Faculty
The Department of Public Health at SJSU has the legacy of influential contributions to and having meaningful impacts on our diverse students, alumni, and community at large. Our faculty are experts in their fields and dedicated to learning, research, and service, and producing the next generation of public health leaders and professionals.
Allen, Monica, DrPH, MPHTenure Line Faculty
Buckner, Anji, EdD, MPH
Assistant Professor
anji.buckner@sjsu.edu
Dougan, Marcelle, ScD, MPH, MEng
Assistant Professor
marcelle.dougan@sjsu.edu
Gomez, Vicky, DrPH, MPH
Assistant Professor
vicky.gomez@sjsu.edu
Ross, Susan, PhD, CTRS, RTC
Associate Professor
susan.ross@sjsu.edu
Worthen, Miranda, PhD
miranda.worthen@sjsu.edu
Zhang, Ni, PhD, MPH, MA, MB
Associate Professor
ni.zhang01@sjsu.edu
Lecturer Faculty
Aghaei, Atefeh, PhD, MS
atefeh.aghaei@sjsu.edu @sjsu.edu
Agroia, Harit, DrPH, MPH
harit.agroia@sjsu.edu
Alabere, Regina
regina.alabere@sjsu.edu
Bartlett, Russ, MPH
russell.bartlett@sjsu.edu
Doyle, Catherine, MPH
catherine.doyle@sjsu.edu
Duong, Cindy, MA
cindy.duong01@sjsu.edu
Duphily, Monique, PhD
monique.duphily@sjsu.edu
Homer-Vagadori, Kimberlee
kim.homervagadori@sjsu.edu
Johal, Jennifer, MD, MPH, CHES
jennifer.johal@sjsu.edu
Johnson, Jennifer, MPH
jennifer.johnson@sjsu.edu
Kelly-Taylor, Kendria
kendria.kelly-taylor@sjsu.edu
Khodaskar Khapare, Neha, BDS, MDS, MPH
neha.khodaskarkhapare@sjsu.edu
Le, Nhi, MPH
nhi.k.le@sjsu.edu
Lee, Jasmine, DrPH, MPH
jasmine.lee@sjsu.edu
Lo, Timothy, MPH
timothy.lo@sjsu.edu
Moore, Matthew, JD, MPH
matthew.d.moore@sjsu.edu
Morgan, Lisa, MPH
lisa.morgan@sjsu.edu
Noonis, Felicia, MPH
felicia.noonis@sjsu.edu
Oropeza, Eliana, MPH
eliana.oropeza@sjsu.edu
Prabhakaran, Mahima, BDS, MPH
mahima.prabhakaran@sjsu.edu
Rinck, Robert, PhD, MPH
robert.rinck@sjsu.edu
Sarath, Athira, MBBS, MPH
athira.sarath@sjsu.edu
Shah, Roshni, MPH
roshni.shah@sjsu.edu
Sherry, Brooke, MPH
brooke.sherry@sjsu.edu
Shimada, Shannon, MPH
shannon.shimada@sjsu.edu
Sutter, Nicole, MPH
nicole.sutter@sjsu.edu
Tippins, LeeAnn, MPH, CHES
leeann.timbrook@sjsu.edu
Tirumalai, Evelyn, MPH, RN, PHN
evelyn.tirumalai@sjsu.edu
Umi, Shukura, PhD, MPH
shukura.umi@sjsu.edu
Vasanth, Sahana, MPH
sahana.vasanth@sjsu.edu
Villa, Maya-Itzel, MPH
maya-itzel.villa@sjsu.edu
Williams, Naomi, MPH
naomi.williams@sjsu.edu
Williams, Schantel, MPH, MHA
schantell.williams@sjsu.edu
Emeritus Faculty
The programs within the SJSU Department of Public Health and Recreation (PHR) were founded and shaped by a group of visionary faculty. Much of who we are and how we work together was forged by these pioneers. They imagined academic programs founded on the core principles of our fields - public health and recreation - integrating community-based learning, and infused with professional development and leadership opportunities for students, alumni, and community/industry partners. Long before they became part of our professional vocabulary, these department leaders understood cultural humility, health equity, authentic meaningful engagement, service-learning, and social justice, among others. We will always be grateful for their vision and decades of hard work. Many years later, we are still inspired deeply by their choices and their lives as our proud legacy.
Emeritus Faculty include:
Anne L. Demers, EdD, MPH
B. Burt Gerstman, PhD, MPH, DVM
Edward Mamary, DrPH, MS
Daniel P. Perales, PhD, MPH
Kathleen Roe, DrPH, MPH
Kim S. Uhlik, PhD
In Memorium
Jennifer C. Hartle, DrPH, MHS, CIH (2022)
Dan McClure, MA (2023)
Jana Ruijgrok Neubauerova, MUP, MA (2023)
Sam Radelfinger, EdD, MPH (2024)
Kevin Roe, MPH (2025)
Helen S. Ross, EdD, MPH (2016)
E.B. Troast, MPH (2021)
