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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

• Bettina Beech, DrPH, MPH, Founding Dean
• Natalie W. Gaughf, PhD, ABPP, 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
• Anne Martin, BS, Director of Grants Management
• Alana Bowman, APR, Project Manager
• Jeanna D. Wilkes, MBA, Project Manager
• Leslye Bastos Ortega, MHS, Project Manager
• Reginia Hawkins, BS, 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, Administration

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, BMBS, MS, Director of Graduate Education and Assistant Professor
• Paul Burns, PhD, MS, Graduate Education Support and Assistant Professor
• Andrew Bates, MS, Program Administrator
• Courtney Gomillia, MS, Sponsored Program Administrator
• Demetra Mallett-Lewis, MPH, Project Manager I
• Mirreka Morris, MPH, 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
• Brea Cole, BSHS, Manager, Wellness Program
• Nicholas Jackson, Program Coordinator - Community and Prevention
• Sondra Redmont, MSW, Administrator, Office of Wellbeing
• Le Tu, Geographic Info System Analyst