The faculty who teach in the Master of Public Health (MPH) Program come from a variety of academic departments including: the Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences, the department of Africana Studies (Harpur College of Arts and Sciences), the departments of human development and social work (in the College of Community and Public Affairs), and the program in biological anthropology in the department of anthropology (Harpur College).
Faculty strengths and research interests support the MPH Program generalist core, selective areas in global and population health, and electives that are cross-listed courses in other departments.
Faculty
Yvonne Johnston, DrPH, MS, FNP
Founding Director
Master of Public Health (MPH) Program
Christine Podolak, MS
Instructor/Field Placement Coordinator
Master of Public Health (MPH) Program
Sharon A. Bryant, PhD
Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Decker College/Co-Director, STEP and UBMS/Associate Professor, MPH and Nursing
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Jodi Dowthwaite
Research Assistant Professor, Master of Public Health (MPH) Program; Community & Global Public Health, Research Assistant Professor
Master of Public Health (MPH) Program; First-year Research Immersion Program
Adjunct Faculty
View Full Profile David J Hubeny, MPA, CEM
Executive Director of Emergency Management
Office of Emergency Management
View Full Profile Emily Pape
Adjunct Clinical Instructor
Master of Public Health (MPH) Program
Affiliated Faculty
Barrett Brenton
Faculty Engagement Associate
Center for Civic Engagement
Manas K. Chatterji
Bartle Professor
School of Management
Mei-Hsiu Chen
Director of Statistical Consulting Services
Mathematical Sciences
Leon Cosler
Associate Professor, Health Outcomes and Administrative Sciences
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ralph M. Garruto
Professor/Director, BU Biospecimen Archive Facility
Anthropology
Suk-Young (John) Kang
Chair/ Associate Professor
CCPA Social Work
Titilayo Okoror
Chair and Associate Professor
Africana Studies
Xingye Qiao
Laura Terriquez-Kasey, DNP
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Katherine Wander
Assistant Professor
Anthropology
