Department of Behavioral and Environmental Health
Concentration: Environmental and Occupational Health

Contact:

350 W. Woodrow Wilson Drive, Suite 320
Jackson, MS 39213-7681
Office Phone: 601-979-8846
Email: sophia.s.leggett@jsums.edu
P.O. Box 17067 (JSU Campus Mail Only)

Education:

Jackson State University       BS          Biology
University of Alabama           MPH       Public Health (Health Policy and Organization)
at Birmingham
Jackson State University       Ph.D.      Environmental Science

Research/Professional Interests:

• Environmental Hazards
• Environmental Health
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Children’s and Women’s Health
• The Built Environment
• Rural and Urban Health

Honors

Faculty Senator of the Year, (2015-2016)
Group External Funding Award, College of Public Service, School of Health Sciences,(2012-2013)
W.E. B. DuBois Honor College Faculty, Jackson State University, 2014
Phi Kappa Phi, Honor Society, Jackson State University, 1998

 Dr. Sophia S. Leggett CV