Students
Student Affairs
Welcome to Student Affairs!
Student Affairs at the Gillings School of Global Public Health provides an array of services and resources to prospective, admitted and current students. We aim to enhance student development by providing a supportive and safe environment in which you can achieve academic, social and professional success.
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; coordinate diversity outreach programs to expose high school, undergraduate students and professionals to the field of public health; 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.
Contacts For...
Dean and Directors
Charletta Sims-Evans
Charletta Sims Evans
Associate Dean for Students
simsevan@email.unc.edu
Greg Bocchino
Greg Bocchino
Director of Student Services
bocchino@email.unc.edu
Johnston King
Johnston King
Director of Admissions
jking3@email.unc.edu
Admissions
Johnston King
Johnston King
Director of Admission
jking3@email.unc.edu
Kristen Hurdle
Admissions Coordinator
919-843-2755
kdhurdle@email.unc.edu
Marquita Brazier
Marquita Brazier
Admissions Recruiter
919-842-2893
mbrazier@email.unc.edu
Andrew Huggins
Admissions Coordinator
919-843-2706
andrewhuggins@unc.edu
Course Management and Class Scheduling
Daniel Collins
Registrar
daniel.collins@unc.edu
Events Management
Natiaya Neal
Natiaya Neal
Student Affairs Events Manager
nneal@email.unc.edu
Business Services
Deshana Cabasan-Hunte
Deshana Cabasan-Hunte
Business Services Coordinator
deshana.cabasan-hunte@unc.edu
Diversity Programs and Recruitment
Trinnette Cooper
Trinnette Cooper
Diversity Coordinator
coopert@email.unc.edu
Awards and Funding
Jenna Keith
Jenna Keith
Awards and Funding Coordinator
jmkeith@email.unc.edu
Career Services
Camille Mason
Camille Mason
Career Services Coordinator
cgmason@email.unc.edu
BSPH, PhD and other Master’s Students (Non-MPH)
Biostatistics
Melissa Hobgood
Melissa Hobgood
Academic Coordinator
mhobgood@bios.unc.edu
Epidemiology
Valerie Hudock
Valerie Hudock
Academic Coordinator
vhudock@email.unc.edu
Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Jennifer Moore
Jennifer Moore
Academic Coordinator
jenjoyce@email.unc.edu
Health Behavior
Maternal and Child Health
Cindy Reilly
Cindy Reilly
Academic Coordinator
cindy_reilly@unc.edu
Health Policy and Management
Lynnette Jones
Lynnette Jones
Academic Coordinator, master’s students
lynnette_jones@unc.edu
Kim Sieler
Academic Coordinator, doctoral students
krsieler@email.unc.edu
Nutrition
Jonathan Earnest
Jonathan Earnest
Lead Academic Coordinator
earnestj@email.unc.edu
Residential MPH Students
Environmental Health Solutions
Health Equity, Social Justice and Human Rights
Health Policy
Public Health Data Science
Adia Ware
Adia Ware
Lead Academic Coordinator
aware@unc.edu
Applied Epidemiology
Global Health
Health Behavior
Maternal, Child and Family Health
Melonie Clarke
Melonie Clarke
Academic Coordinator
mclarke1@email.unc.edu
Leadership in Practice
Population Health for Clinicians
Joe Jacobs
Joe Jacobs
Academic Coordinator
mjj0216@email.unc.edu
Nutrition (non-RD)
Nutrition Registered Dietitian (RD)
Jonathan Earnest
Jonathan Earnest (interim)
Lead Academic Coordinator
earnestj@email.unc.edu
Dual Degree Students
Karla Townley-Tilson
Karla Townley-Tilson
Associate Director, Residential MPH
kttilson@unc.edu
Public Health Leadership (returning MPH students)
Leadership in Practice (UNC-Asheville)
Cindy Reilly
Cindy Reilly
Academic Coordinator
cindy_reilly@unc.edu
Online MPH Students
Health Policy
Leadership in Practice
Joe Jacobs
Joe Jacobs
Academic Coordinator
mjj0216@email.unc.edu
Nutrition (non-RD)
Nutrition Registered Dietitian (RD)
Jonathan Earnest
Jonathan Earnest
Lead Academic Coordinator
earnestj@email.unc.edu
Certificate Students
Community Preparedness and Disaster Management
Kim Sieler
Academic Coordinator
krsieler@email.unc.edu
Public Health Leadership
Cindy Reilly
Cindy Reilly
Academic Coordinator
cindy_reilly@unc.edu
MPH Program in Asheville
Scott Schindler
Scott Schindler
Student Manager
scott.schindler@mahec.com
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Student Events
- Designing Web Surveys February 27 @ 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
- HAVEN Training February 27 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Development of Bayesian Software in SAS February 27 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm