Dean's Council at the Gillings School

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:

• Set strategic directions;
• Make policy recommendations;
• Approve directions in high-impact areas affecting many or all parts of the School;
• Develop, approve, review and provide feedback on Gillings; School CEPH metrics and advise on potential remedies in cases of underperformance;
• Recommend strategies to enhance diversity and inclusion at the Gillings School;
• Review and vote on memoranda of understanding;
• Advise on fundraising directions;
• Serve as a sounding board on important issues facing the Gillings School, including those related to students, and recommends 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

Assistant: Angelica Figueroa
919-843-0908
a.figueroa@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; and
• 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

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

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

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

Assistant: Helena Knego
919-966-1131
hkm@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

Assistant: Tracey Gollwitzer
919-966-9122
tracey@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

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

Interim Assistant: Kristen Sutherland, MA
919-962-3150
kristen.sutherland@unc.edu

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

Public Health Leadership Program (PHLP)

4103 McGavran-Greenberg Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7469
schenck1@email.unc.edu

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

Academics and Practice

Laura Linnan, ScD
Sr. Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs;
Professor, Health Behavior

Academic Affairs

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

Assistant: Benita Ramsey (temp)
919-445-0878
blramsey@email.unc.edu

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

Global Health

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

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

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

Rachel Wilfert, MD, MPH, CPH
Interim Director, North Carolina Institute for Public Health

North Carolina Institute for Public Health (NCIPH)

214 Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 8165
rachel.wilfert@unc.edu

Sandra Martin, PhD, MSc
Associate Dean for Research;
Professor, Maternal and Child Health

Research and Innovation Solutions (RIS)

425 Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7445
sandra_martin@unc.edu

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

Julie MacMillan, MPH
Managing Director

Research, Innovation and Global Solutions

Global Health Solutions

104 Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7415
919-843-3952
macmilla@email.unc.edu

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

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

Assistant: Taylor Elliott
919-966-3215
tayell@email.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

110 Rosenau Hall
135 Dauer Drive
Campus Box 7407
kgrasty@email.unc.edu

Assistant: Portia Made-Jamison
919-966-0198
pmadeja@email.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
919-843-5312
kathy_anderson@unc.edu

Elizabeth French, MA
Assistant Dean for Strategic Initiatives;
Interim Director of Communications;
Adjunct Instructor

Special 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

Caitlin Williams
Co-President, SPH Minority Student Caucus

Samuel Baxter
Co-President, SPH Minority Student Caucus

Katherine Gora Combs
Co-President, SPH Student Government

Adante Hart
Co-President, SPH Student Government