Click on a name below to learn more about our faculty and staff.
Core Faculty
Charlotte Baker, DrPH, MPH, CPH
Assistant Professor
(540) 231-3092
bakerc@vt.edu
Andrea Bertke, PhD
Associate Professor
(540) 231-5733
asbertke@vt.edu
Alasdair Cohen, PhD, MPH, MSc
Assistant Professor
(540) 231-9010
agcohen@vt.edu
Cornelia Deagle, PhD, MSPH
Assistant Professor
(540) 231-6191
corneliadeagle19@vt.edu
Julia M Gohlke, Asst Professor, Population Health Sciences Dept.
Julia Gohlke, PhD
Associate Professor
(540) 231-7880
jgohlke@vt.edu
Kathy Hosig, Associate Professor, Population Health Sciences Dept
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
Interim Director
Master of Public Health (MPH) Program
(540) 231-3532
lhungerf@vt.edu
Patrick Pithua, BVM, MSc, PhD, DLSHTM
Associate Professor
(540) 231-5001
ppithua@vt.edu
Kerry Redican
Kerry Redican, PhD, MSPH, MPH
Professor
Director
Undergraduate Public Health Programs
Coordinator
Graduate Certificate in Public Health
(540) 231-5743
kredican@vt.edu
Rachel Silverman, PhD, ScM
Research Scientist
Epidemiology
Center for Public Health Practice and Research
(540) 231-1865
rsilverman@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
Jenni Zambriski, DVM, PhD
Assistant Professor
(540) 231-4529
jzambriski@vt.edu
Amy Smith, PhD, CHES
Assistant Professor
asmith@vt.edu
Secondary Faculty
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
Thomas Kerkering, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Adjunct Professor
Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Medical Director, Hospital Infection Control
Carilion Clinic
(540) 981-7715
tmkerkering@carilionclinic.org
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
Emeritus Faculty
Frank William Pierson, MS, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACPV
Professor Emeritus
pierson@vt.edu
Staff
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
Instructional Design Specialist
lmarghei@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, Public Health Program Coordinator, Population Health Sciences Dept.
Hannah Menefee, MPH
Program Coordinator
(540) 231-1861
hmenefee@vt.edu