Our Faculty

San Diego State University Faculty

John Alcaraz, PhD, MA

Associate Professor
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Elva M. Arredondo, PhD

Professor
Division of Health Promotion & Behavioral Science
Guadalupe Xochitl Ayala, PhD, MPH

Professor and Division Head
Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science
Jong-Deuk Baek, PhD

Associate Professor and Division Head
Division of Health Management and Policy
Wayne Beach, PhD

Professor
School of Communication, SDSU
George (Joe) E. Belch, PhD

Professor and Chair
Department of Marketing
Stephanie Brodine, MD

Professor and Division Head
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Jerel Calzo, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor
Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science
Zohir Chowdhury, PhD, MS

Associate Professor
Division of Environmental Health
Heather L. Corliss, PhD, MPH

Professor
Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science
Co-Director of Health Behavior JDP
Noe Crespo, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor
Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science
John Elder, PhD, MPH, MA

Distinguished Professor
Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science
Jennifer Felner, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science
Karen Ferran, PhD, MSPH

Lecturer
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Tracy Finlayson, PhD

Professor
Division of Health Management and Policy
Linda Gallo

Professor
Department of Psychology
Richard Gersberg, PhD, MS

Professor
Division of Environmental Health
Shira Goldenberg, PhD

Assistant Professor

Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
C. Richard Hofstetter, PhD
Department of Political Science and School of Public Health
Eunha Hoh, PhD, MS

Professor and Division Head
Division of Environmental Health
Melbourne Hovell, PhD, MPH, MA

Distinguished Professor
Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science
Susan M. Kiene, PhD, MPH, MA

Professor
Associate Director for Academic Affairs
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Hector Lemus, PhD, MS

Lecturer

Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Susan S. Levy, PhD, MA

Professor in the School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences.
Brandy Lipton, PhD

Assistant Professor
Division of Health Management and Policy
Hala Madanat, PhD, MS

Interim Vice President for Research & Innovation
Distinguished Professor
Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science
Matthew Mahar, EdD

Professor and Director
School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences
Vanessa Malcarne, PhD

Professor
Department of Psychology
Katrina Maluf
Division of Epidemiology
Georg E. Matt, PhD

Professor
Department of Psychology
Amanda McClain

Assistant Professor
School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences
Jeanne Nichols, PhD, FACSM

Professor Emeritus in the School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences.
Norma Ojeda, PhD

Professor
Department of Sociology
Eyal Oren, PhD, MS

Associate Professor
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Humberto Parada Jr., PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Heather Pines, PhD

Assistant Professor

Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Ramona L. Perez, PhD, MA

Professor

Department of Anthropology and Latin American Studies.
P. J. E. (Jenny) Quintana, PhD, MPH

Professor
Division of Environmental Health
Mitchell J. Rauh, PhD, MPH

Professor in the School of Exercise & Nutritional Sciences and the Director fof the Doctorate of Physical Therapy.
Elizabeth Reed, ScD, MPH

Associate Professor
Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, SPH
Co-Director, Joint Doctoral Program in Global Health
Mark B. Reed

Professor
School of Social Work
Scott Roesch, PhD

Professor
Department of Psychology
Sherry Ryan, PhD

Director
School of Public Affairs
Karilyn E. Sant, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Division of Environmental Health
Melody Schiaffino, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor
Division of Health Management and Policy
Emily Schmeid
Division of Global Health
Richard A. Shaffer, PhD, MPH

Professor
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Co-Director of Epidemiology JDP
Savitri Singh-Carlson, APHN-BC, PHD, FAAN

Professor
School of Nursing
Sabrina Smiley, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science
Paula Stigler Granados, PhD, MS

Assistant Professor

Division of Environmental Health
Erik Storholm, PhD

Associate Professor

Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science
Carleen Stoskopf, ScD, MS

Professor
Division of Health Management and Policy
Emilio Ulloa, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Faramarz Valafar, PhD, MSc

Professor
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Allison Vaughn, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Tianying Wu, PhD, MS

Associate Professor
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Mike Yang, PhD

Assistant Professor
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
María Luisa Zúñiga, PhD, MA

Professor in the School of Social Work.

