Department Administration
Department Chair

Jim Blando Ph.D.
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- jblando@odu.edu
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & INTERIM CHAIR
3108 HEALTH SCIENCES BLDG
757-683-4073
Administrative & Program Specialist
(Vacant)
Administrative & Program Specialist III
M.P.H. Accreditation and Practicum Director

Stephanie Ewers MPH
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- sewers@odu.edu
DIRECTOR OF ACCREDITATION
3118B HEALTH SCIENCES BLDG
757-683-5476
M.S. in Community Health Graduate Program Director

Dr. Anna Jeng ScD
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- hjeng@odu.edu
PROFESSOR
3122 HEALTH SCIENCES BLDG
757-683-4594
B.S. Environmental Health Program Director
Faculty

DaShaunda Taylor PhD, MPH
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- ddtaylor@odu.edu
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
3120 HEALTH SCIENCES BLDG
757-683-6010

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

Dr. My Ngoc Nguyen PhD
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- mtnguyen@odu.edu
CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
3009 4608 HAMPTON BLVD
757-683-4132

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

Dr. Steven M. Becker
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- smbecker@odu.edu
Professor
3118A HEALTH SCIENCES BLDG
757-683-5447

Charlene D. Brassington, MS, CIH, CSP, CET
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- cbrassin@odu.edu
MASTER LECTURER
3121 HEALTH SCIENCES BLDG
757-683-6706

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

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

Mariana Szklo-Coxe PhD, MHS
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- mszklo@odu.edu
Associate Professor
3132 HEALTH SCIENCES BLDG
757-683-4989

Qi (Harry) Zhang PhD
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- qzhang@odu.edu
Professor
3130 HEALTH SCIENCES BLDG
757-683-6870

Hadiza Galadima Ph.D.
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- hgaladim@odu.edu
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
3110 HEALTH SCIENCES BLDG
757-683-7084

Natalie Yarish PhD
- NORFOLK, VA 23529
- nyarish@odu.edu
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
HEALTH SCIENCES BLDG
757-683-4259
Adjunct Faculty
Name | Credentials | 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 |