About

The Dean’s Council is broadly representative of academic and administrative leadership of the Gillings School and includes: the dean; department chairs, the senior associate dean; all assistant and associate deans; directors of programs and units that serve all parts of the Gillings School; and representatives of student government and the Minority Student Caucus.

The Dean’s Council meets bi-monthly and is charged with the following responsibilities:

• Establishes strategic directions
• Makes policy recommendations
• Approves directions in high-impact areas affecting many or all parts of the School
• Develops, approves, reviews and provides feedback on Gillings School CEPH metrics and advises on potential remedies in cases of underperformance
• Recommends strategies to enhance diversity and inclusion at the Gillings School
• Reviews and votes on memoranda of understanding
• Advises on fundraising directions
• Serves as a sounding board on important issues facing the Gillings School, including those related to students, and recommending appropriate actions

Dean of the Gillings School of Public Health
Department Chairs
Academics and Practice
Administration
Student Representatives

Dean of the Gillings School of Global Public Health

Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH, MPH
Dean and Alumni Distinguished Professor

Dean's Office
170 Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7400
brimer@unc.edu

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Assistant: Angelica Figueroa
919-843-0908
amfiguer@unc.edu

Department Chairs

As leaders of and advocates for their departments, chairs bring a unique set of perspectives and concerns to the dean’s council. By definition, each department chair:

• Provides vision and leadership for departmental research, service and academic programs
• Manages departmental administrative functions
• Leads departmental faculty and staff
• Facilitates funding from a variety of sources
• Oversees research, grants and centers
• Connects to alumni and donors
• Promotes and nurtures diversity and inclusion
• Provides leadership for all student functions

The Gillings School’s Chairs’ Committee, composed of the leaders of all eight academic units in the Gillings School, meets monthly and is charged with the following responsibilities:

• Makes decisions on academic policies under School jurisdiction
• 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 makes funding decisions about, applications for Gillings Innovation Labs
• Reviews and approves new academic directions

Michael Kosorok, PhD Chair and W.R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor, Biostatistics

Biostatistics (BIOS)
3101 McGavran-Greenberg Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7420
kosorok@unc.edu

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Assistant: Betsy Seagroves
919-966-7254
bseagrov@bios.unc.edu

Barbara Turpin, PhD Chair and Professor, Environmental Sciences and Engineering

Environmental Sciences and Engineering (ESE)
166c Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7431
bjturpin@email.unc.edu

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Assistant: Rhoda Cerny
919-966-1024
rcerny@email.unc.edu

Til Stürmer, MD, PhD Chair and Nancy A. Dreyer Distinguished Professor, Epidemiology

Epidemiology (EPID)
2101b McGavran-Greenberg Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7435
sturmer@unc.edu

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Assistant: Chandra Caldwell
919-966-7419
ccaldwel@email.unc.edu

Kurt Ribisl, PhD
Chair and Professor, Health Behavior

Health Behavior (HB)
316 Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7440
kurt_ribisl@unc.edu

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Assistant: Riley Smith
919-966-1131
rileysmith@unc.edu

Morris Weinberger, PhD
Chair and Vergil N. Slee Distinguished Professor, Health Policy and Management

Health Policy and Management (HPM)
1105B McGavran-Greenberg Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7411
mweinber@email.unc.edu

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Assistant: Stephanie Forman
919-966-9122
sforman1@email.unc.edu

Carolyn Halpern, PhD
Chair and Professor, Maternal and Child Health

Maternal and Child Health (MCH)
401 Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7445
carolyn_halpern@unc.edu

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Assistant: Julie Theriault, MA
919-966-5981
jther@email.unc.edu

Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, PhD
Chair and Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor, Nutrition

Nutrition (NUTR)
245c McGavran-Greenberg Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7461
beth_mayer-davis@unc.edu

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Assistant: Anne Belote
919-966-7218
abelote@email.unc.edu

