Preparing future scholars
All faculty members in CCPA are part of the doctoral program, providing students with the opportunity to learn from diverse and engaged scholars. Our faculty have backgrounds in applied mental health research (community, clinical, social), and our teaching faculty members span disciplines including in education, human development, public administration, social work, student affairs, nursing, psychology, and pharmacology.
All core and affiliated faculty conduct a variety of interdisciplinary research and work. Faculty members are actively involved with many different University interprofessional organizations (e.g., the Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocities Prevention; Institute for Justice and Well-Being; Transdisciplinary Areas of Excellence; University Community Schools; Sustainable Communities). They edit and contribute to nationally- and internationally-recognized scholarly journals.
Doctoral students are encouraged to collaborate with faculty through courses, develop research studies that advance individual, organizational, and/or community health and wellness, build empowerment and seek social justice, dissertation work, and consult on projects and other endeavors. Working alongside faculty in schools and communities, as well as on college campuses, students in the program are researching issues such as local food insecurity, college-student drinking, and mental health for refugees. Graduates are trained for careers as researchers in a variety of settings including academia, research institutions, and policy institutes.
Faculty

Elizabeth M. Anderson
Associate Professor
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Laura R. Bronstein
Director; Dean

David Campbell
Faculty-in-Residence; Professor

Lauren Dula
Assistant Professor

Komla Dzigbede
Chair and Associate Professor
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Nicole S. Fenty
TLEL Department Chair, Associate Professor

Jennifer Gordon
Associate Professor
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Melissa Hardesty
Associate Professor and Director of the BSW Program
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George Homsy
Director of Environmental Studies; Associate Professor

Yvonne Johnston, DrPH, MS, FNP
Founding Director; Associate Professor/Founding Director, MPH Program

Suk-Young (John) Kang
Associate Professor

Hoe Kyeung Kim
Associate Professor; TRIP Courtesy Title

Hyejung Kim
Assistant Professor

Adam Laats
Professor
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Suzy Lee
Assistant Professor and Director, MS in Human Rights

Marla H. Mallette
Associate Professor

Miesha Marzell, PhD
Associate Professor; Associate Professor, Public Health Division

Loretta Mason-Williams
Director of the Community Research and Action, PhD Program; Associate Professor

Suzanne McLeod
Coordinator of Educational Leadership

Matthew L. McConn
Associate Professor; TRIP Courtesy Title

Jacqueline (Jackie) McGinley
Assistant Professor

Elizabeth Mellin
Associate Professor

Pamela Mischen
Faculty Advisor to the President; Chief Sustainability Officer; Professor

Candace A. Mulcahy
Associate Professor

Thomas P. O'Brien
Professor

Ada A Robinson-Perez
Executive Director, Equity, Access and Diversity Education
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Pamela A. Sandoval
Bartle Professor

Stacey Shipe
Chair and Assistant Professor

Amber Simpson
Associate Professor; Co-Assistant Director
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Deborah Taub
Chair and Professor
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Chandiren Valayden
Assistant Professor

Kerry Whigham
Assistant Professor, Public Admin, Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, Co-Director IGMAP; Co-Director; Assistant Professor of Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention

Melvin A Whitehead
Assistant Professor

Marguerite Wilson
Associate Professor

Bogum Yoon
Professor
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Denise Yull
Chair and Associate Professor
