Connecting with our team at the School of Public Health is simple. Use the directory below to find the office or individual you need.

1st Floor

Rocio’s Café
Monday–Friday, 7:30am–3:00pm

2nd Floor

Dept. of Health Policy and Health Services Administration Suite 2.204

Michael T. Halpern, PhD, MD, MPH
Chair & Professor
halpernm@uthscsa.edu

Kirsten Eom, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
eomk@uthscsa.edu

Gloria Vasquez
Executive Assistant
vasquezg2@uthscsa.edu

William Garner, DrPH, MPH, FACHE
Associate Professor
garnerw1@uthscsa.edu

Dajung Jun, PhD, MA
Assistant Professor
jund@uthscsa.edu

Dept. of Health, Behavior, and Society Suite 2.204

Michael T. Halpern, PhD, MD, MPH
Interim Chair & Professor
halpernm@uthscsa.edu

Rogie Z. Carandang, PhD, MPH, MSc, RPh
Assistant Professor
carandangr@uthscsa.edu

Amber Sophus, PhD
Assistant Professor
sophus@uthscsa.edu

Gloria Vasquez
Executive Assistant
vasquezg2@uthscsa.edu

3rd Floor

Dept. of Academic, Faculty, and Student Affairs Suite 3.106

Selinda Cortez
Academic Programs Coordinator
cortezs4@uthscsa.edu

Fidel Flores, MBA
Marketing & Communications Manager
floresf4@uthscsa.edu

Emmanuel A. Iyiegbuniwe, PhD, MBA
MPH Program Director
Associate Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health
iyiegbuniwe@uthscsa.edu

Xylina Moctezuma, MEd
Education Development Specialist
moctezumax@uthscsa.edu

Joshua Tyson
Lead Academic Programs Coordinator
tysonj@uthscsa.edu

Premal Patel, MD, MSc, FACP, AAHIV
MD/MPH Program Director
Professor, Health Policy and Health Services Administration
patelp23@uthscsa.edu

4th Floor

Research Team Suite 4.104

Michelle Lopez
Senior Manager, Research Operations
lopezm13@uthscsa.edu

Dritana Marko Serbo, MD, MSc
Director, Research and Laboratory Operations
marko@uthscsa.edu

Alyssa Field
Community Outreach Coordinator
fielda1@uthscsa.edu
 

Stephanie ‘Lucy’ Young
Senior Community Outreach Coordinator
youngs5@uthscsa.edu

Carly Liu Smith
Grants and Contracts Manager
smithc20@uthscsa.edu

Office for Research and Partnerships Suite 4.108

Carmen R. Valdez, PhD
Associate Dean of Research and Partnerships
valdezcr@uthscsa.edu

Alain Arrieta
Executive Assistant, Research and Partnerships & Academic, Faculty, and Student Affairs 
arrietaa3@uthscsa.edu

Andres Jaime, EdD
Director of Public Health Practice
jaimea@uthscsa.edu

Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health Suite 4.110

David Gimeno Ruiz de Porras, PhD, MSc, LPsy
Chair & Professor
Interim Lead of Student Affairs
gimeno@uthscsa.edu

Yau Adamu, PhD, RPh, CPH
Assistant Professor
adamuy@uthscsa.edu

Stephanie Laque
Executive Assistant
laques@uthscsa.edu

Leanne S. Fawkes, DrPH, MPH
Assistant Professor
fawkes@uthscsa.edu

Marvin A. Gonzalez Quiroz, MD, PhD, MSc
Assistant Professor
gonzalezquir@uthscsa.edu

Aro N. Choi
Senior Statistician
choian@uthscsa.edu 

Dept. of Qualitative and Quantitative Health Sciences Suite 4.110

Tracey E. Barnett, PhD
Chair & Associate Professor
Interim Lead of Academic Affairs
barnettt2@uthscsa.edu

Christopher Mitchell, PhD
Associate Professor
mitchellc4@uthscsa.edu

Meredith Newton, MPH, CPH
Project Coordinator
newtonm3@uthscsa.edu
 

Mirsada Serdarevic, PhD
Assistant Professor
serdarevic@uthscsa.edu

Erika L. Thompson, PhD, MPH, CPH, FAAHB
Associate Professor
thompsone1@uthscsa.edu
 

5th Floor

Office of the Dean Suite 5.113

Vasan Ramachandran, MD
Dean & Professor, Qualitative and Quantitative Health Sciences
vasan@uthscsa.edu

Natalina Martinez, MBA
Associate Dean of Finance
martineznm@uthscsa.edu

Connie Medel
Senior Administrative Assistant
medelc@uthscsa.edu

Wyatt Hodges
Assistant to the Dean
hodgesw@uthscsa.edu

Kennon Riley, MS
Senior Financial Analyst
rileyk2@uthscsa.edu

Stephanie Gonzalez-Sanabia, MBA-HRM
Faculty Process Support Manager
gonzalezsana@uthscsa.edu