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Office of the Dean, Faculty and Staff Directory

Faculty

Patricia Wahl, Dean Patricia W. Wahl, PhD
Dean
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Phone: (206) 543-1144
  • Provide overall leadership of the School
  • strategic planning
  • external relations and visibility
  • fund raising, development, and constituency building
  • School and student advocacy
  • liaison between UW administration and School faculty
  • recruitment and appointment of departmental chairs and School administrative leaders
Frederick A. Connell, MD, MPH
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Acting Chair, Pathobiology
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Phone: (206) 543 1144
  • Academic programs:
    • Organization, policies, and development
    • SPHCM curriculum and student policies
  • Faculty affairs:
    • Oversee process for appointments, promotion, tenure, sabbatical, etc.
    • SPHCM web site and database
    • SPHCM catalog and information
    • Distance Learning (with Mark Oberle)
Mark W. Oberle, MD, MPH
Associate Dean for Public Health Practice
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
University of Washington
Phone: (206) 616 9394
  • Coordinates collaborations with state and local institutions and organizations
  • Oversight of Occupational Medicine Residency Program
  • Oversight of NW Center for Public Health Practice
  • Develops programs in public health informatics
Emily White, PhD
Associate Dean for Research
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Phone: (206) 543 1144
  • Interdisciplinary research facilitation
  • School resource for research opportunities and sources
  • Identify potential industry partners
  • Member of University Research Advisory Board

Staff

Aiko Akers
Administrative Coordinator
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Phone: (206) 543-1040
  • Administrative assistance to Associate Deans
  • Maintain database of faculty information
  • Provide support to Department of Global Health
Denis Brasfield
Senior Computer Specialist
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Phone: (206) 221-5149
  • Design, develop, and maintain:
    • administrative databases
    • web-based interfaces to data
    • queries, reports, and report-delivery mechanisms
    • web-related tools and technologies
Bridget Doyle
Director, Academic Affairs and Research Programs
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Phone: (206) 616-0980
  • Faculty appointments and promotions
  • Faculty searches
  • Academic Affairs and research policy
  • Curriculum
  • Faculty advancement and diversity
Christine Edgar
Director, Student Services
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Phone: (206) 685 3057
  • Academic and student support services
  • Provide academic counseling support
  • Promote careers in public health to potential applicants
  • Assist in developing internships and mentoring support
James Fesalbon
Administrative Specialist
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Phone: (206) 543-1144
  • Administrative support
  • Supervisor and back-up person for front desk receptionist
  • Payroll & Leave Records Coordinator
  • Travel and Purchasing
  • Records Manager (all fiscal and payroll documents)
  • Grant approvals
  • Conference room scheduling
  • School merchandise seller
  • Fiscal support to Administrative office
  • Orders office supplies and paper
David Grayston
Senior Computer Specialist
University of Washington School of Public Health
Phone: (206) 685-0977
  • Server and network support
  • Laptop and desktop computer support
  • Application development
  • Network and application security
Rene' M. Lucas
Assistant to the Associate Dean for Public Health Practice and MPH Practicum Coordinator
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Phone: (206) 685-8904
  • Administrative assistance for Associate Dean
  • MPH Practicum coordinator (includes practicum affiliation agreements)
  • UW Safety Committee, Dean's Office Safety coordinator
  • Web page for MPH Practicum
Jeanne O'Connell
Administrator
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Phone: (206) 543-1144
  • Administrative and budget staffing
  • Grant review and approval
  • Supervision of fiscal activities
  • Space and Capital Projects coordinator
  • FEC Reports
  • Ergonomics resource
Lawrie Robertson
Director of Finance and Administration
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Phone: (206) 221-3902
  • Administrative and financial management for School
  • Develop and manage the School's UW budgets
  • Plan and manage human resources
  • Perform long-range fiscal, administrative, and space planning
Laura Rutledge
Fiscal Specialist
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Phone: (206) 543-1144
  • Front-desk reception
  • Payroll
  • Travel and purchasing
  • Petty cash
  • Arrange meetings / schedule conference room
  • Coordinate events
  • Order supplies
Leslee Shanahan
Director of Development
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Phone: (206) 616-7197
  • Plan and manage development and alumni relations activities
  • Steward and honor donors to the School
  • Plan and manage development and alumni relations activities
  • Steward and honor donors to the School
  • Manage the Annual Fund
Chele Shepard
Public Information Specialist
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Phone: (206) 616-1485
Marcia Syverson
Manager, Student Services
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Phone: (206) 543-1144
  • Work with Christine Edgar
  • Support current and prospective students
  • Coordinate school-wide student events
  • Manage PH Traineeship grant
  • Contact for questions about former Preventive Medicine Residency (now closed)
Holly Weese
Assistant to the Dean
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Phone: (206) 685-6643
  • Administrative assistance for the Dean
  • Staff the Executive Committee (SPHEC)
  • Liaison with Health Sciences News and Community Relations
  • Publications
Dylan Wilbanks
Web Producer
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Phone: (206) 221-6395
  • Design and develop web content and applications
  • Manage and maintain SPHCM web site
  • Project management for web tools development
  • Data reporting and querying