARINA, TAMARIE MACON, MARCELA ABREGO, AND JOE JACOBS.

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Our Faculty and Staff

Faculty
Adjunct Faculty
Staff
Emeritus Faculty

Faculty

Karar Zunaid Ahsan, PhD, MIPH, MS	Assistant Professor	zunaid@email.unc.edu
Lori A. Evarts, MPH, PMP, CPH, MBTI	Associate Director, Operations Excellence	lori_evarts@unc.edu
Marie Lina Excellent, MD, MPH	Assistant Professor and Global Health Certificate Lead	marilina@live.unc.edu
Cynthia Feltner, MD, MPH	Assistant Professor and Concentration Lead - Population Health for Clinicians	cindy_feltner@med.unc.edu
William Oscar Fleming, DrPH, MSPH	Assistant Professor and and Concentration Co-Lead - Global Health	oscar.fleming@unc.edu
Tamarie Macon, PhD	Assistant Professor	tamarie@email.unc.edu
Aimee M. McHale, JD, MSPH	Assistant Professor	ammchale@email.unc.edu
Rohit Ramaswamy, PhD	PhD Professor	ramaswam@email.unc.edu
Kim Ramsey-White, PhD	Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence	whitek22@unc.edu
Dana Rice, DrPH	Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean of Master's Degree Program	danarice@unc.edu
Anna P. Schenck, PhD	Professor of the Practice	anna.schenck@unc.edu
Sarah Brill Thach, MPH	Assistant Professor	sbthach@email.unc.edu
Sue Tolleson-Rinehart, PhD	Professor	suetr@unc.edu
Vaughn Mamlin Upshaw, DrPH, EdD	Professor and Concentration Lead - Leadership in Practice	vupshaw@unc.edu
Laura Villa Torres, PhD, MSPH	Assistant Professor	villal@unc.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Kathryn Andolsek, MD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	kathryn.andolsek@duke.edu
Shannon Aymes, MD, MPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	shannon_aymes@med.unc.edu
Ameena Batada, DrPH	Adjunct Associate Professor	abatada@unca.edu
Marcella H. Boynton, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	marcella_boynton@med.unc.edu
Carol Breland, MPH, RRT	Adjunct Instructor	brelandc@email.unc.edu
John Brock, PhD	Adjunct Professor	johbroc@unc.edu
Martha Carlough, MD, MPH	Adjunct Professor Professor	martha_carlough@med.unc.edu
Lori Carter-Edwards, PhD, MPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	lori.c.edwards@kp.org
Anthony Charles, MD, MPH	Professor	anthony_charles@med.unc.edu
Kauline Cipriani, PhD	Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence and Associate Professor	cipriank@unc.edu
Russell Coletti, MD, MPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	russell.coletti@unchealth.unc.edu
Donna R. Dinkin, DrPH MPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	ddinkin@email.unc.edu
Kim Faurot, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	faurot@med.unc.edu
Jill Fromewick, Sc.D.	Adjunct Assistant Professor	jill.fromewick@mahec.net
Timothy Gabel, MBA	Adjunct Professor	tjg@rti.org
Jared Gallaher, MD, MPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	jared_gallaher@med.unc.edu
Erica Gregory	Adjunct Assistant Professor	eg@unc.edu
Jennifer Griffin	Adjunct Assistant Professor	jenngrif@email.unc.edu
Chase Harless, MSW	Adjunct Assistant Professor	chasehar@unc.edu
Russell P. Harris, MD, MPH	Adjunct Professor	russell_harris@med.unc.edu
Mamie Sackey Harris, MPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	msharris@med.unc.edu
Wade Harrison, MD, MPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	Wade_Harrison@med.unc.edu
Jeannine Herrick, MPH	Adjunct Instructor	jherrick@email.unc.edu
Elizabeth "Beth" High	Adjunct Assistant Professor	highroadconsulting@gmail.com
Vijaya K. Hogan, DrPH, MPH	Adjunct Professor	vhogan@email.unc.edu
Natasha Hughes, MPH	Adjunct Instructor	nlhughes@email.unc.edu
Daniel Jonas, MD, MPH	Adjunct Professor	daniel_jonas@med.unc.edu
Fabrice Julien, PhD, MPH, MA	Adjunct Assistant Professor	FabriceJulien@unc.edu
Leila C. Kahwati, MD, MPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	lkahwati@rti.org
Kody H. Kinsley, MPP	Adjunct Professor	kkinsley@email.unc.edu
Emily Kiser, MPH	Adjunct Instructor	emily_kiser@med.unc.edu
Manish Kumar, MPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	manishk@unc.edu
Amy Lanou, PhD	Adjunct Professor	alanou@unca.edu
