Public Health Staff

Yolanda Henderson
Administrative Assistant
Public Health Departments
601-979-8789
yolanda.d.henderson@jsums.edu

Sheri Ross
Administrative Assistant
Department of Communicative Disorders
601-979-1143
sheri.ross@jsums.edu

Cecilia Tate
Clinical Secretary
Department of Communicative Disorders
601-979-8001
cecilia.t.tate@jsums.edu

Public Health Faculty

Department Of Behavioral And Environmental Health

Dr. Mary Shaw
Department Chair and Professor of Behavioral Health Promotion and Education
(601) 979-3103
mary.shaw@jsums.edu

Dr. Luma Akil
Assistant Professor/DrPH Program Coordinator
(601) 979-3105
luma.akil@jsums.edu

Dr. Sophia Leggett
Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health & MPH Program Coordinator
(601) 979-8846
sophia.s.leggett@jsums.edu

Dr. Angela Omondi
Assistant Professor of Behavioral Health Promotion and Education
(601) 979-8850
angela.a.omondi@jsums.edu

Dr. Jennifer Scott
Visiting Associate Professor of  Behavioral Health Promotion and Education
601-979-8789

Dr. Bentley Walton
Visiting Associate Professor of  Behavioral Health Promotion and Education
601-979-8789

Department Of Communicative Disorders

Dr. Whitney Perkins
Chair/Graduate Program Director
(601) 979-1433
whitney.d.perkins@jsums.edu

Dr. Jennifer Wiles
Undergraduate Program Coordinator
& Audiologist/Clinical Assistant/
Assistant Professor
(601) 979-8804
jennifer.e.wiles@jsums.edu

Ms. Kyla Bland-Mitchell
Instructor
(601) 979-1270 / (601) 979-8002
kyla.b.mitchell@jsums.edu

Dr. Brandi Newkirk-Turner
Associate Professor of Communicative Disorders
(601) 979-1609
brandi.l.newkirk@jsums.edu

Dr. Dawn Stanley
Clinical Assistant Professor
(601) 979-8878
dawn.m.stanley@jsums.edu

Dr. Warren Brown
Assistant Professor
(601) 979-1143
warren.c.brown@jsums.edu

Department Of Epidemiology And Biostatistics

Dr. Marinelle Payton
Chair and Professor of Epidemiology
(601) 979-8817
marinelle.payton@jsums.edu

Dr. Clifton Addison
Associate Professor of Biostatistics
(601) 979-8765
clifton.addison@jsums.edu

Dr. Azad Bhuiyan
Professor of Epidemiology
(601) 979-8794
azad.r.bhuiyan@jsums.edu

Dr. Jung Hye S. Lee
Professor of Biostatistics
(601) 979-8792
jung.h.lee@jsums.edu

Dr. Vincent L. Mendy
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
(601) 979-3106
vincent.l.mendy@jsums.edu

Dr. Amal Mitra
Professor of Epidemiology
(601) 979-8788
amal.k.mitra@jsums.edu

Dr. Zhen Zhang
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
(601) 979-8789
zhen.zhang@jsums.edu

Department Of Health Policy And Management/ Healthcare Administration Program

Dr. Yalanda M. Barner
Interim Chair/Assistant Professor of Healthcare Administration
(601) 979-8821
yalanda.m.barner@jsums.edu

Dr. Mustafa Younis
Professor of Health Policy and Management
(601) 979-8823
mustafa.younis@jsums.edu

Dr. Alyce Hays
Assistant Professor
Health Policy and Management
(601) 979-8830
alyce.l.hays@jsums.edu

Dr. Latarsha Michael
Assistant Professor
Health Policy and Management
(601) 979-8828
latarsha.h.michael@jsums.edu

Dr. Edith Offiah
Assistant Professor
Health Policy and Management
(601) 979-8825
j00099887@jsums.edu

Dr. Girmay Berhie
Professor
Health Policy and Management
(601) 979-1184
girmay.berhie@jsums.edu

Dr. Hailay Abebe
Visiting Assistant Professor
Health Policy and Management
(601) 979-8789
hailay.abebe@jsums.edu

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