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From left: New College of Public Health faculty members, from left, are Shireen Rajaram, Ph.D., Oren Yagil, Ph.D., Ayman El-Mohandes, M.B.B.Ch., M.D., M.P.H., Patrik Johansson, M.D., Magda Peck, Sc.D., Ka-Chun (Joseph) Siu, Ph.D., Alice Schumaker, Ph.D., Melissa Tibbits, Ph.D., Risto Rautiainen, Ph.D., and Christopher Fisher, Ph.D. |
In the past few months, 10 faculty members have joined the College of Public Health. They represent a continued commitment to education, public health practice and research.
Members of the UNMC campus recently had an opportunity to meet the college’s new dean, Ayman El-Mohandes, M.B.B.Ch., M.D., M.P.H. and other new faculty at an open house in the dean’s office.
The new faculty members include:
- Dr. El-Mohandes, dean and professor in the Department of Epidemiology;
- Christopher Fisher, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health;
- Patrik Johansson, M.D., director of the Rural Health Education Network and associate professor in the Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health. He also holds a master’s degree in public health;
- Magda Peck, Sc.D., associate dean for Community Engagement and Public Health Practice and professor in the Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health;
- Shireen Rajaram, Ph.D., director of the Center for Reducing Health Disparities and associate professor in the Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health;
- Risto Rautiainen, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health;
- Alice Schumaker, Ph.D., director of the Master in Public Health program and associate professor in the Department of Health Services Research and Administration;
- Ka-Chun (Joseph) Siu, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health
- Melissa Tibbits, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health; and
- Oren Yagil, Ph.D., assistant dean for student affairs and assistant professor in the Department of Health Services Research and Administration.