Faculty and Staff
College of Public Health · Community and Family Health

The faculty of the Department of Community and Family Health are premiere educators and researchers in their disciplines, working to improve public health through the classroom and community. The links below provide general information about each member of our faculty, including their recent publications and research interests. In addition, CVs and course syllabi are posted when available.

Our faculty members are extremely active in the national public health arena and several serve as editors of prestigious journals.

Core Faculty

  • Bill Sappenfield, MD, MPH, Professor and Department Chair
  • Julie Baldwin, Ph.D., Professor
  • Carol Bryant, Ph.D., M.S., USF Health Distinguished Professor
  • Eric Buhi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
  • Martha Coulter, Dr.P.H., M.S.W., Professor
  • Ellen M. Daley, Ph.D., Associate Professor
  • Rita DeBate, Ph.D., Associate Professor
  • Stanley N. Graven, M.D., Professor
  • Russell Kirby, Ph.D., M.S., Professor
  • Karen D. Liller, Ph.D., Professor, Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation
  • Stephanie Marhefka, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
  • Phillip J. Marty, Ph.D., Professor, Associate Vice President USF Health
  • Robert McDermott, Ph.D., Professor
  • Kay Perrin, Ph.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor, Director of Academic & Student Affairs
  • Adewale Troutman, MD, MPH, MA., Professor
  • Cheryl A. Vamos, Ph.D., M.P.H., Research Assistant Professor
  • Carla VandeWeerd, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
  • Deanna Wathington, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Academic & Student Affairs

    • Adjunct / Affiliate / Emeritus / Joint Faculty

  • Moya Alfonso, Ph.D., Courtesy Assistant Professor
  • Mary Armstrong, Ph.D., Joint Assistant Professor
  • Deborah Austin, Ph.D., Affiliate Faculty
  • Roberta Baer, Ph.D., Joint Professor
  • Marion Becker, Ph.D., R.N., Joint Professor
  • Estrellita (Lo) Berry, M.A., Affiliate Faculty
  • Roger Boothroyd, Ph.D., Joint Associate Professor
  • William (Randy) Borum, Ph.D., Joint Associate Professor
  • William Brooks, Jr., M.D., M.P.H., Affiliate Assistant Professor
  • Joy Browne, Ph.D., Affiliate Professor
  • Arlene Calvo,Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor
  • Colleen Clark, Joint Assistant Professor
  • Jeannine Coreil, Ph.D.,Affiliate Professor
  • Jaime Corvin, Ph.D., Joint Assistant Professor
  • Sarah Desmarais, Joint Assistant Professor
  • Claude Dharamraj, M.D., M.P.H., Affiliate Assistant Professor 
  • Annelise Driscoll, MBA, PhD, Affiliate Assistant Professor
  • Danice Eaton, Ph.D., Affiliate Professor
  • Patricia Emanuel, M.D., Joint Professor
  • Cherrie Evans,Dr.P.H., Courtesy Assistant Professor
  • Claude Fox, M.D., M.P.H., Affiliate Professor
  • Leslene Gordon, Ph.D., Affiliate Assistant Professor
  • Peter A. Gorski, M.D., M.P.A. ., Affiliate Professor
  • Elizabeth Gulitz, Ph.D., Affiliate Associate Professor
  • Amber Gum, Ph.D., Joint Associate Professor
  • Clement Gwede, Ph.D., Affiliate Assistant Professor
  • Ardis Hanson, M.A., Joint Faculty
  • John Hartline, M.D., Affiliate Associate Professor
  • Jolie Haun, Ph.D., Affiliate Assistant Professor
  • Mario Hernandez, Ph.D., Joint Associate Professor
  • David Himmelgreen, Ph.D., Joint Associate Professor
  • Jeffrey Jensen, D.O., M.S., M.B.A., M.P.H., Affiliate Associate Professor
  • Cecelia Jevitt, Ph.D., Joint Associate Professor
  • Louis Keith, Ph.D., Affiliate Professor
  • Jeff Konin, Ph.D., ATC, PT, FACSM, FNATA, Joint Associate Professor
  • Richard Krueger, Ph.D., Affiliate Professor  
  • Cecilia Lescano, Ph.D., Joint Associate Professor
  • Carol Lilly, M.D., M.P.H., Courtesy Associate Professor 
  • Bruce Lubotsky Levin, Dr.P.H., FABHM, Joint Associate Professor
  • Robert Lucio,Ph.D., Joint Research Assistant Professor  
  • Charles Mahan, M.D., Professor Emeritus
  • Robert J. Marshall, Jr., Ph.D., Affiliate Associate Professor
  • Tait Martin, Ph.D., Affiliate Assistant Professor
  • Dinorah Martinez Tyson, Ph.D., MPH, Joint Assistant Professor
  • Oliver (Tom) Massey, Ph.D., Joint Associate Professor
  • Kelli McCormack Brown, Ph.D., Affiliate Professor
  • L. Preston Mercer, II, Ph.D., Courtesy Professor
  • Dianne Morrison-Beedy, Ph.D., R.N., Joint Professor;Dean, CON
  • Robert Nelson, M.D., M.S., Joint Professor
  • Wendy Nembhard, Ph.D., M.P.H., Joint Associate Professor
  • Kathleen O'Rourke, Ph.D., Joint Professor
  • Donna Petersen, Sc.D., M.H.S., Joint Professor
  • Gwendolyn Quinn, Ph.D., Affiliate Associate Professor
  • Michael Rank, Ph.D., Courtesy Associate Professor
  • Richard Roetzheim, M.D., M.S.P.H., Joint Professor
  • Vanessa Rowland-Mishkit, R.N., B.S.N., LHRM, Affiliate Faculty
  • Lewis Rubin, M.D., Joint Professor
  • Bonnie Salazar, Ph.D., Affiliate Assistant Professor
  • Hamisu Salihu, M.D., Ph.D., Joint Professor
  • Phyllis Sloyer, Ph.D., Affiliate Associate Professor
  • Greg Teague, Ph.D., Joint Associate Professor
  • Susan Vadaparampil,, Ph.D., M.P.H., Joint Assistant Professor
  • Richard Van Dorn, Ph.D., Joint Assistant Professor
  • Wayne Westhoff, Ph.D., Joint Assistant Professor
  • Robert White, M.D., Affiliate Professor
  • Linda Whiteford, Ph.D., Joint Professor
  • Jay Wolfson, Ph.D., J.D., M.P.H., Joint Professor
  • Bonnie Yegidis, Ph.D., Joint Professor  
  • Lauren Zapata, Ph.D., Affiliate Professor

    • Research Faculty

  • Linda A. Detman, Ph.D., Research Associate, Chiles Center
  • Delores Jeffers, M.P.H., R.N., Academic Administrator, Chiles Center
  • Jodi Ray, M.A., Instructor, Chiles Center

      • Administration/Support Staff 

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