Faculty, Staff, and Affiliates
Administration
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Ela Austin, PhD, MPH, CPH , bioAssociate Dean for Public Health Programs
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Jan M. Eberth, PhD, MSPH, FACE , bioDepartment Head, Population Health Sciences; Professor, Epidemiology and Health Services Research and Policy
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Nicole Holt, DrPH, MPH , bioDirector, Master of Public Health Program; Assistant Professor of Practice, Epidemiology
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Kristi Lewis, PhD, MPH, MEd, CPH , bioCollegiate Professor and Director, Undergraduate Public Health Program
Faculty
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Gracie Akers-Utt, MPH, CHES , bioDirector of Community Engaged Experiences
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Ela Austin, PhD, MPH, CPH , bio
Associate Dean for Public Health Programs
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Andrea S. Bertke, PhD , bioAssociate Professor, Infectious Diseases
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Ryan Calder, ScD, MASc, PE , bioAssociate Professor, Environmental Health and Policy
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Alasdair Cohen, PhD, MPH, MSc , bioAssociate Professor, Environmental Epidemiology
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Natalie Cook, PhD , bioAssistant Professor, Public Health
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Katie Cross, MSEd , bioDirector of Advising
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Cornelia Deagle, PhD, MSPH , bioAssistant Professor, Public Health
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Jan M. Eberth, PhD, MSPH, FACE , bio
Department Head, Population Health Sciences; Professor, Epidemiology and Health Services Research and Policy
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Yuba Gautam, PhD, MS, MCHES , bioCollegiate Associate Professor, Public Health
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Julia M. Gohlke, PhD, MS , bioProfessor, Environmental Health
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Nicole Holt, DrPH, MPH , bio
Director, Master of Public Health Program; Assistant Professor of Practice, Epidemiology
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Kathy W. Hosig, PhD, MPH, RD , bioProfessor; Director, Center for Public Health Practice and Research
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Laura L. Hungerford, DVM, PhD, MPH, CPH , bioProfessor, Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology
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Kristina Jiles, PhD, MS, MPH, CHES , bioResearch Assistant Professor and Public Health Extension Specialist, , Center for Public Health Practice and Research,
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Lisa M. Lee, PhD, MA, MS , bioResearch Professor Senior Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation Director, Scholarly Integrity and Research Compliance
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Kristi Lewis, PhD, MPH, MEd, CPH , bio
Collegiate Professor and Director, Undergraduate Public Health Program
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Cassidy Rist, DVM, MPH, DACVPM , bioDirector, Center for Public Veterinary Medicine; Associate Professor of Practice
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Corrine W. Ruktanonchai, PhD, MPH, CPH , bioCollegiate Assistant Professor, Population Health Sciences
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Nick W. Ruktanonchai, PhD , bioAssistant Professor, Population Health Sciences
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Audrey Ruple, DVM, PhD, MS, DACVPM, MRCVS , bioAssociate Professor, Quantitative Epidemiology
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Carla Savage, DVM, PhD, MPhil, PgC, CertAqV., DABVP (Fish Practice), FRSPH , bioAssociate Professor of Practice, Aquatic Animal Medicine Center for Public Veterinary Medicine
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Amy H. Smith, PhD, MS , bioCollegiate Assistant Professor, Public Health
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Beth S. Thompson, DVM, JD , bioAssociate Professor of Practice, Regulatory Veterinary Medicine
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Sophie Wenzel, DrPH, MPH, CPH, CHES® , bioAssociate Director, Center for Public Health Practice and Research; Associate Professor of Practice
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Stephen R. Werre, PhD, MS , bioAssistant Professor of Research, Department of Population Health Sciences
Staff
Becky Jones
Graduate Program Coordinator
540-231-3945
bjones57@vt.edu
Lynn Margheim, MS, MPH, CHES
Instructional Design Specialist
lynn85@vt.edu
Angela Mathias, MAED
Undergraduate Academic Advisor
540-231-6813
mathias@vt.edu
Megan Perry
Adminstrative Assistant
meganbp@vt.edu
Adjunct Faculty and Affiliates
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| Dawn Barnes, MS | lbarnes@vt.edu |
| Brady Bennet, PhD | bwbennett09@gmail.com |
| Leanna Blevins, PhD | leannab@vt.edu |
| Cathy Callahan, MD, MPH, FACOG |
callahac@vt.edu |
| Eric Cross, PhD | ecross@vt.edu |
| Cindy Driscoll, DVM | dcindy@vt.edu |
| Stephen Eubank, PhD |
eubank@vt.edu |
| Jeffrey Freeman, PhD, MPH |
jdfreeman@vt.edu |
| Ron Fricker, PhD | fricker@vt.edu |
| Trish Haak, MSW, LCSW, VSW |
haakp@vt.edu |
| Maimuna Jatta, RN, MSN, CIC, CPHQ, FAPIC | |
| Thomas Kerkering, MD, FACP, FIDSA | tmkerk@vt.edu |
| Jennifer McQuiston, DVM, PhD, MS | fzh7@cdc.gov |
| L. Christopher Plein, MA, PhD | cplein@vt.edu |
| Jessica Plunkard, DVM, MPH |
jplunka@vt.edu |
| Pamela Anne Ray, DVM, MBA, MPH |
drpamray@vt.edu |
| Laura Reasor, MS | lreasor@vt.edu |
| Sam Rodgers, MPH, CIC, CPH | samr@vt.edu |
| Pyrros "Alex" Telionis, PhD, MPH |
ptelioni@vt.edu |
| Mengxi Zhang, PhD | mengxizhang@vt.edu |
Emeriti Faculty
Jennifer Hodgson
Professor Emerita
2007–2023
jennieh@vt.edu
William "Bill" Pierson
Professor Emeritus
1990–2018
pierson@vt.edu
Kerrry Redican
Professor Emeritus
1981–2025
kredican@vt.edu
Valerie Ragan
Professor Emerita
2009–2025
vragan@vt.edu