Chairs Committee at the Gillings School
About Us
The Gillings School of Global Public Health’s Chairs Committee consists of department chairs and the dean, vice dean, senior associate dean for academic and student affairs, and associate dean for research. The committee is chaired by a department chair, who is selected by the dean, with concurrence of Chairs Committee members.
The Chairs Committee meets monthly and is charged with the following responsibilities:
- Makes decisions on academic policies under the jurisdiction of the School
- Guides and votes on the School’s allocation model and revisions to it for state budget
- Considers issues with schoolwide relevance to the academic mission
- Reviews and approves new academic directions
Members
Dean’s Office
Dean Nancy Messonnier
Nancy Messonnier, MD
Dean and Bryson Distinguished Professor in Public Health
170 Rosenau Hall
(919) 966-3215
nmessonnier@unc.edu
Assistant: Julia Hayes
(919) 843-6121
Julia_Hayes@unc.edu
Dr. Robert Smith III
Robert Smith III, PhD
Vice Dean
131 Rosenau Hall
(919) 445-0070
Assistant: Sarahi Villa Arreguin
(919) 843-6430
sarahi1@unc.edu
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
(919) 843-8099
ygarb@email.unc.edu
Research
Dr. Kari North
Kari North, PhD
Associate Dean for Research and Professor, Epidemiology
123 W. Franklin Street, Building C, Suite 4217
(919) 966-2148
kari_north@unc.edu
Assistant: Matti Kidd
(919) 843-3945
mjkidd@unc.edu
Biostatistics
Dr. Michael Hudgens
Michael Hudgens, PhD
Chair and Professor, Biostatistics
3101 McGavran-Greenberg Hall
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: Wendi Seiler
(919) 966-3066
wendi_seiler@med.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
Assistant: Katie Lucey
(919) 966-5981
katielyn@unc.edu
Nutrition
Dr. Raz Shaikh
Saame “Raz” Shaikh, PhD
Chair and Professor, Nutrition
2303 McGavran-Greenberg Hall
shaikhsa@email.unc.edu
Assistant: Katie Cook
(919) 445-1170
kjcook19@live.unc.edu
Public Health Leadership and Practice
Dr. Vaughn Upshaw
Vaughn Mamlin Upshaw, DrPH, EdD
Chair and Professor of Public Health Leadership and Practice
4103 McGavran-Greenberg Hall
vupshaw@unc.edu
Assistant: Chantal Donaghy
(919) 966-5285
donaghy@email.unc.edu
