2025-26 SPHIS Student Champions

Meet the 2025-26 SPHIS Student Champions who have made a meaningful impact on a student's academic journey. These champions go above and beyond to support student success.

• Stephie Abraham, PhD, Post Doctoral Fellow, Dept. of Epidemiology and Population Health
• Tammy Albers, MS, Manager, Student Services
• T'shura Ali, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Epidemiology and Population Health
• Lisa Bell, Program Coordinator, Dept. of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics 
• Lee Bewley, PhD, FACHE, Associate Professor; Director, Health Management Programs, Dept. of Health Management and Systems Sciences
• Stephanie Boone, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Dept. of Epidemiology and Population Health
• Aishia Brown, PhD, Associate Professor, Dept. of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences
• Sara Choate, PhD, MSEd, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences
• Ryan Combs, PhD, Associate Professor, Dept. of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences
• Melissa Eggen, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Health Management and Systems Sciences
• Jenna El-Masri, MA, Academic Counselor, Dept. of Student Services
• Sam Fowler, Program Coordinator Senior, Dept. of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences
• Wei Fu, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Health Management and Systems Sciences
• Jeremy Gaskins, PhD, Associate Professor, Dept. of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics 
• Brian Guinn, PhD, MPH, BSN (RN), Assistant Professor, Dept. of Epidemiology and Population Health
• Bakee Gunaratnam, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics 
• Sejuti Haque, Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics 
• Trinidad Jackson, PhD, MPH, MS, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences
• David Johnson, PhD, MPH, CPH, Associate Professor, Dept. of Health Management and Systems Sciences
• Seyed Karimi, PhD, Associate Professor; Interim Chair, Dept. of Health Management and Systems Sciences
• KB Kulasekera, PhD, Chair and Professor, Dept. of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics 
• Scott Lajoie, PhD, Professor Dept. of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences
• Bert Little, PhD, FAAAS, FRAI, FRSM, FRSPH, Professor, Dept. of Health Management and Systems Sciences 
• Doug Lorenz, PhD, Professor, Dept. of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics 
• Andrew McCart
• Anika Rajesh Mehta, Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Health Management and Systems Sciences 
• Nick Peiper, PhD, MPH, Professor, Dept. of Epidemiology and Population Health
• Rachel Quick, M.Ed., Academic Counselor, Dept. of Student Services 
• Brian Schaefer, PhD, MS, Associate Professor, Dept. of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences
• Mike Sekula, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics 
• Arial Young, Department Coordinator III, Dept. of Epidemiology and Population Health
• Qi Zheng, PhD, Associate Professor, Dept. of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics