Dr. Anastasia Snelling is a professor and Chair of the Department of Health Studies at American University. She has been a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as a registered dietitian fo…
Dr. Elizabeth Cotter is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Studies at American University and the Director of the Behavioral Health and Well-Being Lab. She is a licensed psychologist w…
Celeste Davis is a health equity advocate and educator driven by a passion and unique skill set to center the voice of systemically oppressed communities through her academic and policy work. Her broa…
Dr. Free is a Professorial Lecturer in the Department of Health Studies of the College of Arts and Sciences. She earned her Ph.D. in Health Education and MPH in Communicable Diseases and Behavioral He…
Jody Gan is a Professorial Lecturer in the College of Arts and Science’s Department of Health Studies. With three decades of experience planning, implementing and evaluating health programs, Jody enj…
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Jolynn Gardner is the Director of the Public Health Program in the Department of Health Studies. Dr. Gardner has over 25 years of experience in undergraduate Public Health education. She earned a doct…
Melissa Hawkins is the Director of the Public Health Scholars Program in the Department of Health Studies at American University. Dr. Hawkins is an epidemiologist with over a decade of experience in t…
Dr. Kathleen Holton is a nutritional neuroscientist. Her research examines the negative effects of dietary excitotoxins on neurological symptoms, as well as the positive protective effects of certai…
Robert Karch has been a member of American University faculty since 1969. He is a full professor in the School of Education, Teaching & Health. He is also the founder and Director of both the Masters …
Elissa Margolin is a full-time faculty member in the Department of Health Studies. For nearly a decade, she has worked in the service of some of the world’s poorest, providing technical direction, ma…
Dr. Ethan Mereish is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Studies at American University. He received his PhD in Counseling Psychology from Boston College. He completed a clinical psycho…
Jessica Young is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Studies at American University. Her work broadly focuses on health in economically distressed and under-resourced communities. Dr. Y…
Amy Trietiak is a Professorial Lecturer with the Department of Health Studies where she teaches courses in Nutrition Education Methods, Program Design, and Health Communication. Her interests lie at t…
Trina C. Ulrich, MD is a Professorial Lecturer in the Department of Health Studies at American University, teaching Lifecycle Nutrition, Nutrition for Health, Sports Nutrition, Changes in Health Behav…
