Chairs' Committee at the Gillings School
About Us
The Gillings School of Global Public Health’s chairs’ committee consists of department chairs, the director of the Public Health Leadership Program (PHLP), the dean, the vice dean and the senior associate dean for academic and student affairs. It has been chaired by a department chair, selected by the dean, with concurrence of chairs’ committee members.
The committee meets monthly and is charged with the following responsibilities:
- Guides allocation model for state budget
- Considers academic issues
- Makes decisions on academic policies under the jurisdiction of the School
- Reviews and approves new academic directions
- Reviews and recommends applications for Gillings Innovation Labs
- Serves as a sounding board on important School issues relevant to the academic mission
Members
Dean’s Office
Dr. Nancy Messonnier
Nancy Messonnier, MD
Dean and Bryson Distinguished Professor in Public Health
(919) 966-3215
uncsphdean@unc.edu
Assistant: Nia Mariso
(919) 445-0878
niamari1@email.unc.edu
Robert Smith III
Robert Smith, III, PhD
Vice Dean
170 Roseneau Hall
Assistant: TBD
Academic Affairs
Dr. Laura Linnan
Laura Linnan, ScD
Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs; Professor, Health Behavior
307 Rosenau Hall
919-843-8044
linnan@email.unc.edu
Assistant: Yasemin Garber
ygarb@email.unc.edu
Research
Dr. Andrew Olshan
Andrew Olshan, PhD
Interim Associate Dean for Research and Barbara Sorensen Hulka Distinguished Professor, Epidemiology
919-966-7424
andy_olshan@unc.edu
Biostatistics
Dr. Michael Hudgens
Michael Hudgens, PhD
Chair and Professor, Biostatistics
mhudgens@email.unc.edu
Assistant: Tyeest Baker
919-966-7254
bakerts@email.unc.edu
Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Dr. Rebecca Fry
Rebecca Fry, PhD
Interim Chair and Professor, Environmental Sciences and Engineering
166c Rosenau Hall
rfry@email.unc.edu
Assistant: Rhoda Cerny
919-966-1024
rcerny@email.unc.edu
Epidemiology
Dr. Til Stürmer
Til Stürmer, MD, PhD
Chair and Nancy A. Dreyer Distinguished Professor, Epidemiology
2101b McGavran-Greenberg Hall
sturmer@unc.edu
Assistant: Jackie Dark
919-966-7419
jackie_dark@unc.edu
Health Behavior
Dr. Kurt Ribisl
Kurt Ribisl, PhD
Chair and Jo Anne Earp Distinguished Professor, Health Behavior
303 Rosenau Hall
kurt_ribisl@unc.edu
Assistant: Darlene Laws
919-966-1131
dnlaws@email.unc.edu
Health Policy and Management
Dr. Kristin Reiter
Kristin Reiter, PhD
Chair, Health Policy and Management
1105B McGavran-Greenberg Hall
reiter@email.unc.edu
Assistant: Stephanie Forman
919-966-9122
sforman1@email.unc.edu
Maternal and Child Health
Dr. Carolyn Halpern
Carolyn Halpern, PhD
Chair and Professor, Maternal and Child Health
401 Rosenau Hall
carolyn_halpern@unc.edu
Nutrition
Dr. Raz Shaikh
Saame “Raz” Shaikh, PhD
Chair and Professor, Nutrition
919-966-6809
shaikhsa@email.unc.edu
Public Health Leadership Program
Dr. Anna Schenck
Anna Schenck, PhD
Director and Professor of the Practice of Public Health, Public Health Leadership Program
4103 McGavran-Greenberg Hall
schenck1@email.unc.edu
Assistant: Chantal Donaghy
919-966-5285
donaghy@email.unc.edu
