Regular Faculty
Jessica Dirkes, Chair
Resident Assistant Professor, Co-Chair, Public Health; Public Health Program Coordinator
B.S., University of Missouri; M.P.H., Tulane University; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago
Jessica Dirkes is a Resident Assistant Professor and Chair, Public Health
Non-Tenure Track Faculty
Alicia O. Carranza
Visiting Assistant Professor, Public Health
B.A., University of California, Riverside; M.P.H., National University; D.P.H., Loma Linda University
Jessica Dirkes, Chair
Resident Assistant Professor, Co-Chair, Public Health; Public Health Program Coordinator
B.S., University of Missouri; M.P.H., Tulane University; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago
Jessica Dirkes is a Resident Assistant Professor and Chair, Public Health
Heng Lam Foong
Visiting Instructor, Public Health
B.A. College of New Rochelle, M.S. Capella University
Jackie Provost
Visiting Instructor, Public Health
B.A., Occidental College; M.P.H., University of California, Los Angeles
Advisory Committee
Cheryl Okumura
Associate Professor, Biology
B.A. Pomona College; Ph.D. UCLA
Cheryl Okumura teaches Public Health Biology, Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology and Microbial Pathogenesis.
Bhavna Shamasunder
Associate Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy
B.S./B.A., UC San Diego; M.ES., Yale University; Ph.D., UC Berkeley
Bhavna Shamasunder teaches and conducts research at the intersection of environmental health & justice with a focus on inequalities in chemical exposures faced by low-income communities and communities of color who live and work in urban and/or industrial environments.