Public Health Staff
Public Health Departments
601-979-8789
Department of Communicative Disorders
601-979-1143
Cecilia Tate
Clinical Secretary
Department of Communicative Disorders
601-979-8001
cecilia.t.tate@jsums.edu
Public Health Faculty
Department of Behavioral and Environmental Health
Dr. Mary Shaw
Department Chair and Professor of Behavioral Health Promotion and Education
(601) 979-3103
mary.shaw@jsums.edu
Dr. Luma Akil
Assistant Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health
(601) 979-3105
luma.akil@jsums.edu
Dr. Sophia Leggett
Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health & MPH Program Coordinator
(601) 979-8846
sophia.s.leggett@jsums.edu
Dr. Sheila McKinney
Assistant Professor of Behavioral Health Promotion and Education
(601) 979-3104
sheila.y.mckinney@jsums.edu
Dr. Dudith Pierre-Victor
Associate Professor of Behavioral Health Promotion and Education
(601) 979-4037
dudith.pierre-victor@jsums.edu
Department of Communicative Disorders
Dr. Laura Vaughan-Robinson
Graduate Program Director and Associate Professor
(601) 979-1270
laura.v.robinson@jsums.edu
Dr. Whitney Perkins
Clinical Coordinator/Instructor
Interim Undergraduate Program Coordinator
(601) 979-1433
whitney.d.perkins@jsums.edu
Dr. Brandi Newkirk-Turner
Associate Professor of Communicative Disorders
(601) 979-1609
brandi.l.newkirk@jsums.edu
Ms. Kristy Taylor
Clinical Assistant Professor
(601) 979-1143
kristy.l.taylor@jsums.edu
Dr. Jennifer Wiles
Audiologist/Clinical Assistant Professor
(601) 979-8879
jennifer.e.wiles@jsums.edu
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Dr. Marinelle Payton
Chair and Professor of Epidemiology
(601) 979-8817
marinelle.payton@jsums.edu
Dr. Clifton Addison
Associate Professor of Biostatistics
(601) 979-8765
clifton.addison@jsums.edu
Dr. Azad Bhuiyan
Professor of Epidemiology
(601) 979-8794
azad.r.bhuiyan@jsums.edu
Dr. Jung Hye S. Lee
Professor of Biostatistics
(601) 979-8792
jung.h.lee@jsums.edu
Dr. Anthony Mawson
Professor of Epidemiology
(601) 979-8797
anthony.r.mawson@jsums.edu
Dr. Vincent L. Mendy
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
(601) 979-3106
vincent.l.mendy@jsums.edu
Dr. Amal Mitra
Professor of Epidemiology
(601) 979-8788
amal.k.mitra@jsums.edu
Department of Health Policy and Management/ Healthcare Administration Program
Dr. Russell L. Bennett
Interim Department Chair
Associate Professor & DrPH Program Coordinator
Health Policy and Management
(601) 979-8822
russell.l.bennett@jsums.edu
Dr. Yalanda M. Barner
Assistant Professor of Healthcare Administration
(601) 979-8821
yalanda.m.barner@jsums.edu
Dr. Emeka Nwagwu
Professor of Health Policy and Management
(601) 979-8828
emeka.nwagwu@jsums.edu
Dr. Mustafa Younis
Professor of Health Policy and Management
(601) 979-8823
mustafa.younis@jsums.edu