Epidemiology Section Leadership Roster
2008
Chairperson (2-year term ends at 2009 Annual meeting)
James A. Gaudino, Jr., MD MPH MS FACPM
2405 SW Stephenson St
Portland, OR 97219
Work Phone: (971) 673-0288
Fax: (971) 673-0278
James.A.Gaudino@State.Or.Us
Chairperson-Elect
(becomes Chair after the 2009 Annual Meeting ends)
Awards Chair for 2008
Claudia A. Kozinetz, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
Director, Epidemiology Center
Department of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
6621 Fannin, FC 245
Houston, Texas 77030
Phone: 832.824.3730
Fax: 832.825.3697
kozinetz@bcm.edu
Immediate Past Chairperson (Served 2005-07);
Nomination Chair for 2008
Stanley H. Weiss, MD, FACP, FACE
Professor
Department of Preventive Medicine
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
30 Bergen St.
Bldg. ADMC 16, Suite 1614
Newark, NJ 07107-3000
Phone: 973-972-7716
Fax: 973-972-6556
weiss@umdnj.edu
stanleyweiss@comcast.net
Secretary (term ends at 2009 Annual meeting) & Newsletter Editor
Elquemedo Oscar Alleyne, MPH
Epidemiologist
Rockland County Department of Health
Sanatorium Road, Building D
Pomona, NY 10970
Phone: 845-364-2956
Fax: 845-364-2628
AlleyneO@co.rockland.ny.us
Governing Councilors
(all serve a 2-year term that ends at the Annual Meeting):
Elizabeth A. Bancroft, MD, SM (2006-2008)
Medical Epidemiologist
Hospital Infections and Bloodborne Pathogens
Acute Communicable Disease Control
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
313 North Figueroa, Rm. 212
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: 213-250-8669
Fax: 213-482-4856
ebancroft@dhs.co.la.ca.us
Laurie D. Elam-Evans, PhD, MPH (2007-2009)
Deputy Associate Director for Science
Division of Adult and Community Health
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Hwy, NE (mailstop K-45)
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone: 770-488-5383
Fax: 770-488-5964
lxe1@cdc.gov
Public Health Practice Awards Co Chair 2008
Kristopher P. Fennie, MPH, PhD (2005-2007)
Associate Research Scientist and Lecturer
Yale School of Nursing
100 Church Street South, PO Box 9740,
New Haven, CT 06536-0740
Phone: 203-785-2057
Fax: 203-737-4480
kristopher.fennie@yale.edu
Linda Hazlett, PhD
106 Larkspur Rd.
Columbia, SC 29212
Work Phone: (803) 361-6840
Fax: (803) 732-7818
ljhazlett@sc.rr.com
Jon Mark Hirshon, MD, MPH (2006-2008)
Associate Professor
Charles McC.Mathias, Jr. National Study Center
Division of Emergency Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
701 West Pratt Street
Rm. 524
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-328-7474
Fax: 410-328-2841
Home fax: 410-974-0819
jhirs001@umaryland.edu
Victor A. Ilegbodu, MPH, PhD, MD (2006-2008)
Deputy Director
Public Health Bioterrorism Preparedness
Chicago Department of Public Health
2160 West Ogden Ave, Suite 406
Chicago, IL 60612
Tel: 312-746-6121
Fax: 312-746-4683
Ilegbodu_victor@cdph.org
Resa M. Jones, MPH, PhD (2006-2008)
Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Community Health
School of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University
1000 East Clay Street
P.O. Box 980212
Richmond, VA 23298-0212
Phone: 804-628-2519
Fax: 804-828-9773
rmjones2@vcu.edu
Carles Muntaner, PhD, MHS, MD (2005-2007)
Professor
Department of Family and Community Health
School of Nursing
University of Maryland – Baltimore,
Suite 645, 655 West Lombard Street,
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-706-0889
muntaner@son.umaryland.edu
Jan M. Risser, PhD (2007-2009)
Assistant Professor
Center for Infectious Diseases Epidemiology
University of Texas School of Public Health
1200 Herman Pressler
RAS E 607
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-500-9386
Fax: 713-500-9359
Jan.M.Risser@uth.tmc.edu
Karin Rosenblatt, PhD, MPH (2006-2008)
Associate Professor
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
1206 S. 4th St. 127 Huff Hall
Champaign, IL 61820-6920
Phone: 217-244-8131
Fax: 217-333-2766
krosenbl@uiuc.edu
Governing Council Whip 2008
Howell C. Sasser, PhD
4922 South Hill View Drive
Charlotte, NC 28210
Work Phone: 704-355-0561
Fax: 704-355-1880
Email: howell.sasser@carolinashealthcare.org
Anbesaw W. Selassie, DrPH, MPH (2005-2007)
Associate Professor
Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, and Epidemiology Medical University of South Carolina
302M, 135 Cannon Place
Charleston, SC 29425
Phone: 843-876-1140
Fax: 843-876-1176
selassie@musc.edu
Pauline A. Thomas, MD (2006-2008)
Associate Professor
Preventive Medicine and Community Health
OB/GYN and Women's Health
New Jersey Medical School, MSB F 506
185 South Orange Avenue
Newark, NJ 07101-1709
Ph: 973.972.9384 (office)
908.403.1615 (cell)
Fax: 973.972.4574
Email: thomasp1@umdnj.edu
Robin Taylor Wilson, PhD (2007-2009)
Assistant Professor
Epidemiology Division, Department of Health Evaluation Sciences
Penn State College of Medicine
600 Centerview Drive, Suite 2200, Mail Code A210
Hershey, PA 17033-0855
Phone: 717-531-7178
Fax: 717-531-5779
rwilson@psu.edu
Section Councilors:
(All serve a 3-year term that ends at annual meeting)
Margaret Eaglin, MPH (2006-09)
Epidemiologist III
TB Control Program
Chicago Department of Public Health
2160 W. Ogden Ave
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: 312-746-6042
Fax: 312-746-5134
eaglin_margaret@sbcglobal.net
margaret_eaglin@sbcglobal.net
Sonja S. Hutchins, MD MPH DrPH (2006-09)
7256 Waters Edge Drive
Stone Mountain, GA 30087
Work Phone: (770) 639-8760
Fax: 770639866
ssh1@cdc.gov
Steven Godin, Ph.D., MPH (2005-2008)
