Academic Integrity Board

The Academic Integrity Board is a group of faculty members and students who resolve allegations of academic misconduct in the School of Public Health. Faculty members with primary appointments in the School of Public Health and students currently enrolled in a degree program in the School of Public are eligible to serve on the School of Public Health’s Academic Integrity Board. Members of this board are appointed by the dean on an annual basis. To learn more, see additional information on the UAB Academic Integrity Code, read the UAB Academic Integrity Code FAQs, view the full UAB Academic Integrity Code, and report Academic Misconduct when experienced.

  • Members

    Name

    Role

    Suzanne Perumean-Chaney, PhD

    Chair

    Mercy Egiliwebi Aula, PhD

    Faculty Member

    Bhekumusa Lukhele, PhD

    Faculty Member

    Emmanuel Odame, PhD

    Faculty Member

    Chinaza Esiaba

    Student Member

    Nic Carlisle

    Student Member

    Haley Weaver

    Student Member


Admissions and Graduation Committee (A&G)

The A&G Committee is responsible for monitoring compliance with established rules and procedures for admission and graduation for all degree programs that are the responsibility of the School of Public Health including the MPH, MSPH, and DrPH. The Graduate School has responsibility for the PhD and MS degree programs. This responsibility includes but is not limited to conducting reviews and developing recommendations for admission status for individual applicants who do not meet approved admissions guidelines and developing general admission and graduation guidelines that the committee deems necessary. The A&G Committee serves as an advisory committee to the Faculty Assembly of the School, which is the final decision-maker on admissions and graduation policies.

  • Members

    Name

    Role

    Matt Fifolt, PhD

    Chair & Voting Member, HPO

    Fazlur Rahman, PhD

    Vice Chair & Voting Member, BST

    Erika “Ela” Austin, PhD, MPH, CPH

    Ex-Officio Member, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

    Jonghwa Oh, PhD

    Voting Member, EHS

    John Waterbor, MD, DrPH

    Voting Member, EPI

    Ann Elizabeth Montgomery, PhD

    Voting Member, HB

    Kiara Aaron

    Voting Member, PHSA Graduate Student Representative

    Anushree Gade

    Voting Member, PHSA Undergraduate Student Representative

    Nicole Cross, MA

    Program Coordinator, BST

    Julie Brown, MS, MBA

    Program Coordinator, EHS and HB

    Kimberly Hawkins-King, MHA, MAEd

    Program Coordinator, EPI

    Brenda Campbell

    Program Coordinator, HPO

    Hannah VanSlambrouck, MBA

    Staff Support, Office of Student and Academic Services


Community Engagement Council

The Community Engagement Council provides insight on the school’s strategic priorities and initiatives, guidance on the relevance of its educational programs to the public health workforce, and suggestions for community engagement activities. Council members include UAB School of Public Health alumni, community partners in Birmingham and the state of Alabama, Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) officials, and academic partners within the university. Together these individuals offer their knowledge and expertise to advise the school in areas of improvement, inform appropriate community engagement, address stakeholder concerns, and overall ensure the school is meeting the educational, service, research, and practice needs of its students.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (DEI)

The mission of the DEI Committee is to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion at all levels of the school through advising, and by identifying and helping to implement best practices in such School of Public Health operations as developing curricula, recruiting and retaining students and faculty, and fostering an inclusive school culture. This is an advisory committee comprised of faculty representatives from each department, staff, administrators, and students that reflect diversity within the SOPH community.

