About Us

Population Health Science Faculty

Leandro Mena, MD, MPH
Chair
Professor, Population Health Science and Medicine
Director, Center for HIV/AIDS Research, Education and Policy
Program Director, Executive MS
(601) 815-3885
lmena@umc.edu
Bettina Beech, DrPH, MPH
Dean, Bower School of Population Health
Professor, Population Health Science, Pediatrics and Family Medicine
(601) 984-1020
bbeech@umc.edu
Paul Burns, PhD
Assistant Professor
Program Director, MS
(601) 815-9016
pburns@umc.edu
Charles Chima, MBBS, DrPH, MSc
Assistant Professor
Program Director, PhD
(601) 815-9544
cchima@umc.edu
Thomas Dobbs, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
(601) 984-1001
tdobbs@umc.edu
Michael Welsch, PhD, FACSM
Professor
(601) 815-9693
mwelsch@umc.edu
Lori Ward, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
(601) 815-9011
lward@umc.edu
Michelle Williams, PhD, MSPH, MPH, CHES
Assistant Professor
(601) 815-1939
mwilliams16@umc.edu