Contact Bower School of Population Health

John D. Bower School of Population Health

University of Mississippi Medical Center
2nd floor, Translational Research Center
2500 N. State St.
Jackson, MS 39216
(601) 984-1020; fax: (601) 496-8161

• Natalie W. Gaughf, PhD, ABPP, Interim Dean and Associate Dean of Student Affairs
• Sydney Murphy, PhD, MS, Associate Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs
• Ruby D. Smith, MBA, Executive Director of Administration and Financial Operations
• Victoria Gholar, MSN, RN-BC, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Resource Management
• Jeanna D. Wilkes, MBA, MCA, Project Manager
• Leslye Bastos Ortega, MHS, Project Manager
• Reginia Hawkins, Project Manager / Executive Assistant

Department of Data Science

University of Mississippi Medical Center
5th floor, Translational Research Center
2500 N. State St.
Jackson, MS 39216
(601) 984-2696; fax: (601) 496-8163

• Robert Hester, PhD, Interim Chair and Professor
• Yolanda Nobles, MS, MHA, Director of Operations
• Jeannette Simino, PhD, Director of Graduate Programs and Assistant Professor
• Candela Diez, Executive Assistant

Department of Population Health Science

University of Mississippi Medical Center
2nd floor, Translational Research Center
2500 N. State St.
Jackson, MS 39216
(601) 815-9004; fax: (601) 496-8162

• Leandro Mena, MD, MPH, Chair and Professor
• Tzatwanza "T" Dixon, MBA, Director of Operations
• Charles Chima, DrPH, MBBS, MSc, Director of Graduate Education and Assistant Professor
• Andrew Bates, MS, Program Administrator
• Courtney Gomillia, MS, Sponsored Program Administrator I
• Gina Hamilton, MA, Project Manager II
• Demetra Mallett-Lewis, MPH, Project Manager I
• Brandy W Lucious, LMSW, Social Worker II
• Mirreka Morris, MHA, Education Administrator

Department of Preventive Medicine

University of Mississippi Medical Center
2nd floor, Translational Research Center
2500 N. State St.
Jackson, MS 39216
(601) 815-8982; fax: (601) 815-8989

• Joshua Mann, MD, MPH, Chair, Professor, and Residency Program Director
• Mary Manuel, MHA, Director of Operations
• DeShundra Barnes, MHS, Education Administrator
• Dora Chism, Medical Office Assistant CAS
• Brea Cole, Manager, Medically Integrated Wellness Program
• Nicholas Jackson, Program Coordinator - Community and Prevention
• Le Tu, MS, Geographic Info System Analyst
• Lauren Turner, MSN, FNP-C, Nurse Practitioner