Dean's Council at the Gillings School
About
The Dean’s Council is broadly representative of academic and administrative leadership of the Gillings School and includes: the dean; department chairs, the vice 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
Administration
Dean of the Gillings School of Public Health
Department Chairs
Academics and Practice
Student Representatives
Dean of the Gillings School of Global Public Health
Barbara K. Rimer
Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH, MPH
Dean and Alumni Distinguished Professor
170 Rosenau Hall
brimer@unc.edu
Assistant: Angelica Figueroa
919-966-3215
amfiguer@email.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
Biostatistics
Jianwen Cai
Lisa LaVange
Jianwen Cai, PhD
Lisa LaVange, PhD
Interim Co-Chairs, Biostatistics
Assistant: Betsy Seagroves
919-966-7254
bseagrov@bios.unc.edu
Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Barbara Turpin
Barbara J. Turpin, PhD
Chair and Professor, Environmental Sciences and Engineering
166c Rosenau Hall
bjturpin@email.unc.edu
Assistant: Rhoda Cerny
919-966-1024
rcerny@email.unc.edu
Epidemiology
Til Stürmer
Til Stürmer, MD, PhD
Chair and Nancy A. Dreyer Distinguished Professor, Epidemiology
2101b McGavran-Greenberg Hall
sturmer@unc.edu
Assistant: Chandra Caldwell
919-966-7419
ccaldwel@email.unc.edu
Health Behavior
Kurt Ribisl
Kurt Ribisl, PhD
Chair and Professor, Health Behavior
303 Rosenau Hall
kurt_ribisl@unc.edu
Assistant: Darlene Laws
919-966-1131
dnlaws@email.unc.edu
Health Policy and Management
Morris Weinberger
Morris Weinberger, PhD
Chair and Vergil N. Slee Distinguished Professor, Health Policy and Management
1105B McGavran-Greenberg Hall
mweinber@email.unc.edu
Assistant: Stephanie Forman
919-966-9122
sforman1@email.unc.edu
Maternal and Child Health
Carolyn Halpern
Carolyn Halpern, PhD
Chair and Professor, Maternal and Child Health
401 Rosenau Hall
carolyn_halpern@unc.edu
Assistant: Julie Theriault, MA
919-966-5981
jther@email.unc.edu
Nutrition
Beth Mayer-Davis
Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, PhD
Chair and Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor, Nutrition
245c McGavran-Greenberg Hall
beth_mayer-davis@unc.edu
Assistant: Anne Belote
919-966-7218
abelote@email.unc.edu
Public Health Leadership Program
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
Academics and Practice
Academic Affairs
Laura Linnan
Laura Linnan, ScD
Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs and Professor, Health Behavior
307 Rosenau Hall
919-843-8044
linnan@email.unc.edu
Assistant: Stephanie Garrett
919-843-8099
stephanie.garrett@unc.edu
Peggy Bentley
Global Health
Margaret (Peggy) Bentley, PhD
Associate Dean for Global Health and Carla Smith Chamblee Distinguished Professor, Nutrition
124 Rosenau Hall
pbentley@unc.edu
Assistant: Elisia Black
919-843-3945
elisias@email.unc.edu
Anna Schenck
Practice
Anna Schenck, PhD
Associate Dean for Practice
4103 McGavran-Greenberg Hall
schenck1@email.unc.edu
Assistant: Chantal Donaghy
919-966-5285
donaghy@email.unc.edu
Doug Urland
North Carolina Institute for Public Health (NCIPH)
Doug Urland, MPA
Director, North Carolina Institute for Public Health
213 Rosenau Hall
wiluke@live.unc.edu
Penny Gordon-Larsen
Research, Innovation and Global Solutions
Penny Gordon-Larsen, PhD
Associate Dean for Research; Professor, Nutrition
Building C, Suite 210, Room 2123
123 W. Franklin Street
pglarsen@email.unc.edu
Office of Research Director: Alexia Kelley
919-966-0123
alexia_kelley@unc.edu
Julie MacMillan
Julie MacMillan, MPH
Managing Director for Research, Innovation and Global Solutions
104 Rosenau Hall
919-843-3952
macmilla@email.unc.edu
Assistant: Elisia Black
919-843-3945
elisias@email.unc.edu
Charletta Sims Evans
Student Affairs
Charletta Sims Evans, MEd
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
263b Rosenau Hall
simsevan@email.unc.edu
Assistant: Deshana Cabasan-Hunte
919-966-2499
deshana.cabasan-hunte@unc.edu
Administration
Dr. Taya Jackson Scott
Taya Jackson-Scott
Vice Dean
170 Rosenau Hall
ttjscott@email.unc.edu
Assistant: Yasmin Hall
919-966-3215
yasminh@email.unc.edu
Advancement
Karissa Grasty
Karissa Grasty
Associate Dean for Advancement
107B Rosenau Hall
kgrasty@email.unc.edu
Development Coordinator: Irene Baron
919-966-0198
ireneb@email.unc.edu
Communications and Marketing
Matthew Chamberlin
Matthew Chamberlin
Director of Communications and Marketing
110 Rosenau Hall
mchamberlin@unc.edu
Inclusive Excellence
Dr. Kauline Cipriani
Kauline Cipriani, PhD
Assistant Dean for Inclusive Excellence
266 Rosenau Hall
cipriank@email.unc.edu
Finance
Katie Thornsvard
Katie Thornsvard, MAC
Associate Dean of Business and Finance
207-B Rosenau Hall
katiet@email.unc.edu
Human Resources
Vacant
Assistant Dean of Human Resources
212 Rosenau Hall
Instructional and Information Systems (IIS)
Kathy Anderson
Kathy Anderson, PhD
Associate Dean for Information Technology and Planning
219B Rosenau Hall
kathy_anderson@unc.edu
Strategic Analysis and Business Intelligence
Deytia Lima Rojas, PhD
Interim Assistant Dean for Strategic Analysis
and Business Intelligence
126 Rosenau Hall
dlima@email.unc.edu
Elizabeth French
Strategic Initiatives
Elizabeth French, MA
Assistant Dean for Strategic Initiatives;
Adjunct Instructor
138 Rosenau Hall
eafrench@unc.edu
Student Representatives
Snigdha Peddireddy
Co-President, SPH Minority Student Caucus
Eliana Armora
Co-President, SPH Minority Student Caucus
David Gaviria
David Gaviria
Co-President, SPH Student Government
Julia Nevison
Julia Nevison
Co-President, SPH Student Government