  • Members

    Name

    Role

    Abril Bonita Agnew

    Staff, EPI

    Richard Bennett

    Staff

    Camryn Durham

    Staff, Sparkman Center

    Matt Fifolt, PhD

    Faculty, HPO

    Ebony N. Harris, MSW

    Staff

    Bertha Hidalgo, PhD, MPH

    Faculty, EPI

    Paulisha Holt, MBA

    DEI, Program Director

    Tessa Graham, MPH

    Staff

    Kathryn Kaiser, PhD

    Faculty, HB

    Bhekumusa Lukhele, PhD

    Faculty, HPO

    David Keith McMahan

    Student

    Sean McMahon, MA

    Staff, Lister Hill Center

    Miriam Alecia Roxanne Miles

    Student

    Crystal T. Stephens, MSN

    Student

    Teneasha Washington, PhD

    Faculty, HB

    Marcelle Alana Whittier

    Staff


Educational Policy Committee (EPC)

The Faculty Assembly, through its charter, delegates the development of policies, and discharge of certain responsibilities in academic affairs to the EPC. Fulfillment of these responsibilities includes, but is not limited to: the approval of new courses and modifications to course descriptions, objectives, or credit hours of existing courses; approving new tracks and/or degree programs and Category A academic certificate programs; approving substantial modifications to existing tracks and/or degree programs and/or Category A certificate programs which involve more than one department and/or are deemed substantial by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; and reviewing all programs globally for the school when departmental degree program reviews are conducted to ensure that each program meets the minimum requirements.The EPC serves as an advisory committee to the Faculty Assembly of the School, which is the final decision-maker on educational policy.

  • Members

    Name

    Role

    Greg Pavela, PhD

    Chair & Voting Member, HB

    Julie Preskitt, MSOT, MPH, PhD

    Vice Chair & Voting Member, HPO

    Dustin Long, PhD

    Voting Member, BST

    Kristina Zierold, PhD

    Voting Member, EHS

    Matthew O’Madigan Gribble, PhD

    Voting Member, EPI

    Naiya Drayton

    Voting Member, PHSA Graduate Student Representative

    Ashley Cisco

    Voting Member, PHSA Undergraduate Student Representative

    Erika “Ela” Austin, PhD, MPH, CPH

    Ex-Officio Member, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

    Amy Hutson Chatham, PhD

    Ex-Officio Member, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education

    Kelley Swatzell, DrPH

    Ex-Officio Member, Assistant Dean for Accreditation

    Hannah VanSlambrouck, MBA

    A&G Representative

    Nicole Cross, MA

    Program Coordinator, BST

    Julie Brown, MS, MBA

    Program Coordinator, EHS and HB

    Kimberly Hawkins-King, MHA, MAEd

    Program Coordinator, EPI

    Brenda Campbell

    Program Coordinator, HPO

    Cheryl Johnson, MEng

    Staff Support, Office of Student and Academic Services


Emergency Management Team (EMT)

The Emergency Management Team (EMT) advises the Dean on issues associated with natural and man-made events that arise spontaneously and require a school-wide response. Such issues include weather emergencies, building-system failures (flooding, fires, collapses, explosions, electrical faults, plumbing failures, etc.), medical emergencies, malicious acts by persons, and other unforeseen events. The EMT proposes and maintains policies in the form of the School of Public Health Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP). Additionally, the EMT recommends and coordinates emergency preparedness training for the faculty, staff, and students.

  • Members

    Name

    Role

    Paul Erwin, MD, DrPH

    Professor and Dean

    Andy Rucks, PhD

    Professor Emeritus, HPO

    Kevin Fontaine, PhD

    Professor and Chair, HB

    Erika “Ela” Austin, PhD, MPH

    Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

    Lisa McCormick, DrPH

    Associate Dean for Public Health Practice

    Paul Muntner, PhD

    Associate Dean for Research

    Maria White, MA

    Communications Director

    Jeff Wickliffe, MS, PhD

    Professor and Chair, EHS

    Sarah Nafziger, MD, MSHA

    Professor, HPO

    Leigh Anne Robertson, CPA, MBA

    Executive Director of Administrative Operations

    Paulisha Holt, MBA

    Director, DEI

    Allyn Holliday

    Deputy Director, Deep South Center

    Kody Spruell

    Building Administrator, EMT Committee Chair


Executive Committee (EC)

The EC advises the Dean on issues and policies related to administration, budgeting and resource allocation, compensation, and planning and evaluation policies and procedures. It assesses the extent to which the School of Public Health is achieving its mission and goals, while serving as the oversight body for ongoing self-evaluation and for accreditation.

