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.
2013 Science Board
Omar A. Khan, MD, MHS, FAAFP (Chair)
E-mail: ih.apha@gmail.com
Section: International Health
Term Expires: 2014
Sonja S. Hutchins, MD, MPH, DrPH, FACPM (Vice Chair)
Email: ssh1@cdc.gov
Section: Epidemiology
Term Expires: 2014
Hani K. Atrash, MD, MPH
E-Mail Hatrash@cdc.gov
Section: Maternal and Child Health
Term Expires: 2014
Elizabeth Bancroft, MD, ScM
E-mail: ebancroft@ph.Lacounty.gov
Section: Epidemiology
Term Expires: 2015
Jo Anne Bennett, RN, PhD
Email: joannebenn@gmail.com
Section: Public Health Nursing
Term Expires 2014
Michele Bloch, MD, PhD
E-mail: blochm@mail.nih.gov
Section: Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs
Term Expires: 2013
Alex E. Crosby, MD, MPH
E-mail: aec1@cdc.gov
Section: Injury Control and Emergency Services
Term Expires: 2013
Janie Gittleman, Ph.D., MRP
E-mail: janie.gittleman@dodiis.mil
Section: Occupational Health and Safety
Term Expires: 2015
Julie Graves, MD, MPH
Email: Drjuliegraves@gmail.com
Section: Medical Care
Term Expires: 2015
Rebecca A. Head, PhD, MS, DABT
Email: rhead@umich.edu
Section: Environment
Term Expires: 2013
Kawika M K I Liu, MD, PhD, JD
Email: k.liu.hpha@gmail.com
Section: Medical Care
Term Expires: 2013
Sonia Singh, PhD MHS
E-mail: ssingh3@cdc.gov
Section: Epidemiology
Term Expires: 2014
Howell Sasser, PhD
Phone: (914) 594-4898
Email: howell_sasser@nymc.edu
Term Expires: 2013
Section: Epidemiology
Stuart Usdan, Ph.D.
Email: susdan@ches.ua.edu
Term Expires: 2015
Section: Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Student Representative
Wajiha Z Akhtar, MPH
PhD Student, Epidemiology
Email: wakhtar@ufl.edu
APHA Staff Liaison
Tia Taylor, MPH
Program Manager
Phone: 202.777.2436
Email: Tia.taylor@apha.org