School Administration
Eric Boerwinkle, PhD
Dean
M. David Low Chair in Public Health
Kozmetsky Family Chair in Human Genetics
Susan Emery, PhD
Senior Associate Dean of Academic and Research Affairs
Guy S. Parcel Chair in Public Health
Associate Deans
Cynthia Bihm, MBA
Associate Dean, Management
Aanand D. Naik, MD
Associate Dean for Learning and Health Systems
Melissa Valerio-Shewmaker, PhD
Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs
Assistant Deans
Kimberly Baker, PhD
Assistant Dean of Practice
Sarah Donahue, MPH
Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Student Services
Melissa Peskin, PhD
Assistant Dean of Students
Department Chairs
Samiran Ghosh, PhD
Chair, Department of Biostatistics and Data Science
Kristina D. Mena, MSPH, PhD
Chair, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
Alanna Morrison, PhD
Chair, Department of Epidemiology
Christine Markham, PhD
Chair, Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences
Aanand Naik, PhD
Chair, Department of Management, Policy and Community Health
Regional Deans
Bijal Balasubramanian, PhD, MPH, MBBS
Regional Dean, Dallas
Deanna Hoelscher, PhD
Regional Dean, Austin
Kristina D. Mena, MSPH, PhD
Regional Dean, El Paso
Belinda M. Reininger, PhD
Regional Dean, Brownsville
Jack Tsai, PhD
Regional Dean, San Antonio
Faculty Directory
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health faculty listings can be found on the SPH Faculty Directory website.