Professor of Community Health
East Stroudsburg University
200 Prospect St.
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Phone: 570-422-3562
Fax: 570-422-3848
sgodin@po-box.esu.edu
Polly Marchbanks (2006-2009)
Epidemiologist, Team Leader
Nat. Center for Chronic Disease Prev. and Health Promotion
Div. of Reproductive Health
Women's Hlth & Fertility Branch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd. ; MS K34
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone: 770-488-6378
Fax: 770-488-6391
pam2@cdc.gov
Siobhan C. Maty, PhD, MPH (2004-2007)
Assistant Professor
School of Community Health
Portland State University
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751
Phone : 503-725-5108
Fax: 503-725-5100
maty@pdx.edu
John E. Vena, Ph.D. (2005-2008)
Professor and Chair
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Norman J. Arnold School of Public Health
University of South Carolina
800 Sumter Street
Columbia, SC 29208-0001
Phone: 803-777-7333
Fax: 803-777-2524
jvena@sc.edu
Immediate Past GC Whip
Robin Taylor Wilson, PhD
Action Board Representative 2008
Ruth H. Allen, Ph.D.
2039 Durand Dr.
Reston, VA 20191
Business: (703) 620-4593
FAX: (703) 620-1803
allen.ruth@epa.gov or
RA78N@NIH.gov
Continuing Education Coordinator
APHA Education Board Vice Chair
John S. Neuberger, DrPH, MPH, MBA
Professor
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Mail Stop 1008
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, KS 66160-7313
Phone: 913-588-2745
Fax: 913-588-2780
Jneuberg@kumc.edu
APHA Program Planning Committee Chair
Awards Co-chair for 2008
Aaron B. Mendelsohn, PhD, MPH
Senior Director of Epidemiology and Risk Management
MedImmune, Inc.
One MedImmune Way
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Work Phone : (301) 398-5423
Blackberry: (240) 751-3495
Fax: (301) 398-8423
Business Email: MendelsohnA@medimmune.com
APHA Programming Email: apha_epi@yahoo.com
2008 Committee on Membership Representative
Section Membership Representative
Toni Alterman, PhD
NIOSH
MS R18
4676 Columbia Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45226
phone: 513-841-4210
fax: 513-841-4489
txa8@CDC.GOV
talterman@cdc.gov
Public Health & Managed Care Task Force Representative
Susan Farner, PhD
Director
Research and Continuing Education
Central Illinois Neuroscience Foundation
1015 S. Mercer Ave.
Bloomington, IL 61820
Phone: 217-333-6876
Fax: 217-333-2766
sfarner@uiuc.edu
Liaison to CSTE
E. Oscar Alleyne, MPH
Liaisons to Epi Congress 2011 and Epidemiology Societies Leadership Group
Stanley H. Weiss, MD, FACP, FACE
James A. Gaudino, MD, MS, MPH
2008 Communications Committee
Communications Committee Chair: Vacant
Steven Godin, PhD, MPH (Webmaster)
Toni Alterman, PhD (Membership Chair)
2008 Policy Committee
Policy Committee Chair: Sonja S. Hutchins, MD, MPH, DrPH
Robin Taylor Wilson, PhD (Governing Council Whip 2007)
Liaisons to the APHA Student Assembly
Lead:
Hannah Yang hayang@jhsph.edu
Heidi Mortensen hmortensen@ucdavis.edu
Lisa Oakley oakleyl@onid.orst.edu
Tricia Saul pas2106@columbia.edu
Web Master
Steven Godin, Ph.D., MPH
Professor of Community Health
East Stroudsburg University
200 Prospect St.
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Phone: 570-422-3562
Fax: 570-422-3848
sgodin@po-box.esu.edu
Other Past Epidemiology Section Chairpersons
Betsy Foxman, PhD, MSPH
Professor
Department of Epidemiology
University of Michigan School of Public Health
109 Observation St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029
Phone: 734-764-5487
Fax: 734-764-3192
bfoxman@umich.edu
Robert E. McKeown, PhD
Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Norman J. Arnold School of Public Health
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
Business: (803) 777-6220
FAX: (803) 777-2524
E-Mail: rmckeown@sph.sc.edu
Jose F. Cordero, MD, MPH
Dean, School of Public Health
Puerto Rico
Epidemiology Section Leadership on the APHA Science Board
Stanley H. Weiss, MD, FACP, FACE
Elizabeth A. Bancroft, MD, SM
Epidemiology Section Leadership on the APHA Joint Policy Committee (JPC)
Stanley H. Weiss, MD, FACP, FACE
Past Action Board Representative
Sonja S. Hutchins, MD, MPH, DrPH
Last Updated: 4/22/08 sg