Dean's Council

Dean and Senior Associate Dean Associate and Assistant Deans Department Chairs Services and Outreach Dean and Senior Associate Dean Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH, MPH Dean, Alumni Distinguished Professor 170 Rosenau Hall 135 Dauer Drive Campus Box 7400 brimer@unc.edu Mae Beale (for scheduling) 919-843-8099 maebeale@email.unc.edu   Leads and guides School operations and activities, including research, academic programs, service and outreach, fundraising Personnel and budget Encourages and facilitates institutional collaborations Member of the Provost's Dean's Council Champions and represents the School of Public Health to audiences around the University, state and world David Potenziani, PhD Senior Associate Dean for Coordination, Planning and Administration 170 Rosenau Hall 135 Dauer Drive Campus Box 7400 dpotenzi@email.unc.edu Assistant: Suzanne Bodeen (for scheduling) 919-843-0908 lamee@email.unc.edu Chief of staff, with specific oversight of the Office of Research, Student Affairs, North Carolina Institute for Public Health, Instructional & Information Systems, Human Resources, Finance and Budget, and Facilities operations/units Represents the Dean on numerous internal and external committees Leads special SPH initiatives (back to top) Associate Deans, Assistant Deans, and Directors Margaret (Peggy) Bentley, PhD Associate Dean for Global Health, Professor, Department of Nutrition 2219 McGavran-Greenberg Hall Campus Box 7400 pbentley@unc.edu Assistant: Joanna Walker 919-966-3564 jfw@email.unc.edu Office of Global Health Partnerships and collaborations within SPH, UNC-Chapel Hill and around the world Global health leadership across the University Global health curriculum development Oversees SPH strategic initiatives on global health Charlotte Nunez-Wolff, EdD, MA Associate Dean for Business and Finance 207 Rosenau Hall 135 Dauer Drive Campus Box 7400 919-966-7428 cnunez@email.unc.edu Assistant: Justin Woodard, LLM 919-966-8308 jdw@email.unc.edu Business and Finance Chief Financial Officer Leadership and supervision for SPH's Business and Finance, Human Resources, and Facilities offices Treasurer-Secretary of the Public Health Foundation Peggy Dean Glenn, BA Associate Dean for External Affairs Carr Mill Mall, Suite D4 Campus Box 7407 peggy_glenn@unc.edu Assistant: Dixie Brink 919-843-6191 dixie_brink@unc.edu External Affairs Leads all fundraising activities Alumni and fundraising oversight Facilitates the Public Health Foundation Coordinates Advisory Council activities Directs organization of special events Manages donor relationships and stewardship Peggy Leatt, PhD Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Chair, Professor, Health Policy and Administration 1101-A McGavran-Greenberg Hall Campus Box 7411 leatt@email.unc.edu Assistant: Gina Coffin-Smith coffin@email.unc.edu 919-966-9122 Academic Affairs Oversees and coordinates academic activities across departments Oversees SPH Appointment, Promotion and Tenure (APT) Committee Directs Academic Programs Committee (APC) Represents SPH on UNC-wide academic affairs-related committees Directs Council on Education for Public Health accreditation process Health Policy and Administration (HPPA) Vision for HPAA research, service and academic program Leads HPAA's administrative functions Manages faculty and staff Oversees research, grants and centers associated with HPAA Connects to HPAA's alumni and donors  Member SPH Dean's Council Sandra Martin, PhD, MSc Associate Dean for Research, Professor, Maternal and Child Health 425 Rosenau Hall 135 Dauer Drive Campus Box 7445 sandra_martin@unc.edu Office of Research Director: Christin Minter 919-966-0123 cminter@email.unc.edu Office of Research Strategic planning of research directions Represents SPH research interests Develops research policies Represents SPH on UNC-Chapel Hill research matters Chair: Research Council Chair: Grant Writing Workshop Felicia Mebane, PhD, MSPH Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Clinical Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Administration 