Lawton & Rhea Chiles Center
Directors & Faculty
The Chiles Center has a rich history of improving the health and well-being of women, children, and families by translating research into practice. Working closely with students and community partners, our faculty and staff address major public health issues across the lifespan. Lawton Chiles, our Center’s namesake, stated:
“I did not come to stay, I came to make a difference.”
Come join us at the Chiles Center to make a difference for women, children and families!
Directors
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Ellen M. Daley, PhD
Director, Chiles Center; Senior Associate Dean, Research and Practice; Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences -
Stephen Freedman, PhD, FAAP (Hon.), NASI
Associate Director, the Chiles Center; Professor, Department of Health Policy and Systems Management
Chiles Center Faculty
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Chighaf Bakour, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology -
Catherine Bulka, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology -
Jaime Corvin, PhD
Professor, Department of Global, Environmental, and Genomic Health Sciences; Director, MPH Program; Associate Dean, Academic Affairs -
Deborah Cragun, PhD, CGC
Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences; Program Director, Genetic Counseling -
Linda A. Detman, PhD
Research Associate, the Chiles Center; Associate Director for Programs & Operations, Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative -
Vickie Dugat, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences; Director, Connecting Kids To Coverage -
Amanda Elmore, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences -
Heewon L. Gray, PhD, RD
Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences -
Xonjenese Jacobs, DrPH, GCNM
Faculty Administrator; Director, Florida Covering Kids & Families -
Russell S. Kirby, PhD, MS
Distinguished University Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences; Marrell Endowed Chair -
Fiona Lewis, DrPH, MS, RDN
Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences; Program Director, Doctor of Public Health -
Karen Liller, PhD, CPH, FAAAS, FAAHB
Distinguished University Health Professor; Interim Chair, Department of Community Health Sciences; Director, the Activist Lab -
Jennifer Marshall, PhD, MPH, CPH
Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences; Director of Planning & Evaluation, Sunshine Education & Research Center -
Dinorah Martinez-Tyson, PhD, MPH, MA
Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences -
Claudia Parvanta, PhD
Professor, Department of Health Policy and Systems Management; Director, USF Center for Social Marketing; Co-Director, WHO CC for Social Marketing -
Mahmooda Khaliq Pasha, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Global, Environmental, and Genomic Health Sciences; Director, WHO CC for Social Marketing and Social Change -
Tricia Penniecook, MD, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences; Vice Dean, Faculty Affairs and Development -
Donna Petersen, ScD, MHS, CPH, FAAAS
Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences -
Richard Powis, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences -
Lori Reeves, MPH
Executive Director, Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative -
Judith Rijnhart, PhD, MSc
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology -
Jason L. Salemi, PhD, MPH, FACE
Professor, Department of Epidemiology; Interim Chair, Department of Epidemiology -
Abraham Salinas-Miranda, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences; Director, the Harrell Center -
Jean Paul Tanner, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology -
Cheryl A. Vamos, PhD, MPH
Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences; Director, Center of Excellence in MCH -
Sten Vermund, MD, PhD, CPH, MSc, MPhil
Dean; Distinguished University Health Professor, Department of Epidemiology -
Roneé E. Wilson, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology; Director, Community Hub -
Lauri Wright, PhD, RDN, LD/N, FADA
Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences; Director, Nutrition Programs
Emeritus Fellows
Delores Jeffers, MPH
Charles Mahan, AB, MD
Avery Rosnick-Slyker, PhD, MS, BSW
William M. Sappenfield, MD, MPH