mlzuniga@sdsu.edu

UC San Diego Faculty

Wael Al-Delaimy, MD, PhD

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Climate & Environmental Sciences

waldelaimy@ucsd.edu
Tala Al-Rousan, PhD

Assistant Adjunct Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Community Health Services and Preventive Medicine

talrousan@ucsd.edu
Matthew Allison, MD, MPH

Professor and Division Chief
Department of Family Medicine, Division of Preventive Medicine

mallison@ucsd.edu
Cheryl A.M. Anderson, PhD, MPH, MS

Professor and Dean
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Community Health Services and Preventive Medicine

c1anderson@ucsd.edu
Maria Rosario (Happy) Araneta, PhD, MPH

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Epidemiology

haraneta@ucsd.edu
Gretchen Bandoli, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Epidemiology

gbandoli@ucsd.edu
Angela Bazzi, PhD, MPH

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Global Health

abazzi@ucsd.edu
John Belletiere, PhD

Assistant Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Epidemiology

jbellettiere@ucsd.edu
Tarik Benmarhnia, PhD

Associate Professor
Scripps Institute of Oceanography

tbenmarhnia@ucsd.edu
Constance Benson, MD

Professor of Medicine
School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health

cbenson@ucsd.edu
Charles C. Berry, PhD

Professor Emeritus
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Bisotatistics and Bioinformatics

ccberry@ucsd.edu
Nancy Binkin, MD, MPH

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Community Health Services and Preventive Medicine

nbinkin@ucsd.edu
Cinnamon Bloss, PhD

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Technology & Precision Health

cbloss@eng.ucsd.edu
Kerri Boutelle, PhD

Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Health Beahvior

kboutelle@ucsd.edu
Kimberly Brouwer, PhD

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Global Health

kbrouwer@ucsd.edu
Jose Burgos, MD, MPH

Associate Project Scientist
Department of Anthropology

jlburgos@ucsd.edu
Julie Celebi, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Family Medicine, Division of Community Health Services and Preventive Medicine

jcelebi@ucsd.edu
Christina Chambers, PhD, MPH

Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Epidemiology.

chchambers@ucsd.edu
Harvey Checkoway, PhD

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Climate and Environmental Sciences

hcheckoway@ucsd.edu
Brian Chen, PhD

Assistant Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Epidemiology

b1chen@ucsd.edu
Michael Criqui, MD

Professor Emeritus
Department of Family Medicine, Division of Preventive Medicine

mcriqui@ucsd.edu
Peter Davidson, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases & Global Public Health

pdavidson@ucsd.edu
Steve Edland, PhD

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

sedland@ucsd.edu
Elizabeth Eikey, PhD

Assistant Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Technology & Precision Health

eeikey@ucsd.edu
Rebecca Fielding-Miller, PhD

Assistant Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Community Health Services and Preventive Medicine

rfieldingmiller@ucsd.edu
James Fowler, PhD

Professor
Department of Political Science

fowler@ucsd.edu
Tommi Gaines, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases & Global Public Health
togaines@ucsd.edu
Anthony Gamst, PhD

Professor
School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences, San Diego Supercomputer Center

agamst@ucsd.edu
Richard Garfein, PhD

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Epidemiology

rgarfein@ucsd.edu
Todd Gilmer, PhD

Professor and Division Chief
Vice Chair Academic Affairs
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Health Policy

tgilmer@ucsd.edu
Erik Groessl, PhD

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Health Policy

egroessl@health.ucsd.edu
Maralee Harrell, PhD

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Health Policy
Department of Philosphy

mharrell@ucsd.edu
Sheri Hartman, PhD

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Health Behavior

sjhartman@ucsd.edu
Eric Hekler, PhD

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Technology & Precision Health

ehekler@eng.ucsd.edu
Linda Hill, MD, MPH

Professor
Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, Division of Community Health Services and Preventive Medicine

llhill@ucsd.edu
Joachim (Joe) Ix, MD

Professor and Division Chief
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology-Hypertension

joix@ucsd.edu
Sonia Jain, PhD

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics

sojain@ucsd.edu
Georgia Kayser, PhD

Assistant Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Climate & Environmental Sciences

gkayser@ucsd.edu
Donna Kritz-Silverstein, PhD

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Epidemiology

dsilverstein@ucsd.edu
Andrea LaCroix, PhD, MPH

Distinguished Professor and Division Chief
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Epidemiology

alacroix@ucsd.edu
Britta Larsen, PhD

Assistant Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Health Behavior

blarsen@ucsd.edu
Gail Laughlin, PhD

Associate Professor, Emeritus
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Epidemiology

glaughlin@ucsd.edu
Eric Leas, PhD

Assistant Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Health Policy

ecleas@ucsd.edu
Lin Liu, PhD

Assistant Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

l2liu@ucsd.edu
Kanya Long, PhD

Assistant Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science

kclong@ucsd.edu
Rebecaa Lundgren, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases & Global Public Health
rlundgren@ucsd.edu
Timothy K. Mackey, PhD