263-B Rosenau Hall Campus Box 7400 919-966-2499 sph-dos@unc.edu Assistant: Laurie Costanza 919-966-2499 lcostanz@unc.edu  Office of Student Affairs (OSA) Leads SPH OSA administration and activities Advocacy on behalf of students Guides the SPH's student advising activities Advises the SPH Student Government, Minority Student Caucus and other student organizations Leads the SPH's recruitment, orientation and commencement activities Supports various SPH student groups and training Jessie Satia, PhD, MPH Special Assistant to the Dean for Diversity, Associate Professor, Departments of Nutrition and Epidemiology 2209 McGavran-Greenberg Hall Campus Box 7461 919-966-7234 sphdiversity@unc.edu Diversity Vision, planning and communications for SPH's diversity activities Represents SPH to diversity and minority groups Develops and implements strategies to increase faculty and student diversity Develops and oversees strategic initiatives on health disparities Steven Zeisel, MD, PhD Director, Nutrition Research Institute in Kannapolis, N.C., Kenan Distinguished Professor of Nutrition and Pediatrics, Nutrition 2115-A Michael Hooker Research Center 135 Dauer Drive Campus Box 7461 steven_zeisel@unc.edu Assistant: Jon Mozes 919-843-4731 jgmozes@email.unc.edu NRI address: 113 West Avenue Kannapolis, North Carolina 28081-4332 Assistant at NRI: Carolyn Harris 704-250-5006 carolyn_harris@unc.edu Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) Directs NRI at Kannapolis, NC. - the first major center focused on understanding why people have different nutrient requirements UNC-Chapel Hill Clinical Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) Directs CNRC which supports more than 140 nutrition scientists on the campu (back to top) Department Chairs (listed alphabetically by department) Michael Kosorok, PhD Chair, Professor, Biostatistics 3101B McGavran-Greenberg Hall Campus Box 7420 kosorok@email.unc.edu Assistant: Betsy Seagroves 919-966-7254 bseagrov@bios.unc.edu Biostatistics (BIOS) Vision for BIOS research, service and academic program Leads BIOS' administrative functions Leads BIOS faculty and staff Oversees BIOS research, grants and centers Connects to BIOS' alumni and donors Member SPH Dean's Council Michael Aitken, PhD Chair, Professor, Environmental Sciences and Engineering 166-C Rosenau Hall Campus Box 7431 aitken@email.unc.edu Assistant: Annie Goodwin 919-966-1024 agoodwin@email.unc.edu Environmental Sciences and Engineering (ESE) Vision for ESE research, service and academic program Leads ESE's administrative functions Leads ESE faculty and staff Oversees ESE research, grants and centers Connects to ESE's alumni and donors  Member SPH Dean's Council Andrew Olshan, PhD Chair, Professor, Epidemiology 2101-B McGavran-Greenberg Hall Campus Box 7435 andy_olshan@unc.edu Assistant: Chandra Caldwell 919-966-7430 ccaldwel@email.unc.edu Epidemiology (EPI) Vision for EPI research, service and academic program Leads EPI's administrative functions Leads EPI faculty and staff Oversees EPI research, grants and centers Connects to EPI's alumni and donors  Member SPH Dean's Council Edwin Fisher, PhD Chair, Professor, Health Behavior and Health Education 358 Rosenau Hall Campus Box 7440 fishere@email.unc.edu Assistant: Phylliss Woody 919-966-3918 pwoody@unc.edu Health Behavior and Health Education (HBHE) Vision for HBHE research, service and academic program Leads HBHE's administrative functions Leads HBHE faculty and staff Oversees HBHE research, grants and centers Connects to HBHE's alumni and donors Member SPH Dean's Council Peggy Leatt, PhD Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Chair, Professor, Health Policy and Administration 1101A McGavran-Greenberg Hall Campus Box 7411 leatt@email.unc.edu Assistant: Gina Coffin-Smith coffin@email.unc.edu 919-966-9122 Health Policy and Administration (HPPA) Vision for HPAA research, service and academic program Leads HPAA's administrative functions Leads HPAA faculty and staff Oversees HPAA research, grants and centers Connects to HPAA's alumni and donors Member SPH Dean's Council Academic Affairs