About our faculty
Public Health Department

Notice: On sabbatical for academic year 2023-2024

Expertise

• Biology
• Public Health

Education

• Ph.D., Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 2007
• M.S., Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 2000
• B.S., The University of Arizona, 1995

Areas of expertise

• Global health disparities
• Health policies and prevention behavior (vaccines and other prevention methods)
• Community engagement and intersectionalities in public health among marginalized populations
• HIV and cervical cancer prevention 
• Qualitative and mixed-methods in socio-behavioral research

Education

• Ph.D., Public Health, Indiana University, 2019
• Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES), National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, 2018
• Masters in Population Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences, India, 2014
• Diploma in Participatory Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation, Wageningen University, the Netherlands, 2014
• M.A. Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India, 1998
• B.S.W., Visva-Bharati University, India, 1996

Areas of expertise:

• Workforce Education
• Public Health Policy
• Health Services Research

Education:

• Ph.D. , University of Colorado, 2019
• M.S., University of Colorado, 2013
• B.S., University of New Mexico, 2011

Areas of expertise

• Virology
• Microbiology
• Molecular & Cellular Biology
• Biotechnology

Education

• Ph.D., Biology (Molecular Genetics Program), Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
• B.S., Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Area of expertise

• Health Education 
• Community-Based Health Programming 
• Minority Population Research

Education

• Ph.D., Health Education, University of Cincinnati, 2023
• Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, 2022
• MPH, Masters Degree in Public Health, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 2015
• BSc, Physiology, University of Ilorin, Nigeria, 2010