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Health Sciences Design Affiliated Faculty and Staff

Christina Andrews, JD, MPH, MBA, MA

Executive Director, Wassaja Carlos Montezuma Center
christinaandrews@arizona.edu
Pronouns: she, her, hers

Kyle Arthur, MEd

Learning Designer, University Center for Assessment, Teaching & Technology
jkarthur@arizona.edu   
Pronouns: he, him, his

Martha Bhattacharya, PhD

Associate Professor, Neuroscience
Associate Professor, BIO5 Institute
marthab1@arizona.edu

Ash Black, MS

Director, AI, XR and Student Success, College of Information Science
ashblack@arizona.edu

Winslow S. Burleson, PhD

Professor, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, School of Information
Assistant Director, and Director of Research, School of Information
Professor, Health Sciences Design

win@arizona.edu
Pronouns: he, him, his

Bryan Carter, PhD

Professor, Africana Studies
Professor, Applied Intercultural Arts Research - GIDP
Director, Center for Digital Humanities
bryancarter@arizona.edu

Zhao Chen, PhD, MPH

Associate Dean for Research, Public Health
Professor, Public Health
Professor, Anthropology
Professor, BIO5 Institute
Professor, Statistics - GIDP
Professor, Applied Intercultural Arts Research - GIDP
Professor, Innovations in Aging - GIDP
Distinguished Professor, Public Health
zchen@arizona.edu

Kerry Cooper, PhD

Associate Professor, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Associate Professor, BIO5 Institute
Associate Professor, Environmental Science
Associate Professor, Ecosystem Genomics - GIDP
kcooper@arizona.edu

Margarethe Cooper, PhD

Associate Professor of Practice, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Victor P. Smith Endowed Chair, Food Safety Education
cooperma@arizona.edu

Alicia Dinsmore, MPH

Coordinator, Mobile Health Program, Family & Community Medicine
aliciadinsmore@arizona.edu

Jacy Farkas, PhD

Associate Director, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
jkbell@arizona.edu

Alex Gonzalez, MEd

Lead Learning Designer, University Center for Assessment, Teaching & Technology
gonzoid@arizona.edu 
Pronouns: he, him, his

Jennie M. Gubner, PhD

Assistant Professor, Music
Chair, Applied Intercultural Arts Research – GIDP
jgubner@arizona.edu

Caitlyn Hall, PhD

Adjunct Lecturer, Biosystems Engineering
cahall@arizona.edu

Allan Hamilton, MD, FACS

Executive Director, ASTEC
Clinical Professor, Radiation Oncology
Regents Professor, Surgery
Professor, Neurosurgery, Psychology and Electrical and Computer Engineering
allan@surgery.arizona.edu

Viridiana Johnson, MD, MS

Coordinator, Student Engagement and Health Education, Family & Community Medicine
viridianaj@arizona.edu

Lisa H. Kiser, DNP, CNM, WHNP

Associate Clinical Professor, Nursing
lkiser@arizona.edu
Pronouns: she, her, hers

Janelle Lamoreaux, PhD

Assistant Professor, Anthropology
jlamoreaux@arizona.edu

Eung-Joo Lee, PhD

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
eungjoolee@arizona.edu
Pronouns: he, him, his

Gerardo Lopez, MAT, MEd, PhD

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
lopezg3@arizona.edu

David Margolis, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Assistant Professor, Physiology
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Faculty Director, Vertically Integrated Projects
dsm@arizona.edu

Faye McGechie, PhD

Assistant Professor, Cellular & Molecular Medicine
fmcgechi@arizona.edu  
Pronouns: she, her, hers

Daniel Menchik, PhD

Associate Professor, Sociology
mench@arizona.edu

Tarnia Newton, DNP, FNP-C

Assistant Clinical Professor, Nursing
tnewton1@arizona.edu

Jennifer Nichols, MLIS

Associate Librarian, U of A Libraries
Lead, Experiential Learning Unit
Director, CATalyst Studios
jtn@arizona.edu 

Tomas Nuño, PhD

Assistant Research Professor, Public Health
tnuno@arizona.edu

Jenn Parlin, MPH

Assistant Agent, The Garden Kitchen
Interim Director, Pima County Extension, UA Cooperative Extension
jparlin@arizona.edu

Salma Patel, MD, MPH, FACP, FAASM

Medical Director, Physician Assistant Program
Assistant Professor, Medicine, College of Medicine – Tucson
salmapatel@arizona.edu

Nicole Person-Rennell, MD, MPH, FAAFP

Instructor, Mathematics
cpersonrennell@arizona.edu

Zenén Salazar, MPH

Director, HealthCare Partnership, Psychology
Internship/Directed Research Sponsor, Psychology
Instructor, General Education
zenen@arizona.edu

Tawab Saljuqi, MD, DrPH

Assistant Director for Research, Department of Surgery
tsaljuqi@arizona.edu

Niko Sanchez, MEd

Specialist, Digital Design and Fabrication, U of A Libraries
nikosanchez@arizona.edu 
Pronouns: he, him, his

Travis W. Sawyer, PhD

Assistant Professor, Optical Sciences
Research Assistant Professor, Radiology & Imaging Sciences
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Assistant Professor, Applied Mathematics - GIDP
tsawyer9226@arizona.edu
Pronouns: he, him, his

Meghan Skiba, PhD, MS, MPH, RDN

Assistant Professor, Nursing and Clinical and Translational Sciences
mbskiba@arizona.edu

Amanda E. Sokan, PhD, MHA, LL.B

Assistant Professor of Practice, Public Health
aesokan@arizona.edu

Ronald Sorenson, MS, MA

Executive Director for Community Engagement, Family & Community Medicine
rdsorensen@arizona.edu

Alma Tejeda Padron, PhD

Assistant Professor of Practice, Psychology
almatejedapadron@arizona.edu

Celina Urquidez, MPH

Senior Coordinator, Education and Training, Family & Community Medicine
celinau@arizona.edu

Bryan Wong, PhD, AuD, CCC-A

Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
bryanwong@arizona.edu
Pronouns: he, him, his

Jerald Zivic, MEd

Learning Designer, University Center for Assessment, Teaching & Technology
zivic@arizona.edu  
Pronouns: he, him, his