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School Leadership

Meet our school's leadership team.

Leadership Team

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Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH (he/him/his)

Dean, Hunterdon Professor of Public Health & Health Equity, and Distinguished Professor

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Emily Barrett, PhD, MA (she/her/hers)

George G. Rhoads Endowed Legacy Professor; Vice Chair and Professor, Dept. of Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Claire Brown, MPH

Director for Student Experiences and Alumni Affairs

Anthony Cheung

Associate Dean for Finance & Administration

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Paul Duberstein, PhD (he/him/his)

Chair and Professor, Dept. of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy

Michelle Edelstein, MPH (she/her/hers)

Director for Marketing and Communication

Mackey R. Friedman, PhD, MPH (he/him/his)

Associate Professor; LGBTQ Health Concentration Director

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Panos Georgopoulos, PhD

Professor

Sean Glasgow, MSCIS

Director for Information Technology

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Leslie M. Kantor, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Chair and Professor, Dept. of Urban-Global Public Health

Sarah Kelly, MPH

Assistant Dean for Student Experiences and Alumni Affairs

Kamal Kornegay, MA

Assistant Dean for Admissions & Recruitment

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Teri Lassiter, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Assistant Dean for Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion for Education; Assistant Professor

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Laura Liang, DrPH

Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Associate Professor

K. Maynard

Director for Staff and Faculty Affairs

Paris Mourgues, LMSW

Chief of Staff

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Marian Passannante, PhD (she/her/hers)

Senior Associate Dean for Educational Program Development and Global Programs; Alpha Eta Chapter Immediate Past President; Professor

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Rafael E. Pérez-Figueroa, MD, MPH (he/him/his/el)

Associate Dean for Community Engagement, Populations Health, and Public Health Service; Associate Professor

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Wendy Purcell, PhD (she/her/hers)

Vice Chair and Professor, Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice

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Jason Roy, PhD

Chair and Professor, Dept. of Biostatistics and Epidemiology

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Jaya Satagopan, PhD (she/her/hers)

Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs; Professor

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Kevin Schroth, JD

Associate Professor; Health Systems and Policy Concentration Director

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Vince Silenzio, MD, MPH (he/him/his)

Professor; Global Public Health Concentration Director

Katherine Zapert, MA

Assistant Dean for Research

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Helmut Zarbl, PhD

Chair and Professor, Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice; Director, Environmental and Occupational Health Science Institute