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Department Administration


Department Chair

Jim Blando Ph.D.

Jim Blando Ph.D.

    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & INTERIM CHAIR
    3108 HEALTH SCIENCES BLDG
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-4073
  • jblando@odu.edu

Administrative & Program Specialist

(Vacant)

    Administrative & Program Specialist III

M.P.H. Accreditation and Practicum Director

Stephanie Ewers MPH

Stephanie Ewers MPH

    DIRECTOR OF ACCREDITATION
    3118B HEALTH SCIENCES BLDG
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-5476
  • sewers@odu.edu

M.S. in Community Health Graduate Program Director

Dr. Anna Jeng ScD

Dr. Anna Jeng ScD

    PROFESSOR
    3122 HEALTH SCIENCES BLDG
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-4594
  • hjeng@odu.edu

B.S. Environmental Health Program Director


Faculty

DaShaunda Taylor PhD, MPH

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
    3120 HEALTH SCIENCES BLDG
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-6010
  • ddtaylor@odu.edu

Elizabeth Brown PhD, MPA

    Assistant Professor & Director, B.S. Public Health Program
    3124 HEALTH SCIENCES BLDG
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-6180
  • eabrown@odu.edu

Dr. My Ngoc Nguyen PhD

    CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
    3009 4608 HAMPTON BLVD
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-4132
  • mtnguyen@odu.edu

Abdullah Al-Taiar

    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
    3136 HEALTH SCIENCES BLDG
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-3350
  • aaltaiar@odu.edu

Dr. Steven M. Becker

    Professor
    3118A HEALTH SCIENCES BLDG
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-5447
  • smbecker@odu.edu

Charlene D. Brassington, MS, CIH, CSP, CET

    MASTER LECTURER
    3121 HEALTH SCIENCES BLDG
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-6706
  • cbrassin@odu.edu

Leslie Hoglund PhD

    CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
    3112 HEALTH SCIENCES BLDG
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-5437
  • lhoglund@odu.edu

Michele Kekeh PhD

    CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
    3011 HEALTH SCIENCES BLDG
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-5293
  • mkekeh@odu.edu

Mariana Szklo-Coxe PhD, MHS

    Associate Professor
    3132 HEALTH SCIENCES BLDG
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-4989
  • mszklo@odu.edu

Qi (Harry) Zhang PhD

    Professor
    3130 HEALTH SCIENCES BLDG
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-6870
  • qzhang@odu.edu

Hadiza Galadima Ph.D.

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
    3110 HEALTH SCIENCES BLDG
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-7084
  • hgaladim@odu.edu

Natalie Yarish PhD

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
    HEALTH SCIENCES BLDG
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-4259
  • nyarish@odu.edu


Adjunct Faculty


Name Credentials Email Coursers
James Dunford PhD in Entomology jdunford@odu.edu ENVH 423/523
Kelly Dunford PhD in Entomology kdunford@odu.edu ENVH 420/520
Steven Geiger Navy civilian Safety Manager sgeiger@odu.edu
ENVH 406/506, ENVH 426/526
Sarah Goodman Former LT Navy Food Safety sgoodman@odu.edu ENVH 421/521
Michael Palmer Retired Navy Captain mpalmer@odu.edu ENVH 421/521, ENVH 402W,ENVH 407/507
Jeffery Moody LCDR Environmental Health j1moody@odu.edu ENVH 301
Jennifer See GS-12 civilian Industrial Hygienist jsee@odu.edu ENVH 442/542
Earl Waterfield Retired GS-13 civilian Industrial Hygienist ewaterfi@odu.edu ENVH 301,ENVH 441

Emeriti Faculty

Shelley Mishoe
Deanne Shuman

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