Student Affairs
Welcome to Student Affairs!
We coordinate major schoolwide programs such as orientations, a student activities fair, a career and internship fair and professional development workshops. We work to recruit excellent students and offer career services for current students and recent alumni.
Getting involved is easy at the Gillings School. We have more than 20 active student organizations. These organizations focus on global issues, diversity initiatives, community advocacy and healthy lifestyles. Our student organizations sponsor educational, philanthropic and just-plain-fun events including:
- Gillings X, a series of TEDx-like talks by students about global health issues;
- The Gillings Games, a fall mini-Olympics that allow students to get acquainted while exercising together;
- Journal clubs, lectures and tailgating socials, among other events.
Dean and Directors
Charletta Sims Evans
Charletta Sims Evans
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
919-966-2499
simsevan@email.unc.edu
Greg Bocchino
Greg Bocchino
Senior Executive Director of Academic Advising and Student Affairs
919-966-0064
bocchino@email.unc.edu
Jonathan Earnest
Jonathan Earnest
Director of Admissions
919-445-1170
earnestj@email.unc.edu
Admissions
Kristen Drust Hurdle
Kristen Hurdle
Admissions Coordinator
919-843-2755
kdhurdle@email.unc.edu
Andrew Huggins
Andrew Huggins
Admissions Coordinator
919-843-2706
andrewhuggins@unc.edu
Jenna Keith
Jenna Keith
Admissions Coordinator
919-843-2644
jmkeith@email.unc.edu
Course Management and Class Scheduling
Daniel Collins
Registrar
919-966-6405
daniel.collins@unc.edu
Events Management
Tiffany Edouard
Student Affairs Events Manager
919-966-5294
Tse7@email.unc.edu
Business Services
Natiaya Neal
Business Officer
919-966-2499
msneal@unc.edu
Awards and Funding
Sarah Kitchens
Sarah Kitchens
Awards and Funding Coordinator
919-962-4595
sarah_kitchens@unc.edu
Career Services
Lidia Colato
Lidia Colato
Career Services Coordinator
919-966-4038
lidiatha@email.unc.edu
Derek Just
Derek Just
Student and Alumni Career Services Coordinator
919-966-9139
derekj@email.unc.edu
Non-MPH Academic Coordinators
U’Ronda Higgs
U’Ronda Higgs
Assistant Director of Academic Advising
BSPH, MS and PhD Nutrition
PhD Maternal Child Health
919-962-7869
uhiggs@email.unc.edu
Melissa Hobgood
Melissa Hobgood
Academic Coordinator
BSPH, MS, and PhD Biostatistics
919-966-7256
mhobgood@bios.unc.edu
Bretney Waller
Bretney Waller
Academic Coordinator
MSCR and PhD Epidemiology
919-966-2499
bnwaller@unc.edu
Jennifer Moore
Jennifer Moore
Academic Coordinator
BSPH Environmental Health Sciences
MS, MSPH, MSEE, and PhD Environmental Sciences and Engineering
919-966-3844
jenjoyce@email.unc.edu
Yolonda Childs
Yolonda Childs
Academic Coordinator
BSPH, MSPH, PhD Health Policy Management
MHA Residential, PhD Health Behavior
childsyo@unc.edu
Kim Sieler
Kim Sieler
Academic Coordinator
Doctoral and Executive MHA Degree Program, Health Policy and Management
919-966-7364
krsieler@email.unc.edu
MPH Academic Coordinators
Adia Ware
Adia Ware
Assistant Director of Academic Advising
Residential MPH Environmental Health Solutions
Health Equity, Social Justice and Human Rights
Health Policy, Population Health for Clinicians and Public Health Data Science
919-962-3807
aware@unc.edu
William Gillison
Academic Coordinator
Residential MPH Applied Epidemiology, Global Health, Health Behavior, Maternal, Child & Family Health
919-962-3383
wgilliso@unc.edu
Online MPH Academic Coordinators
Sheneetra Wilson
Sheneetra Wilson
Academic Coordinator
Residential MPH: Nutrition, Nutrition and Dietetics
Online MPH: Applied Epidemiology, Leadership in Practice (Last Names Q-Z)
Nutrition and Dietetics, Nutrition
919-962-7895
wilson5@unc.edu
Joe Jacobs
Joe Jacobs
Academic Coordinator
Residential MPH: Leadership In Practice
Online MPH: MPH Health Policy, Leadership In Practice (Last Names A-P)
MPH Program in Asheville: Place Based Health
919-962-3398
mjj0216@email.unc.edu