Adjunct Professo
Department of Anthropology

tkmackey@ucsd.edu
Lisa Madlensky, PhD, CGC

Professor
Department of Medicine, DIvision of Genomics & Precision Medicine

lmadlensky@ucsd.edu
Becky Marquez, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Health Behavior

bemarquez@ucsd.edu
Natasha Martin, DPhil

Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases & Global Public Health

nam007@ucsd.edu
Elena Martinez, PhD

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Preventive Medicine

e8martinez@ucsd.edu
Linda McEvoy, PhD

Professor Emeritus
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Epidemiology

lkmcevoy@ucsd.edu
Sara McMenamin, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Health Policy

smcmenamin@ucsd.edu
Karen Messer, PhD

Professor and Division Chief
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

kmesser@ucsd.edu
Paul Mills, PhD

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Behavioral Medicine
Department of Psychiatry

pmills@ucsd.edu
Loki Natarajan, PhD

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

lnatarajan@ucsd.edu
Camille Nebeker, EdD

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Technology & Precision Health

nebeker@ucsd.edu
Jesse Nodora, DrPH

Associate Professor
Department of Radiation Medicine Applied Science

jnodora@ucsd.edu
Gregory Norman, PhD

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Behavioral Medicine

gnorman@ucsd.edu
Victoria Ojeda, PhD

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Health Policy

vojeda@ucsd.edu
Kevin Patrick, MD, MS

Professor Emeritus
Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, Division of Preventive Medicine

kpatrick@ucsd.edu
John P. Pierce, PhD

Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Health Policy

jppierce@ucsd.edu
Heather Pines, PhD

Assistant Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Division of Epidemiology

hpines@ucsd.edu
Michael Pratt, MD, MPH

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Longevity Science, Divisions of Global Health

mipratt@ucsd.edu
Anita Raj, PhD

Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases & Global Health

anitaraj@ucsd.edu
Cheryl Rock, PhD, RD

Professor Emeritus
Department of Family Medicine, Division of Preventive Medicine

clrock@ucsd.edu
Timothy Rodwell, MD, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep, Physiology

trodwell@ucsd.edu
Rany Salem, PhD

Associate Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Longevity Science, Division of Epidemiology

rsalem@ucsd.edu
Aladdin Shadyab, PhD

Associate Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Longevity Science, Division of Epidemiology

ahshadyab@ucsd.edu
Holly Baker (Shakya), PhD

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Longevity Science, Division of Global Health.

hshakya@ucsd.edu
Yuyan Shi, PhD

Associate Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Longevity Science, Division of Health Policy

yus001@ucsd.edu
Jay Silverman, PhD

Professor
Department of Medicine, Division Infectious Disease & Global Public Health

jgsilverman@ucsd.edu
Britt Skaathun, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases & Global Public Health

bskaathun@ucsd.edu
Laramie Smith, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases & Global Public Health

lrs003@ucsd.edu
Jamila Stockman, PhD

Professor and Vice Chief
Department of Medicine, Division Infectious Disease & Global Public Health

jstockman@ucsd.edu
Steffanie Strathdee, PhD

Distinguished Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases & Global Public Health

sstrathdee@ucsd.edu
David Strong, PhD

Professor and Director of Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Longevity Science, Division of Health Behavior

dstrong@ucsd.edu
Jose Suarez, MD

Associate Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Longevity Science, Division of Climate & Environmental Sciences

jrsuarez@ucsd.edu
Dennis Trinidad, PhD, MPH

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Longevity Science, Division of Health Policy
dtrinidad@ucsd.edu
Florin Vaida, PhD

Professor and Director of Masters in Biostatistics
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Longevity Science, Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

fvaida@ucsd.edu
Daniel Werb, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health

dwerb@ucsd.edu
Adriane Wynn

Assistance Professor,
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases & Global Public Health

awynn@ucsd.edu
Ronghui (Lily) Xu, PhD

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Longevity Science, Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

rxu@ucsd.edu
Shu-Hong Zhu, PhD

Professor
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Longevity Science, Division of Public Mental Health & Substance Use

szhu@ucsd.edu