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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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Deanna Kerrigan, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Vice Dean, Henry Rutgers Chair of Whole Person Health, 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

Jackie Bavaro, MPH

Director of Development

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Clare Barrington, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers)

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

Claire Brown, MPH

Director for Student Experiences and Alumni Affairs

Anthony Cheung

Associate Dean for Finance & Administration

Wendy Davis

Program Director, Research Development and Training

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Paul Duberstein, PhD (he/him/his)

Senior Associate Dean for Research; Professor

Michelle Edelstein, MPH (she/her/hers)

Chief Marketing Officer

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

Associate Professor; LGBTQ Health Concentration Director

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, EdD

Assistant Dean for Student Experiences and Alumni Affairs

Kamal Kornegay, MA

Assistant Dean for Admissions & Recruitment

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Laura Liang, DrPH

Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Professor

K. Maynard

Director for Staff and Faculty Affairs

Mark McGovern, PhD (he/him/his)

Associate Professor; Health Systems and Policy Concentration Director

Paris Mourgues, LMSW

Chief of Staff

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

Associate Dean for Community Engagement, Population Health, and Global Public Health

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Wendy Purcell, PhD (she/her/hers)

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

Mitchel A. Rosen, PhD (he/him/his)

Professor; Director of the Center for Public Health Workforce Development; Alpha Eta Chapter President

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Jason Roy, PhD

Chair and Distinguished Professor, Dept. of Biostatistics and Epidemiology

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Jaya Satagopan, PhD (she/her/hers)

Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs; Professor

Stephanie Shiau, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor; Epidemiology Concentration Leader

Tamara Taggart, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Perry N. Halkitis Endowed Chair for Advancing LGBTQ+ Public Health; Associate Professor