UHC Faculty Affiliates



Faculty affiliates of the Urban Health Collaborative are involved in UHC activities, collaborate with staff and faculty, and have experience in research, practice, and training related to improving health in cities.

Become a UHC Affiliate

Drexel University faculty interested in becoming UHC affiliate faculty can review this detailed list of benefits and responsibilities as well as application instructions.

Amy Auchincloss, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics


Sharrelle Barber, ScD, MPH

Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics | Director of The Ubuntu Center on Racism, Global Movements, and Population Health Equity


Susan E. Bell, PhD

Professor Emerita, Department of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences


Joan Rosen Bloch, PhD, CRNP, FAAN

MCH Nurse Scientist Emerita Faculty, College of Nursing and Health Professions


Jane E. Clougherty, MSc, ScD

Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health


Anneclaire De Roos, PhD, MPH

Professor & Interim Chair, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health


Alex Ezeh, PhD

Dornsife Professor of Global Health, Department of Community Health and Prevention


Jerry Fagliano, PhD, MPH

Clinical Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health


Ali Groves, PhD, MHS

Associate Professor, Department of Community Health and Prevention


Aritra Halder, PhD, MS

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics


Irene Headen, PhD, MS

Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health and Prevention


Stephanie Hernandez, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics


Jaquelyn (Jackie) Jahn, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, The Ubuntu Center on Racism, Global Movements, and Population Health Equity


Emmanuel F. Koku, PhD

Associate Professor & Department Head, Department of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences


Stephen E. Lankenau, PhD

Professor, Department of Community Health and Prevention | Director of the Medical Cannabis Research Center


Jourdyn A. Lawrence, PhD, MSPH

Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics


Longjian Liu, MD, PhD, MSc (LSHTM), FAHA

Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics


Ana Martínez-Donate, PhD

Professor & Associate Dean for Public Health Practice and External Relations, Department of Community Health and Prevention


Tara McAlexander, PhD, MPH

Assistant Research Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics


Yvonne Michael, ScD, SM

Professor & Interim Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics


Bertranna Muruthi, PhD, MS

Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health & Prevention


Diana S. Nicholas, NCIDQ, AIA, NCARB

Director of MS Design Research & Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Design and Urbanism; Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design


Alexis Roth, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor, Department of Community Health and Prevention


Brisa N. Sánchez, PhD

Dornsife Endowed Professor & Associate Dean for Research, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics


Ayden Scheim, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics


Leah Schinasi, PhD, MSPH

Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health


Lindsay Shea, DrPH, MS

Associate Professor and Director of the Policy & Analytics Center, A.J. Drexel Autism Institute


Agus Surachman, PhD, MS

Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics


Goro Yamada, PhD, MHS, MHS, MMS

Assistant Teaching Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics