2023 Planning Committee 

Christine Arcari, PhD, MPH 
TEACHING PREVENTION MEETING CHAIR - 2023

Associate Dean
School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine
​Tulane University

Juliann Binienda, PhD
​TEACHING PREVENTION PAST MEETING CHAIR - 2022

​Associate Professor
Department of Family Medicine & Public Health Science
​Wayne State University

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Linelle Blais, PhD

Research Associate Professor
Emory Centers for Public Health Training & TA
Emory University

​Hazel Breland, PhD, OTL/R
MARKETING CHAIR

Associate Professor
School of Medicine 
​Medical University of South Carolina

Maria deValpine, PhD. MSN, RN

Professor 
School of Nursing
​James Madison University

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James Ebert, MD, MBA, MPH

Professor Emeritus
Population & Public Health Sciences
​Wright State University

Kimberly Elliot, PhD

Associate Professor
​Health Policy, Economics and Management
University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center

Erica Frank, MD, MPH 

Assistant Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Founder & President
University of British Columbia and NextGenU.org

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Tanya Funchess, DHA, MPH, MSM

Assistant Professor
College of Nursing School of Health Professions
University of Southern Mississippi

David Gregorio, PhD, MS

Professor
Public Health Sciences
​University of Connecticut (UConn)

Rebecca Heick, PhD, MS

Assistant Professor
Public Health Program
​Augustana College

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LeKeisha Jackson, PhD, MPH(c)

Professor
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
​Georgia State University

Yuri Jadotte, MD, PhD, MPH

Associate Program Director
​Family, Population, and Preventive Medicine
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

Robina Josiah Willock, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor
​Community Health & Preventive Medicine
​Morehouse School of Medicine

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Amy Lee, MD, MPH, MBA
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT CHAIR

Jihene Maatoug, MD

Molly Mckinney, PhD

MPH Program Director
Family and Community Medicine
Northeast Ohio Medical University

Assistant Professor
​Community & Preventive Medicine
​Primary Health Care Corporation Qatar

Associate Professor
Public Health 
Eastern Kentucky University

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Sabrina Neeley, PhD, MPH
INVITED SPEAKER CHAIR

Associate Dean
School of Education and Health Sciences
​University of Dayton

Rajendram ​Rajnarayanan, PhD, MSc

Assistant Dean 
Basic Sciences
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM)

Rachel Reed, DrPH, MPH

Interim Chair
​School of Population & Health Sciences
​Dillard University

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Simone Seward, MPH
ABSTRACTS CHAIR

Director
Public Health & Preventive Medicine
Upstate Medical University

Leslie Stalnaker, DrPH, MPH

Program Manager
​School of Public Health & Population Health
​University of Texas Medical Branch

Daphnee Stewart, DNP, RN
SOCIAL & NETWORKING CHAIR

Assistant Professor
Georgia Baptist College of Nursing
​Mercer University
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Telisa Stewart, DrPH, MPH

Assistant Professor 
School of Medicine
​SUNY Upstate Medical University

Daudet ​Tshiswaka, PhD

Assistant Professor
​Department of Public Health
​University of West Florida

Patrick Vivier, MD, PhD

Professor 
​Department of Public Health & Community Medicine
​Tufts University School of Medicine

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Kristen Wells, PhD, MPH 

Assistant Professor
Department of Public Health Science
University of Virginia

Suzanne Lazorick, MD, MPH

Professor and Chair
Department of Public Health
East Carolina University

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Student Members

Jacob Moran, MD(c)

​University of Texas Medical Branch
​School of Medicine

Eli Trimmer, MPH(c)

University of Alabama Birmingham 
​School of Public Health 

Rayshawnda Temple, MPH(c)

Department of Family Medicine & Public Health Sciences 
​Wayne State University

Zachary Cichon, MPH (c)

Department of Family Medicine & Public Health Sciences 
​Wayne State University

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APTR Staff

Allison Lewis, MA

Executive Director

Vera Cardinale, MPH

Director, Training & Education

Michelle Navarro, MPH

​Program & Membership Associate

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