2022 Public Health Institute Faculty
Elizabeth Alvarez, DVM, DABVP, Clinical Assistant Professor-Primary Care, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Tanya K. Bailey, PhD, LICSW, Animal-Assisted Interactions Coordinator, PAWS Program, Boynton Health, University of Minnesota
Anne Barry, JD, MPH, Public Health Director, Ramsey County, MN; Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Human Services; Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Shaylene Baumbach, MPH, Public Health Educator, Olmsted County, Rochester, MN
Leah Bauck, MPH, Zoonotic Diseases Epidemiologist, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN
Jeffery Bender, DVM, MS, DACVPM, Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Director, USAID One Health Workforce Project; Director, Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH); Adjunct Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota
Jerica Berge, PhD, MPH, LMFT, CFLE, Director, Center for Women in Medicine and Sciences, University of Minnesota; Director, Women’s Health Research Program, University of Minnesota; Director, Healthy Eating and Activity across the Lifespan (HEAL) Center, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota; Vice Chair of Research, Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota
Lauren Bernstein, MVB, MPH, DACVPM, Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota
Maria Bye, MPH, Zoonotic Diseases Epidemiologist, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN
Kate Carlson, MS, Spatial Technology Consultant, U-Spatial, Research Computing, University of Minnesota
Buddy Ferguson, RIsk Communications Consultant, St. Paul, MN
Jenna Gibbs, MPH, PhD, Director of Operations, Ag Health & Safety Alliance, Iowa City, IA
Sarah Gollust, PhD, Associate Professor; Senior Advisor, RWJF Interdisciplinary Research Leaders, Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Craig W. Hedberg, PhD, Co-Director, Minnesota Integrated Food and Safety Center of Excellence, University of Minnesota; Interim Division Head, Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Malia Ireland, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN
Carrie Klumb, MPH, Zoonotic Diseases Epidemiologist, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN
Lindsey Knox, DVM, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota
Genelle Lamont, PhD, MPH, Oral Health Surveillance Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN
Lillian McDonald, MA, Managing Director, Twin Cities PBS, St. Paul, MN
Stephanie Meyer, MPH, Epidemiology and Data Unit Supervisor, Covid-19 Section, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control Division, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN
Benjamin Miller, PhD, MPH, RS, Senior Director, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, The Acheson Group, Minneapolis, MN
Ruby H.N. Nguyen, PhD, MHS, Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Gilbert Patterson, VMD, MPH, DACVPM, Chief Medical Officer, Food Animal Services, VetNOW – Virtual Care Solutions for Veterinary Practices, Canonsburg, PA
Katey Pelican, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota
Cheryl Petersen-Kroeber, Director, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN
Shailey Prasad, MBBS, MPH, Professor, Vice-Chair for Education, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health; Executive Director, Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility, School of Medicine, University of Minnesota
Courtney Sarkin, MBE, Ph.D. Student, Division of Health Policy & Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Joni Scheftel, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, State Public Health Veterinarian, Supervisor, Zoonotic Disease Section, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota
Elizabeth Schiffman, MPH, MA, Supervisor Vectorborne Diseases Unit, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN
Carolyn Sheridan, RN, BSN, Executive Director, Founder of Ag Health and Safety Alliance
Marta Shore, MS, Lecturer, Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Kirk Smith, DVM, MS, PhD, Director, Minnesota Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence, University of Minnesota; Manager, Foodborne, Waterborne, Vectorborne and Zoonotic Disease Section, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota; Adjunct Faculty, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
William A. Toscano Jr., PhD, MS, Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Jamie Umber, DVM, MPH, Senior Veterinary Epidemiologist, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), University of Minnesota
Whitney Waldsmith, DVM, DACVPM, Assistant Professor, Community Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota
Katherine Waters, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, CPH, Executive Vice President, American Association of Food Safety and Public Health Veterinarians; Adjunct Asst. Professor Public Health Practice, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Scott Wells, DVM, PhD, DACVPM, Professor, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota; Adjunct Professor, Division of Environmental Health Services, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Peter Wiringa, MGIS, Computing Geospatial Analyst, U-Spatial, University of Minnesota
Julian Wolfson, PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota