ASPPH Welcomes New Members to Board of Directors

ASPPH is pleased to announce the appointment of new members to its Board of Directors. The recent elections for key positions have resulted in a dynamic and diverse group of individuals who will help shape the future of academic public health education, research, and practice. The new board members officially joined the rest of the board and began their terms on March 20, 2026, contributing their expertise and dedication to ASPPH's mission.

The following individuals have been elected to key positions on the ASPPH Board:

Chair:

• Edith Parker, DrPH, MPH, Dean, University of Iowa College of Public Health

Chair-Elect:

• Cynthia Harris, PhD, MA, Associate Dean for Public Health and Director and Professor, Institute of Public Health, Florida A&M University Public Health Program

At-Large:

• Bernadette Boden-Albala, MPH, DrPH, Founding Dean, UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health (re-elected)
• Shawn G. Gibbs, PhD, MBA, CIH, Dean, Texas A&M School of Public Health
• Nancy Messonnier, MD, Dean, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health

They join the rest of the board members in leading and guiding the association:

Immediate Past Chair:

• Hilary A. Godwin, PhD, Dean, University of Washington School of Public Health

Secretary/Treasurer:

• Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH, Dean, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health

At-Large:

• Lisa A. Benz Scott, PhD, Executive Director and Professor, Program in Public Health, Stony Brook University Program in Public Health
• Marsha Davis, PhD, Dean, University of Georgia College of Public Health
• Dani Fallin, PhD, Dean, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
• Ashish Joshi, PhD, MBBS, MPH, Dean, University of Memphis School of Public Health
• Boris D. Lushniak, MD, MPH, RADM, USPHS (Ret), Dean and Professor, University of Maryland School of Public Health
• Rodney S. Lyn, PhD, MS, Dean and Professor, Georgia State University School of Public Health
• Melinda M. Pettigrew, PhD, Dean, University of Minnesota School of Public Health
• Brad H. Pollock, PhD, MPH, Department Chair & Distinguished Professor, University of California Davis Public Health Program

ASPPH also thanks departing board members, Thomas LaVeist and David Bishai, for their service to the association.