Anna Schenck, PhD
Director and Professor of the Practice, Public Health Leadership Program

Public Health Leadership Program (PHLP)
4103 McGavran-Greenberg Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7469
schenck1@email.unc.edu

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Assistant: Chantal Donaghy
919-966-5285
donaghy@email.unc.edu

Academics and Practice

Laura Linnan, ScD
Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs and Professor, Health Behavior

Academic Affairs
307 Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7440
919-843-8044
linnan@email.unc.edu

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Assistant: Benita Ramsey
919-966-3215
blramsey@email.unc.edu

Margaret (Peggy) Bentley, PhD
Associate Dean for Global Health and Carla Smith Chamblee Distinguished Professor, Nutrition

Global Health
124 Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7400
pbentley@unc.edu

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Assistant: Elisia Black
919-843-3945
elisias@email.unc.edu

Anna Schenck, PhD
Associate Dean for Practice

North Carolina Institute for Public Health (NCIPH)
4103 McGavran-Greenberg Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7469
schenck1@email.unc.edu

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Assistant: Chantal Donaghy
919-966-5285
donaghy@email.unc.edu

Steve Marshall, PhD
Interim Director, North Carolina Institute for Public Health; Director, Injury Prevention Research Center; Professor, Epidemiology

North Carolina Institute for Public Health (NCIPH)
Suite 500
Bank of America Building
CB #7505
smarshall@unc.edu

Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD
Associate Dean for Research; Professor, Nutrition

Research, Innovation and Global Solutions
Building C, Suite 210, Room 2123
123 W. Franklin Street
Campus Box 8120
pglarsen@email.unc.edu

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Office of Research Director: Christin Daniels, MA
919-966-0123
christin_daniels@unc.edu

Julie MacMillan, MPH
Managing Director for Research, Innovation and Global Solutions

Research, Innovation and Global Solutions
104 Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7415
919-843-3952
macmilla@email.unc.edu

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Assistant: Elisia Black
919-843-3945
elisias@email.unc.edu

Charletta Sims Evans, MEd
Associate Dean for Student Affairs

Student Affairs (OSA)
263b Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7400
simsevan@email.unc.edu

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Assistant: Natiaya Neal
919-966-2499
nneal@email.unc.edu

Administration

Todd Nicolet, PhD
Vice Dean

Administration
170 Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7400
todd_nicolet@unc.edu

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Assistant: Taylor Zimmerman
919-445-0878
tzimmerman@unc.edu

Kauline Cipriani, PhD Assistant Dean for Inclusive Excellence

Diversity and Inclusion
266 Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7400
cipriank@email.unc.edu

Karissa Grasty
Associate Dean for Advancement

Advancement
107B Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7407
kgrasty@email.unc.edu

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Development Coordinator:
Seteena Turner
919-966-0198
seteenss@live.unc.edu

Kathy Anderson, PhD
Associate Dean for Information Technology and Planning

Instructional and Information Systems (IIS)
219B Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7400
kathy_anderson@unc.edu

Elizabeth French, MA Assistant Dean for Strategic Initiatives; Adjunct Instructor

Strategic Initiatives

138 Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7400
eafrench@unc.edu

Molly O'Keefe, PhD
Assistant Dean for Strategic Analysis and Business Intelligence

Strategic Analysis and Business Intelligence
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7400
mollyokeefe@email.unc.edu

Katie Thornsvard, MAC
Assistant Dean of Business and Finance

Finance
207-B Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7400
katiet@email.unc.edu

Steve Regan
Assistant Dean of Human Resources

Human Resources
212 Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7400
regansj@email.unc.edu

Student Representatives

Brooke Staley
Co-President, SPH Minority Student Caucus

Anshula Nathan
Co-President, SPH Minority Student Caucus

Katherine Gora Combs
Co-President, SPH Student Government

Nastacia Pereira
Co-President, SPH Student Government