Faculty & Staff

Department Office of Public and Allied Health Staff

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Dr. Carrie Hamady, EdD, MS, RD, LD, FAND

Chair, Department of Public and Allied Health

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Carol Nungester

Administrative Secretary

Food and Nutrition Program

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Dr. Kathryn Ayres PhD, MA, RD

Assistant Professor

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Dr. Carrie Hamady EdD, MS, RD, LD, FAND

Public and Allied Health Department Chair
Distinguished Teaching Professor

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Dr. Ifeanyi Nwachukwu Ph.D

Assistant Professor

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Beth Williams MPH, RDN, LD

Director of Undergraduate Dietetics
Assistant Clinical Professor

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Laura Brubaker MFN, RDN, LD

Associate Clinical Professor

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Dr. Kerri Knippen PhD, RDN, LD, BC-ADM, FAND

Associate Professor

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Christina Olmstead MFN, RD, LD

Assistant Clinical Professor

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Dr. Staci Freeworth EdD, MFCS, RDN, LD

Clinical Professor

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Dr. Mary-Jon Ludy PhD, RD, FAND

Professor
Associate Dean Graduate College

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Dr. Wan Shen PhD, RD, LD

Associate Professor

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Abigail Butler

Adjunct Faculty

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Daria Blachowski-Dryer

Adjunct Faculty

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Carlie Pachasa

Adjunct Faculty

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Sarah Conner

Adjunct Faculty

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Chelsea Haselman

Adjunct Faculty

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Wendy Donaldson

Adjunct Faculty

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Tara Hites

Adjunct Faculty

Dawn Anderson

Dawn Anderson PhD

Associate Professor Emerita of Food and Nutrition

Medical Lab Science Program

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Jessica Bankey MPH, MLS(ASCP)cm

Associate Clinical Professor
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Student Services

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Amanda Joost MBA, MLS(ASCP)cm

Associate Clinical Professor

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Dr. Emily Barnes DCLS, MSIG, MLS (ASCP)CM

Associate Clinical Professor

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Jamela Strait

Laboratory Operations and Instruction Specialist

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Dr. Carolyn Hosenfeld D.H.Sc, MPH,MLS(ASCP)cm, SH(ASCP)cm

Assistant Clinical Professor
Medical Lab Science Program Director

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Nicole Fischer

Adjunct Faculty

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Jeffrey Jacobs

Adjunct Faculty

Public Health Program

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Dr. Lauren Maziarz PhD, MSN

Full Professor

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Charlie Steele, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Gerontology Program Coordinator

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Wendy Watson, Ph.D.

Professor

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Sharon Schaeffer MPH, RN

Associate Clinical Professor

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Dr. Kate Vallarand PhD, MSW

Assistant Professor

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Dr. Philip Welch PhD

Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Ned E. Baker Distinguished Professor of Public Health

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Cynthia Spitler, LNHA, Ph.D.

Associate Teaching Professor

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Jennifer Wagner, MPH, HSE, LNHA, CEAL

Associate Practitioner Professor

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Robert Harr

Adjunct Faculty

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Renee Stamper

Adjunct Faculty

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Larry Lewis

Adjunct Faculty

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Jim Watkins

Adjunct Professor

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Hans Schmalzried

Adjunct Faculty

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Hans Schmalzried

Professor Emeritus of Public Health

Updated: 08/20/2026 08:16PM