Arnold School of Public Health

For more information about the Arnold School's structure, view our full organizational chart [pdf].  

Office of the Dean

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• Patsy Yarborogh (Executive Assistant to the Dean)

  Executive Assistant to the Dean
  Office of the Dean
  Phone: 803-777-9074
  Email: yarborop@mailbox.sc.edu 

• Sandy Besley (Assistant Dean for Finance)

  Assistant Dean for Finance
  Office of the Dean
  Phone: 803-777-5034 
  Email: sbbesley@mailbox.sc.edu

• April Davis (Director of Human Resources)

  Director, Human Resources
  Office of the Dean
  Phone: 803-777-0056
  Email: ruffad@mailbox.sc.edu 

 

Operations

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• Lee Pearson (Executive Director of Operations & Accreditation)

  Executive Director
  Office of Operations and Accreditation
  Phone: 803-777-5030
  Email: jlpears@mailbox.sc.edu

• Denise McHugh (Administrative Coordinator)

  Administrative Coordinator
  Office of Operations and Accreditation
  Phone: 803-777-5030
  Email: mchughb@mailbox.sc.edu 

 

Development and Alumni Relations

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• Rebecca Jordan (Lead Senior Director of Development)

  Lead Senior Director of Development
  Arnold School of Public Health
  Phone: 843-480-3646
  E-mail: RLJ14@mailbox.sc.edu 

• Abigail Collins (Alumni Relations & Events Manager)

  Alumni Relations & Events Manager
  Arnold School of Public Health
  Phone: 803-776-7951
  E-mail: arcollins@sc.edu

The Dean's leadership team also includes chairs  and six associate/assistant deans: Associate Dean for Research and Leadership Development, Daniela Friedman; Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Sara Wilcox; Associate Dean for Undergraduate Student Affairs, Bridget Miller; Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs, Ian Lapp; Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, Joel Williams and Assistant Dean for Public Health Practice, Myriam Torres.

 

Associate/Assistant Deans

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• Daniela Friedman (Associate Dean for Research and Leadership Development)

  Associate Dean for Research and Leadership Development
  Professor, Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
  Phone: 803-576-5815
  Email: dfriedma@mailbox.sc.edu 

• Ian Lapp (Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs)

  Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Programs
  Clinical Professor
  Phone: 803-777-3636
  Email: ianlapp@sc.edu 

• Bridget Miller (Associate Dean for Undergraduate Student Affairs)

  Associate Dean, Undergraduate Student Affairs
  Clinical Associate Professor
  Phone: 803-777-3050
  Email: bridget_miller@sc.edu 

• Myriam Torres (Assistant Dean of Public Health Practice)

  Assistant Dean, Public Health Practice
  Clinical Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  Phone: 803-777-6852
  Email: torresme@mailbox.sc.edu 

• Sara Wilcox (Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs)

  Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs 
  Professor, Exercise Science
  Director, Prevention Research Center
  Phone: 803-777-8141
  Email: wilcoxs@mailbox.sc.edu 

• Joel Williams (Associate Dean for Graduate Programs)

  Associate Dean, Graduate Programs
  Associate Professor, Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
  Email: williaje@mailbox.sc.edu 

 

Chairs

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• Jean Neils-Strunjas, Ph.D, CCC-SLP (Chair, Communications Sciences and Disorders)

  Professor, Communications Sciences and Disorders
  Phone: 803-777-3643
  Email: NEILSSTJ@mailbox.sc.edu 

• R. Sean Norman, M.Sc., Ph.D. (Interim Chair, Environmental Health Sciences)

  Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
  Phone: 803-777-4553
  Email: rsnorman@mailbox.sc.edu 

• Anthony Alberg, Ph.D., MPH (Chair, Epidemiology and Biostatistics)

  Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  Phone: 803-777-3050
  Email: alberg@mailbox.sc.edu 

• Shawn M. Arent, Ph.D., CSCS*D, FISSN, FACSM, FNAK (Chair, Exercise Science)

  Professor, Exercise Science 
  Phone: 803-576-8394
  Email: sarent@mailbox.sc.edu 

• Brie Turner-McGrievy, Ph.D. (Chair, Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior)

  Professor, Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
  Phone: 803-777-3932
  Email: brie@sc.edu 

• Brad Wright, Ph.D. (Chair, Health Services Policy and Management)

  Professor, Health Services Policy and Management
  Phone: 803-777-8754
  Email: brad_wright@sc.edu