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
• Alexis C. Smith, Executive Assistant
• Leslye Bastos Ortega, MHS, Project Manager
• LaTonia Richardson, MSW, Social Worker

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, Professor, and Program Director, MS and PhD in Biostatistics and Data Science
• Yolanda Nobles, MS, MHA, Director of Operations
• 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, Assistant Professor and Program Director, Executive MS in Population Health Management
  
• Michael Welsch, PhD, FACSM, Professor and Program Director, MS and PhD in Population Health Science
• Mirreka Morris, MHA, Education Administrator
• Andrew Bates, MS, Program Administrator
• Courtney Gomillia, MS, Project Manager III
• Gina Hamilton, MA, Project Manager II
• Demetra Mallett-Lewis, MPH, Project Manager I 
• Brandy W Lucious, LMSW, Social Worker II

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
• Brea Cole, Manager, Medically Integrated Wellness Program
• Dora Chism, Medical Office Assistant CAS
• Nicholas Jackson, Program Coordinator - Community and Prevention
• Mary Margerette Saulters, MS - Project Manager (CEAL)
• Hollie Thomas, Education Administrator
• Le Tu, MS, Geographic Info System Analyst
• Lauren Turner, MSN, FNP-C, Nurse Practitioner
• Breanna Wade, MS, CHES, Researcher