  • Members

    Name

    Title

    Paul C. Erwin, MD, DrPH

    Professor and Dean

    Erika L. Austin, PhD, MPH

    Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

    VACANT

    Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

    Lisa McCormick, DrPH

    Associate Dean for Public Health Practice

    Amy Hutson Chatham, PhD

    Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Education

    Paul Muntner, PhD

    Associate Dean for Research

    Jeff Szychowski, PhD

    Interim Department Chair, BST

    Kevin R. Fontaine, PhD

    Department Chair, HB

    Martha S. Wingate, DrPH

    Department Chair, HPO

    Jeffrey K. Wickliffe, MS, PhD

    Department Chair, EHS

    Cora E. Lewis, MD, MSPH

    Department Chair, EPI

    Shauntice Allen, PhD

    Chair, SOPH Faculty Assembly

    Leigh Anne Robertson, CPA, MBA

    Director, SOPH Administration and Fiscal Affairs

    Ebony Harris, MSW

    Director of Development

    Ebitimi Agberebi

    Staff Council Representative

    Koriyama R. Evans

    Staff Support, Executive Assistant to the Dean


Faculty Affairs Committee (FAC)

The function of the FAC is to advise both the Dean and the Faculty Assembly. This committee is responsible for the development and review of the criteria to be met for appointment, promotion and tenure in the various faculty ranks, the conduct of interim faculty reviews, recommendations on faculty sabbatical requests, and the evaluation of proposals for the appointment, promotion and/or tenure of individuals. Occasionally, the FAC will be asked by the Dean or the Faculty Assembly to develop recommendations on other faculty-related matters.

  • Members

    Name

    Role

    Emily Levitan, PhD

    Chair, Voting Member, EPI

    Bisakha “Pia” Sen, PhD

    Co-chair, Voting Member, HPO

    Mark Beasley, PhD

    Voting Member, BST

    Claudiu Lungu, PhD

    Voting Member, EHS

    Dorothy (Dori) Pekmezi, PhD

    Voting Member, HB

    Julie Preskitt, PhD

    Voting Member, Dean’s Appointee

    Sadeep Shrestha, PhD

    Voting Member, Dean’s Appointee

    Andrea Blackert-Owens

    Secretary, Executive Assistant to the Dean


Faculty Assembly (FA)

The FA consists of all faculty members who have primary appointments in the School of Public Health. The chair of the FA is elected from the school’s primary full-time faculty for a three-year term. The FA meets twice a year in the fall and spring unless there is reason to meet more frequently.

  • Members

    Name

    Role

    Shauntice Allen, PhD

    Chair

    Andrea Blackert-Owens

    Secretary


Staff Council

The UAB School of Public Health Staff Council was established to make the school an outstanding place to work, research, serve the community, and to learn. Its mission is to support the institutional vision, mission, and goals of UAB by promoting a positive and collaborative work environment through a diverse group of staff representatives from across the school’s academic, support, and administrative units.

  • Members

    Name

    Role

    Michael Busbin

    Chair, Medical Towers

    Coretta Robinson Thomas, MPH

    Past Chair, BST

    Richard Bennett

    SOPH Representative, UAB Staff Council

    Ebitimi Agberebi

    Executive Committee Representative, BST

    Cassandra Johnson

    Treasurer, EPI

    Linda Davis

    Secretary, EHS

    Jared Ball

    Department Representative, HB

    KaShunti Farmer, MPA, MPH

    Department Representative, Dean’s Office

    Camryn Durham, MPH

    Department Representative, Centers

    Janet Griffin

    Department Representative, HPO