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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
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
University of Washington School of Public Health
Phone: (206) 543 1144
  • Academic programs:
    • Organization, policies, and development
    • SPH curriculum and student policies
  • Faculty affairs:
    • Oversee process for appointments, promotion, tenure, sabbatical, etc.
    • SPH web site and database
    • SPH 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
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
Phone: (206) 543 1144
  • Communicate and oversee University, Human Subjects, School and sponsor (e.g. NIH) policies and compliance issues related to research
  • Serve as School representative on University research-related committees
  • Facilitate and communicate research opportunities for faculty
  • Contribute to coordination of activities with outside research institutions

Staff

Denis Brasfield
Senior Computer Specialist
University of Washington School of Public Health
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
Tamara Burdic
Assistant Director of Development
University of Washington School of Public Health
Phone: (206) 221-6343
  • Manage Annual Giving
  • Support alumni relation activities
  • Communications and marketing representative Event planning Steward donors to the School
Bridget Doyle
Director, Academic Affairs and Research Programs
University of Washington School of Public Health
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
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 Manager
University of Washington School of Public Health
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
  • Building management
Claire Forster
Director of Development
University of Washington School of Public Health
Phone: (206) 616-3217
  • Steward and honor donors to the School
  • Plan and manage development and alumni relations activities
  • Raising funds for special initiatives
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
Summer Duncan Korst
Program Coordinator
University of Washington School of Public Health
Phone: (206) 543-1040
  • Administrative assistance to Associate Deans
  • Maintain database of faculty information
  • Jobs Board maintenance
  • Supports curriculum coordination in the school
Rene' M. Lucas
Assistant to the Associate Dean for Public Health Practice and MPH Practicum Coordinator
University of Washington School of Public Health
Phone: (206) 685-8904
  • Administrative assistance for Associate Dean for Public Health Practice
  • MPH Practicum coordinator (includes practicum website, database and affiliation agreements)
  • Staff the MPH Practicum Steering Committee
  • Member UW Health Sciences Health and Safety Committee
  • Staff school emergency preparedness committee
  • Responsible for the SPH and the dean's office emergency preparedness and business continuity plans
Jeanne O'Connell
Administrator
University of Washington School of Public Health
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
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
Phone: (206) 543-1144
  • Front-desk reception
  • Payroll
  • Travel and purchasing
  • Petty cash
  • Arrange meetings / schedule conference room
  • Coordinate events
  • Order supplies
Chele Shepard
Public Information Specialist
University of Washington School of Public Health
Phone: (206) 616-1485
Marcia Syverson
Manager, Student Services
University of Washington School of Public Health
Phone: (206) 543-1144
  • Inform and direct prospective students to school programs
  • Support current students (including activities of SPHA, USPHA)
  • Coordinate school-wide student events
  • Contact for questions about Preventive Medicine Residency (now closed)
Holly Weese
Assistant to the Dean
University of Washington School of Public Health
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
Phone: (206) 221-6395
  • Design and develop web content and applications
  • Manage and maintain SPH web site
  • Project management for web tools development
  • Data reporting and querying