Dr. Valerie Weiss
Professor of Public Health; Chair of the Department of Public Health
School of Nursing & Health Sciences
Department of Public Health
Public Health studies the health of communities and populations, and teaches community and population health for nursing students.
School of Nursing & Health Sciences
Study Public Health at Alkimi
Department chair
Faculty offices & map
Questions about a major?
- Where
- Lovell Hall 101
- Phone
- (555) 555-0158
- advising
@university.alkimi.ai - Hours
- Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
- Lead
- Rosa Delgado, Director of Academic Advising
Part of the School of Nursing & Health Sciences, led by Dean Dr. Grace Adeyemi. Department chairs make teaching assignments each year and are the first stop for questions about a course or a grade (Faculty Handbook §1.4).
Degree programs
All programs →Courses
Course descriptions →200-level
300-level
PUBH 301 Health Behavior & Community Health Promotion · Spring onlyPUBH 310 Environmental Health & Sanitation · Spring onlyPUBH 320 Healthcare Administration & Policy · Fall onlyPUBH 330 Global Maternal and Child Health · Fall, odd yearsPUBH 340 Public Health Research Methods · Spring onlyPUBH 350 Chronic Disease Prevention · Spring, even yearsPUBH 360 Occupational Health and Safety · Fall, odd years
400-level
PUBH 410 Program Planning & Evaluation · Fall onlyPUBH 420 Health Informatics and Data Systems · Spring, even yearsPUBH 430 Disaster Management and Emergency Preparedness · Fall, odd yearsPUBH 480 Special Topics in Public Health · Spring, even yearsPUBH 490 Public Health Practicum & Senior Seminar · Spring only
15 PUBH courses. Each course page lists its prerequisites, 2026–27 instructors, and Fall 2026 syllabus; section times and rooms are in AlkimiHub. Catalog: Undergraduate Catalog §9.23.
Faculty
All faculty → Dr. Valerie Weiss
Professor of Public Health; Chair of the Department of Public Health
Dr. Luca Atwood
Professor of Public Health
Dr. Andrea Dawson
Professor of Public Health
Dr. Nora Ferrara
Professor of Public Health
Dr. Haruka Shimizu
Professor of Public Health
Dr. Paige Stanton
Professor of Public Health
Dr. Alan Berg
Associate Professor of Public Health
Dr. Jane Caruso
Associate Professor of Public Health
Dr. Yolanda Jefferson
Associate Professor of Public Health
Dr. Camila Navarro
Associate Professor of Public Health
Dr. Haruka Ogawa
Associate Professor of Public Health
Dr. Kristen Somers
Associate Professor of Public Health
Dr. Colette Duval
Assistant Professor of Public Health
Dr. Yong He
Assistant Professor of Public Health
Dr. Ximena Maldonado
Assistant Professor of Public Health
Dr. Meera Nair
Assistant Professor of Public Health
Dr. Yesenia Guerrero
Associate Teaching Professor of Public Health
Dr. Valerie Hopkins
Associate Teaching Professor of Public Health
A selection of the department's faculty; Alkimi University has 640 full-time faculty. The full list, including part-time and visiting instructors, is in AlkimiHub.