Faculty & Staff

Charlotte Baker, DrPH, MPH, CPH
Assistant Professor
(540) 231-3092
bakerc@vt.edu

Andrea Bertke, PhD
Associate Professor
(540) 231-5733
asbertke@vt.edu

Ryan Calder, ScD, MASc, PE
Assistant Professor
rsdc@vt.edu

Alasdair Cohen, PhD, MPH, MSc
Assistant Professor
(540) 231-9010
agcohen@vt.edu

Natalie Cook, PhD
Assistant Professor
necook@vt.edu

Cornelia Deagle, PhD, MSPH
Collegiate Assistant Professor
(540) 231-6191
corneliadeagle19@vt.edu

Julia Gohlke, PhD
Associate Professor
(540) 231-7880
jgohlke@vt.edu

Nicole Holt, MPH, DrPH
Assistant Professor of Practice
Director
Master of Public Health Program
(540) 231-6778
nholt@vt.edu

Kathy Hosig, PhD, MPH, RD
Associate Professor
Director
Center for Public Health Practice and Research
(540) 231-6637
khosig@vt.edu

Laura Hungerford, DVM, MPH, PhD, CPH
Professor
Department Head
Department of Population Health Sciences
(540) 231-3532
lhungerf@vt.edu

Patrick Pithua, BVM, MSc, PhD, DLSHTM
Associate Professor
(540) 231-5001
ppithua@vt.edu

Kerry Redican, PhD, MSPH, MPH
Professor
Director
Undergraduate Public Health Programs
(540) 231-5743
kredican@vt.edu

Cori Ruktanonchai, MPH, CPH, PhD
Collegiate Assistant Professor
cewarren6@vt.edu

Nick Ruktanonchai, PhD
Assistant Professor
nrukt00@vt.edu

Audrey Ruple, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVPM, MRCVS
Associate Professor
aruple@vt.edu

Rachel Silverman, PhD, ScM
Research Scientist
Center for Public Health Practice and Research
(540) 231-1865
rsilverman@vt.edu

Amy Smith, PhD, CHES
Assistant Professor
asmith@vt.edu

Sophie Wenzel, DrPH, MPH
Assistant Professor of Practice
Associate Director
Center for Public Health Practice and Research
(540) 231-8173
swenzel@vt.edu

Stephen Eubank, PhD
Adjunct Professor
eubank@vt.edu

Jennifer Hodgson, BVSc, DipVetPath, GradCertEdStud, PhD, Diplomate, ACVM
Professor
Associate Dean for Professional Programs
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
(540) 231-5229
jennieh@vt.edu

Kimberly Horn, EdD
Research Professor
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
(540) 526-2184
kahorn1@vt.edu

Thomas Kerkering, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Adjunct Professor
(540) 981-7715
tmkerk@vt.edu

Lisa Lee, PhD, MA, MS
Research Professor
Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation
Director, Scholarly Integrity and Research Compliance
Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation
(540) 231-0333
lmlee@vt.edu

Molly O'Dell, MD, MFA, FAAFP
Adjunct Professor

Jacquelyn Pelzer, DVM
Associate Professor of Practice
Director of Admissions and Student Services
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
(540) 231-7018
jpelzer@vt.edu

Valerie Ragan, DVM
Associate Professor of Practice
Director
Center for Public and Corporate Veterinary Medicine
(540) 231-1176
vragan@vt.edu

Cassidy Rist, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
Assistant Professor
Center for Public and Corporate Veterinary Medicine
(540) 231-3373
crist6@vt.edu

Stephen R. Werre, PhD
Assistant Professor of Research
swerre@vt.edu

Frank William Pierson, MS, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACPV
Professor Emeritus
pierson@vt.edu

Becky Jones
Program Assistant
(540) 231-3945
bjones57@vt.edu
Room 338
VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine
205 Duck Pond Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061

Lynn Margheim, MS, MPH, CHES
Instructional Design Specialist
lynn85@vt.edu

Angela Mathias
Undergraduate Academic Advisor
(540) 231-6813
mathias@vt.edu
Room B
262 Wallace Hall
295 West Campus Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061

Hannah Menefee, MPH
Program Coordinator
(540) 231-1861
hmenefee@vt.edu