Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Primary Faculty by Specialization Track

Epidemiology Track

Omur Cinar Elci, MD, PhD
Department Chair, Professor and Epidemiology Track Director
MD: Ege University School of Medicine, Turkey
PhD: Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey
Research Interests: Research methodology; Occupational epidemiology; workplace evaluation and exposure assessment; health education
oelci@sgu.edu

Emmanuel Keku, MA, MSPH, MD
Professor
MA: Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
MSPH, MD: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Research Interests: Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cancer, HIV, HPV, Clinical trials
ekeku@sgu.edu

Cecelia Hegamin- Younger, PhD, MPH
Professor
MPH: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, NC
PhD: University of Iowa, IA
Research Interests: Biostatistics, Health Education
chegamin-younger@sgu.edu

Shelly Rodrigo, PhD
Assistant Professor
MSc: University of the West Indies, Trinidad
MPhil: University of the West Indies, Trinidad
PhD: Monash University, Australia
Research Interests: Environmental and Infectious Disease Epidemiology
srodrigo@sgu.edu

Gerard St. Cyr, MPH
Instructor and Coordinator of Undergraduate Public Health Education
MSc in Epidemiology (cand.): University of London, UK
MPH: St. George’s University, Grenada
Research Interests: Community Education
gstcyr@sgu.edu

Shantel Peters, MPH
Demonstrator
MPH: New York Medical College, NY
Research Interests: Community Based Research
SPeters@sgu.edu

Environmental and Occupational Health Track

Muge Akpinar-Elci, MD, MPH
Associate Professor and Environmental and Occupational Health Track Director
MD: Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Turkey
MPH: Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, LA
Research Interests: Occupational and Environmental Respiratory Diseases, Occupational Epidemiology
makpinarelci@sgu.edu

Martin Forde, Sc.D, P. Eng
Professor
MASc: Technical University of Nova Scotia, Canada
Sc.D: University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA
Research Interests: Environmental and Occupational Risks
mforde@sgu.edu

Hugh Sealy, PhD, P. Eng
Associate Professor
Msc: Brunel University, UK
PhD, University of Liverpool, UK
Research Interests: Climate Change & Energy Policy, Sustainable Development Policy
hsealy@sgu.edu

Satesh Bidaisee, DVM, MSPH
Assistant Professor and Practicum/Alumni Relations Coordinator
DVM: University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad
MSPH: St. George’s University, Grenada
Research Interests: Zoonotic Diseases, Food Safety
sbidaisee@sgu.edu

Brian Neff, MS
Instructor
PhD (cand): University of Waterloo, Canada
MS: University of Colorado, Denver, CO
Research Interests: Hydrology; Environmental health
bneff@sgu.edu

Health Policy and Management Track

Praveen Durgampudi, MBBS, MPH, MSPH
Assistant Professor
MBBS: N.T.R. University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, India
MPH: University of Sheffield, UK
MSPH: Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Research Interests: Health Services Research and Management
pdurgampudi@sgu.edu

Kamilah B. Thomas, MPH, PhD, CHES
Instructor
PhD: University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
MPH: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Research Interests: Health Behavior, Health Education, Community-Based Research, Faith-Based Research, Qualitative Research methodologies
kthomas@sgu.edu

Rohan D. Jeremiah, MPH
Instructor and Accreditation Coordinator
PhD (cand): University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
MPH: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Research Interests: Medical Anthropology, Gender and Sexuality, Gender-Based Violence, Men’s Health, Disaster Preparedness and Response, Qualitative Research, Participatory Action Research
rjeremiah@sgu.edu

Kennedy Roberts, MPH
Instructor and Public Health Career Development Advisor
MPH: Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Research Interests: Health Policy, HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries
kroberts@sgu.edu

Christine Richards, MPH
Instructor
MPH: St. George’s University, Grenada
Research Interests: Women’s Health, Reproductive Health
ricchr@sgu.edu

Anika Keens-Douglas, MPA
Instructor and Capstone Director
MPA: Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Research Interests: Health Strategic Planning; Policy Analysis for Decision Making
akeensdouglas@sgu.edu

Veterinary Public Health Track

Diana Stone, MPH, DVM, PhD
Professor and Veterinary Public Health Track Director
MPH: University of California-Berkeley, CA
DVM: University of California-Davis, CA
PhD: Washington State University, WA
Research Interests: Veterinary Public Health
dstone@sgu.edu

Rohini Roopnarine, BVSc, M.Phil
Assistant Professor
BVSc: University of Liverpool, UK
M.Phil: University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad
Research Interests: Microbiology, Diagnostics, Molecular biology
rroopnarine@sgu.edu

Richard M. Kabuusu, BVM, MPH
Assistant Professor
BVM: Makerere University, Uganda
MPH: St. George’s University, Grenada
PhD (cand.): St. George’s University, Grenada
Research Interests: Microbiology, Veterinary Public Health
rkabuusu@sgu.edu

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