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Population Health Science Faculty

Primary Faculty – UMMC Jackson Campus

Raed Bahelah, PhD, MD, MPH&TM
Raed Bahelah, PhD, MD, MPH&TM
Associate Professor
Population Health Science Master's Program Diector
Office: TR205
rbahelah@umc.edu
(601) 984-5560
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Thomas Dobbs, MD, MPH
Thomas Dobbs, MD, MPH
Dean, John D. Bower School of Population Health
Professor, Departments of Population Health Science, Health Administration, and Infectious Diseases
tdobbs@umc.edu
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Manju George, PhD, MVSc
Manju George, PhD, MVSc
Assistant Professor
Office: TR-202-14
mgeorge@umc.edu
(601) 984-5560
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Victoria Gholar, DNP, RN, PMH-BC
Victoria Gholar, DNP, RN, PMH-BC
Assistant Professor
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, John D. Bower School of Population Health
Program Director, Executive MS in Population Health Management
Program Director, Post-baccalaureate Certificate Program in Population Health Science
Office: TR213-03
vgholar@umc.edu
(601) 815-0591
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Bernadette Grayson, MCR, PhD
Bernadette Grayson, MCR, PhD
Professor
Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs
Office: TR213-04
bgrayson@umc.edu
(601) 815-9553
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Jonathan Hontzas, DNP
Jonathan Hontzas, DNP
Assistant Professor
Director – ACT Center and Lung Cancer Screening Services
Office: ACT Center, Suite 611
jhontzas@umc.edu
(601) 815-1412
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Julie Locher, PhD
Julie Locher, PhD
Professor – Education
jlocher@umc.edu
(601) 940-1020
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Jennifer E. Mack, PhD
Jennifer E. Mack, PhD
Assistant Professor
Lead Bioarchaeologist, Asylum Hill Project
jmack@umc.edu
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Joshua Mann, MD, MPH
Joshua Mann, MD, MPH
Professor
Interim Chair, Department of Population Health Science
jmann4@umc.edu
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Jasmine M. Miller Kleinhenz, PhD, MS
Jasmine M. Miller Kleinhenz, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor
jmillerkleinhenz@umc.edu
(601) 984-1197
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Mauda L. Monger, PhD, MPH
Mauda L. Monger, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Office: TR202-10
mmonger@umc.edu
(601) 815-9622
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Manuela Staneva, MPH
Manuela Staneva, MPH
Instructor
Office: TR202-11
mstaneva@umc.edu
(601) 984-1197
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Juanyce Taylor, PhD
Juanyce Taylor, PhD
Professor
Office: TR209
jdtaylor@umc.edu
(601) 815-5342
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Rachel Tyrone, PhD
Rachel Tyrone, PhD
Assistant Professor
Office: TR202-03
rtyrone@umc.edu
(601) 984-5778
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Benjamin H. Walker, PhD, MS
Benjamin H. Walker, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor
Population Health Science Doctoral Program Director
Office: TR202-04
bwalker5@umc.edu
(601) 815-9544
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Primary Faculty – Off-Campus

Charles Chima, MBBS, DrPH, MS
Charles Chima, MBBS, DrPH, MS
Assistant Professor
cchima@umc.edu
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Frederic Goldstein, MS
Frederic Goldstein, MS
Instructor
fgoldstein@umc.edu
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Secondary Faculty

Affiliate Faculty