Spencer Lindgren, MPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	slindgre@email.unc.edu
Brettania O’Connor, PhD, MPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	lopes.blw@unc.edu
Lisa Macon Harrison, MPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	lharrison@gvdhd.org
Rebecca Maine, MD, MPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	rebecca.maine@gmail.com
Nancy McGee, JD, DrPH	Adjunct Associate Professor	nancymmcgee@gmail.com
Paul Meade, M.Sc, MPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	pdmeade@me.com
Yesenia Merino, PhD, MPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	ymerino@email.unc.edu
J. Lloyd Michener, MD	Adjunct Professor	lloyd.michener@duke.edu
Vanessa Miller, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	vmiller@unc.edu
Gita Mody, MD, MPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	gita_mody@med.unc.edu
Virginia Moyer	Adjunct Professor	vmoyer@med.unc.edu
Charles Mike Newton-Ward	Adjunct Assistant Professor	cmnewton@email.unc.edu
Jacqueline Olich, PhD	Adjunct Associate Professor	jolich@rti.org
Medge Owen, MD	Adjunct Professor	mowen@wakehealth.edu
William F. Owen, Jr., MD, FACP	PHLP Adjunct Professor	wfowenmd@email.unc.edu
Christie Pettitt-Schieber, MPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	pettittc@unc.edu
Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH	Adjunct Professor	Marcus.Plescia@mecklenburgcountync.gov
Deborah Porterfield, MD, MPH	Adjunct Associate Professor	porterfi@email.unc.edu
Greg Randolph, MD, MPH	Adjunct Professor	grandolp@ad.unc.edu
Marianne C. Ratcliffe, MHA	Adjunct Professor
Trista Reid, MD, MPH, FACS	Adjunct Assistant Professor	trista_reid@med.unc.edu
Megan Richardson, MPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	megan.richardson@unc.edu
Robert A. Rowe, MD, MBA, MPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	robert_rowe@med.unc.edu
Ghazaleh Samandari, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	samandar@email.unc.edu
Tanvi Shah, MBBS, DA	Adjunct Assistant Professor	tjshah@live.unc.edu
Kevin W. Sowers, MSN, RN, FAAN	Adjunct Professor	Kevin.sowers@duke.edu
Michael Steiner, MD, MPH	Adjunct Professor	msteiner@med.unc.edu
Amy Belflower Thomas, MHA, MSPH, CPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor; Director of Community Assessment and Strategy
Douglas W. Urland, MPA	Adjunct Assistant Professor	doug.urland@unc.edu
Gretchen L. Van Vliet, MPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	gretchen_vanvliet@unc.edu
Ellis D. Vaughan, DNP, RN	Adjunct Instructor	ellisv1@email.unc.edu
Jessica Vaughan, MPH	Adjunct Instructor	jmvaugh@email.unc.edu
Anthony J. Viera, MD, MPH	Adjunct Professor	viera@med.unc.edu
Meera Viswanathan, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	viswana@email.unc.edu
John Wallace, PhD	Adjunct Assistant Professor	john.wallace@unc.edu
Rachel A. Wilfert, MD, MPH, CPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	rachel.wilfert@unc.edu
Louise Winstanly, LLB, MS	Adjunct Assistant Professor	winstanl@email.unc.edu
Jacqueline Rollins Wynn, MPH	Adjunct Assistant Professor	jacqueline_wynn@med.unc.edu
Susan Zelt, DrPH, MBA	Adjunct Assistant Professor	zelt@ad.unc.edu
Sanjay Zodpey	Adjunct Professor	spzodpey@yahoo.com
Adam Zolotor, MD, DrPH	Adjunct Professor	ajzolo@med.unc.edu

Staff

Chantal N. Donaghy	Executive Assistant to the Director	donaghy@email.unc.edu
Michele Fulton	Academic Program Support Coordinator	mmfulton@email.unc.edu
Shaneka Haynes, MS, HS-BCP	MPH Student Services Director, UNC Gilling’s School’s Master of Public Health Program in Asheville	shanekah@email.unc.edu
Yesenia Merino, PhD, MPH	Director of Inclusive Excellence Education and Training	ymerino@email.unc.edu
Kim Ramsey-White, PhD	Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence	whitek22@unc.edu
Kaitlyn Stubblefield	Quality Coordinator	krstubbl@unc.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Russell P. Harris, MD, MPH	Professor Emeritus	russell_harris@med.unc.edu
Arnold Kaluzny, PhD	Professor Emeritus	kaluzny@live.unc.edu
William A. Sollecito, DrPH	Professor Emeritus	bill_sollecito@unc.edu