Click on a name below to learn more about our faculty and staff.
Core MPH Faculty
Charlotte Baker, DrPH, MPH, CPH
Assistant Professor
(540) 231-3092
bakerc@vt.edu
Andrea Bertke, PhD
Assistant Professor
(540) 231-5733
asbertke@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
(540) 231-3532
lhungerf@vt.edu
Susan West Marmagas
Susan West Marmagas, MPH
Associate Professor of Public Health Practice
Director
Master of Public Health Program
(540) 231-6778
swm@vt.edu
Frank William Pierson, MS, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACPV
Professor
(540) 231-7823
pierson@vt.edu
Patrick Pithua, BVM, MSc, PhD, DLSHTM
Associate Professor
(540) 231-5001
ppithua@vt.edu
Kerry Redican
Kerry Redican, PhD, MSPH, MPH
Professor
(540) 231-5743
kredican@vt.edu
Sophie Wenzel, MPH
Lecturer
Associate Director
Center for Public Health Practice and Research
(540) 231-8173
swenzel@vt.edu
Secondary MPH Faculty
Stephen Eubank, PhD
Professor
Deputy Director
Network Dynamics and Simulation Science Laboratory
Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech
(540) 231-2504
seubank@vbi.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
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
Staff
Becky Jones
Program Assistant
(540) 231-3945
bjones57@vt.edu
Lynn Margheim, MS
Instructional Design Specialist
lmarghei@vt.edu
Hannah Menefee, Public Health Program Coordinator, Population Health Sciences Dept.
Hannah Menefee, MPH
Program Coordinator
(540) 231-1861
hmenefee@vt.edu