The APHA Science Board ensures the Association's professional and public policy programs are evidence-based by reviewing proposed APHA policies for their scientific adequacy, and actively participating in the Association's policy review process.
2012
Elizabeth Bancroft, MD, ScM (Chair)
Medical Epidemiologist
Los Angeles County, Department of Public Health
E-mail: ebancroft@ph.Lacounty.gov
Section: Epidemiology
Omar A. Khan, MD, MHS, FAAFP (Vice Chair)
Director of Global Health Programs
Attending Physician
Depts. of Family Medicine
University of Vermont & University of Pennsylvania
E-mail: omar.khan@vtmednet.org
Section: International Health
Hani K. Atrash, MD, MPH
Director, Division of Blood Disorders
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
E-Mail Hatrash@cdc.gov
Section: Maternal and Child Health
Jo Anne Bennett, RN, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
DIIT/Policy
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Email: jbennett@health.nyc.gov
Section: Public Health Nursing
Michele Bloch, MD, PhD
Acting Chief
Tobacco Control Research Branch
National Cancer Institute
E-mail: blochm@mail.nih.gov
Section: Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs
Vicky Cardenas, PhD, JD
E-mail: Cardenas@u.washington.edu
Section: Epidemiology
Alex E. Crosby, MD, MPH
Medical Epidemiologist
Division of Violence Prevention/CDC
E-mail: aec1@cdc.gov
Section: Injury Control and Emergency Services
Rebecca A. Head, PhD, MS, DABT
Associate Director, Office of Public Health Practice
The University of Michigan School of Public Health
Email: rhead@umich.edu
Section: Environment
Term Expires: 2013
Sonja S. Hutchins, MD, MPH, DrPH, FACPM
Captain, USPHS
Senior Medical Advisor
Office of Minority Health and Health Equity, Office of the Associate Director for Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Email: ssh1@cdc.gov
Section: Epidemiology
Camara Phyllis Jones, MD, MPH, PhD, FACE
Research Director on Social Determinants of Health and Equity
Division of Epidemiology and Analytic Methods
Epidemiology and Analysis Program Office
Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Email: cdj9@cdc.gov
Section: Medical Care
Maureen Lichtveld, MD, MPH
Professor and Chair
Freeport McMoRan Chair of Environmental Policy
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Department of Environmental Health Sciences (SL-29)
Email: mlichtve@tulane.edu
Section: Environment
Kawika M K I Liu, MD, PhD, JD
Medical Director
Moloka'i Community Health Center
Email: k.liu.hpha@gmail.com
Section: Medical Care
Howell Sasser, PhD
Scientific Review Coordinator
Manila Consulting, Inc.
Email: howell_sasser@nymc.edu
Section: Epidemiology
Joan Stelmack, OD, MPH
Chief Optometry
Blind Rehabilitation Service
Edward E. Hines VA Hospital (124)
E-mail: Joan.Stelmack@va.gov
Section: Vision Care
Toni (Antronette) Yancey, MD, MPH
Professor of Health Services
UCLA School of Public Health
Co-Director, UCLA-Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity
E-mail: ayancey@ucla.edu
Special Primary Interest Group (SPIG): Physical Activity
Student Representative
Marcia Castaño, PhD (Candidate)
Epidemiology Chair Student Committee,
Email: marcia_yvnvsv@yahoo.com
APHA Staff Liaison
Tia Taylor, MPH
Health Policy Analyst
800 I Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202.777.2436
Email: Tia.taylor@apha.org