University of Alaska Anchorage - Department of Health Sciences


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Buchan Monsour, Ph.D., DFTCB (BIO/CV) Assistant Professor of Public Health University of Alaska Anchorage 3211 Providence Drive, DPL 404 Anchorage, AK 99508-4614 907-786-6574 Office 907-786-6572 Fax Betty.Buchan@uaa.alaska.edu Gabriel Garcia, PhD, MA, MPH (BIO/CV) Assistant Professor of Public Health University of Alaska Anchorage 3211 Providence Drive, DPL 404 Anchorage, AK 99508-4614 907-786-6532 Office 907-786-6572 Fax Elizabeth Hodges Snyder, PhD, MPH (BIO/CV) Assistant Professor of Public Health University of Alaska Anchorage 3211 Providence Drive, DPL 405 Anchorage, AK 99508-4614 907-786-6541 Office 907-786-6572 Fax afeh1@uaa.alaska.edu Jenny Miller, DrPH, MS, MPH (BIO/CV) Assistant Professor of Public Health University of Alaska Anchorage 3211 Providence Drive, DPL 404 Anchorage, AK 99508-4614 907-786-6588 Office 907-786-6572 Fax afvlm@uaa.alaska.edu Nancy Nix, MD, MPH&TM, MEd, CHES (BIO/CV) Assistant Professor of Public Health University of Alaska Anchorage 3211 Providence Drive, DPL 404 Anchorage, AK 99508-4614 907-786-6590 Office 907-786-6572 Fax afnan@uaa.alaska.edu Richard A. Windsor, PhD, MS, MPH (CV) Presidential Professor of Public Health University of Alaska Anchorage and Professor, Dept. of Prevention & Community Health School of Public Health & Health Services George Washington U. Medical Center 2175 K Street NW #7019 Washington, DC 20037 202-416-0086 Office 202-416-0433 Fax sphraw@gwumc.edu ~Affiliated Faculty Members Laura Arbour, MD (CV/pubs) Associate Professor University of British Columbia 250-472-5544 Office laura.arbour@viha.ca Abel Bult-Ito, PhD (CV) Associate Professor of Biology (Neuroscience) University of Alaska Fairbanks 907-474-7158 Office 907-474-6050 Fax ffab@uaf.edu Priscilla A. Barnes, PhD-c, MPH (CV) Health Education Program Manager Elemendorf Air Force Base/ Spectrum Healthcare Resources pabarnes14@yahoo.com Tracey Burke, PhD (CV) Assistant Professor School of Social Work 907-786-6905 Office 907-786-6912 Fax tkburke@uaa.alaska.edu Linda Chamberlain, PhD, MPH (CV) Project Director Alaska Family Violence Prevention Project (AFVPP) 907-269-3454 Office 907-269-2041 Fax howlinghusky@gci.net George Charles, PhD (CV) Director NRC for American Indian, Alaska Native & Native Hawaiian Elders 907-786-6588 Office afgpc1@uaa.alaska.edu David Driscoll, PhD, MPH (CV) ICHS Director and Associate Professor University of Alaska Anchorage 3211 Providence Drive, DPL 404 Anchorage, AK 99508-4614 907-786-6577 Office 907-786-6576 Fax DavidDriscoll@uaa.alaska.edu Grace M. Egeland, PhD (CV) Canada Research Chair, Associate Professor Center for Indigenous Peoples’ Nutrition and Environment (CINE) and School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition McGill University 514-398-8642 Office grace.egeland@mcgill.ca Mary Ellen Gordian, MD, MPH (CV) Research Faculty Institute of Social and Economic Research 786-6569 Office 907-786-6576 Fax anmeg1@uaa.alaska.edu Kathy Graves, PhD (CV) Director of Behavioral Health and Rural Services Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) Division of Community Health Services 4000 Ambassador Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99508 907-729-4594 Office 907-729-3652 Fax ksgraves@anmc.org Michael B. Harris, PhD (CV) Associate Professor Institute of Arctic Biology University of Alaska Fairbanks Donna Hebbeler, FNP, MPH, DrPH (CV) Affiliate Assistant Professor of Public Health dhebbeler@alaska.net Janet M. Johnston, PhD, MPH (CV) Affiliate Assistant Professor of Public Health Director of Research, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium 907-729-4562 jmjohnston@anmc.org Randy Magen, PhD (CV) Professor School of Social Work 907-786-6901 Office afrhm1@uaa.alaska.edu Joe McLaughlin, MD, MPH, TM (CV) Affiliate Assistant Professor of Public Health State Epidemiologist Alaska Division of Public Health 907-269-8000 Office Joe_McLaughlin@health.state.ak.us Jesse Metzger (CV) Affiliate Assistant Professor of Public Health Jesse_metzger@hotmail.com Elizabeth Nobmann, PhD, MPH (CV) Affiliate Assistant Professor and Nutrition Consultant bnobmann@customcpu.com Alan Parkinson, PhD (CV) Affiliate Professor of Public Health Associate Director CDC - Arctic Investigations Program ajp1@cdc.gov Karl Pfeiffer, PhD (CV) Assistant Professor Sociology Department 907-786-1746 Office afktp@uaa.alaska.edu Rashmi Prasad, PhD (CV) Associate Professor Business Administration 907-786-4157 Office afrp2@uaa.alaska.edu Alice Rarig, PhD, MPH (CV) Health Planner III DHSS, State of Alaska 907-465-1285 Office 907-465-6861 Fax alice_rarig@health.state.ak.us John Riley, PA-C, MS (CV) Instructor of Health Sciences MEDEX Coordinator 907-786-6570 Office 907-786-6572 Fax afjor@uaa.alaska.edu Brian Saylor, PhD, MPH (CV) Adjunct Professor College of Business and Public Policy Bernie Segal, PhD (CV) Professor Emeritus of Health Sciences bernie@uaa.alaska.edu Barbara Stillwater, PhD, RN (CV) Coordinator Alaska Diabetes Prevention and Control Program Alaska Division of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology 907-269-8035 Office 907-269-5446 Fax barbara_stillwater@health.state.ak.us Melissa Toffolon-Weiss, PhD, MPH (CV) Senior Epidemiologist Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Epidemiology Center mmtoffolonweiss@anmc.org Barry Weiss, MD, FAAFP (CV) Affiliate Assistant Professor of Public Health bdweiss@u.arizona.edu Larry Weiss, PhD, MS (CV) Professor Emeritus at UAA Founding Director of the Alaska Center for Public Policy 907-240-4141 Office afldw@uaa.alaska.edu Aaron Allen Wernham, MD, MS (CV) Affiliate Professor of Public Health aawernham@pol.net ~Staff Members Kristi Elkins Business Office Manager Department of Health Sciences University of Alaska Anchorage 3211 Providence Drive, DPL 404 Anchorage, AK 99508 907-786-6565 Office 907-786-6572 Fax kristielkins@uaa.alaska.edu Katie Frost Administrative Assistant Department of Health Sciences University of Alaska Anchorage 3211 Providence Drive, DPL 404 Anchorage, AK 99508 907-786-6540 Office 907-786-6572 Fax ankrf@uaa.alaska.edu Stacy Smith, MFA (Bio) Editor & Webmaster Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies 907-786-6536 Office