Oversees and coordinates academic issues across departments Oversees SPH Appointment, Promotion and Tenure (APT) Committee Oversees and directs Academic Programs Committee (APC) Represents SPH on UNC-wide academic affairs-related committees Directs Council on Education (CEPH) for Public Health accreditation process Herbert Peterson, MD Chair, Professor, Maternal and Child Health 401 Rosenau Hall Campus Box 7445 herbert_peterson@unc.edu Assistant: Kathy Biancardi 919-966-5981 kbiancar@email.unc.edu Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Vision for MCH research, service and academic program Leads MCH's administrative functions Leads MCH faculty and staff Oversees MCH research, grants and centers Connects to MCH's alumni and donors Member SPH Dean's Council June Stevens, PhD, MS Chair, AICR/WCRF Distinguished Professor, Nutrition Professor, Department of Epidemiology 245-C McGavran-Greenberg Hall Campus Box 7461 june_stevens@unc.edu Assistant: Sherry Roberts 919-966-7218 sherry_roberts@unc.edu Nutrition (NUTR) Vision for NUTR research, service and academic program Leads NUTR's administrative functions Leads NUTR faculty and staff Oversees NUTR research, grants and centers Connects to NUTR's alumni and donors Member SPH Dean's Council Willliam Sollecito, DrPH Director, Research Professor, Public Health Leadership Program, Professor, Health Policy and Administration 4103 McGavran-Greenberg Hall Campus Box 7469 bill_sollecito@unc.edu Assistant: Chantal Donaghy 919-966-5285 donaghy@email.unc.edu Public Health Leadership Program (PHLP) Vision for PHLP research, service and academic program Leads PHLP's administrative functions Leads PHLP faculty and staff Oversees PHLP research, grants and centers Connects to PHLP's alumni and donors Member SPH Dean's Council (back to top) Services and Outreach Edward Baker, Jr., MD, MPH, MSc Director, Research Professor, Health Policy and Administration North Carolina Institute for Public Health 400 Roberson Street Carrboro, NC 27510, or Campus Box 8165, The University of Chapel Hill at North Carolina ed_baker@unc.edu Assistant: Darlene Freedman 919-966-1069 darlene.freedman@unc.edu North Carolina Institute for Public Health (NCIPH) Leads NCIPH Vision and strategic planning Liaison to public health providers across the state and throughout the world Kathy Barboriak, PhD Assistant Dean for Information Technology 266 Rosenau Hall Campus Box 7400 919-843-5312 Kathy_Barboriak@unc.edu Assistant: Rowen Marks 919-966-8550 rowenm@email.unc.edu Instructional and Information Systems (IIS) Leads SPH IIS Contributes to IT strategy for SPH and campus Contributes to technology partnerships Oversees daily technology operations Leads large technology initiatives Ramona J. DuBose, BA Director of Communications 3004 Michael Hooker Research Center 135 Dauer Drive Campus Box 7400 919-966-7467 rjdubose@email.unc.edu Communications Guides Communications vision, staff and activities Directs media relations Coordinates school and research news Leads internal and external communications activities for the School Editor, Carolina Public Health   Julie MacMillan, MPH Managing Director Carolina Public Health Solutions 138 Rosenau Hall Campus Box 7415 919-843-3952 macmilla@email.unc.edu  Assistant: Kathryn Johnson 919-843-3945 kathryn.johnson@unc.edu  Carolina Public Health Solutions (CPHS) Directs CPHS program including: Gillings Innovation Labs (GILs) Gillings Visiting Professorships Gillings Prize for Public Health Impact Enhanced financial literacy Convening and neutral brokering Brenda Motsinger, MS, LDN Director of Special Projects 2004 Michael Hooker Research Center 135 Dauer Drive Campus Box 7400 919-966-4543 bmotsing@email.unc.edu  Assistant: Justin Woodard, LLM 919-966-8308 jdw@email.unc.edu Coordinates special initiatives such as assessments, reviews and task forces related to community outreach and engagement Represents the School to selected state task forces and commissions Produces white papers and reports Links with public health experts throughout the state and nation   (back to top)

Last updated June 30, 2008