The Sparkman Center list of Scholars includes UAB faculty members committed to the center's goal of promoting Global Health Education. Sparkman Scholars represent various UAB Schools and Centers and are involved in GLobal Health research and training and/or provide guidance towards increased Global Health engagement in the UAB community.
Name, Degree(s)
Academic rank & primary department/division
Administrative appointment (if any), Unit
School
Sparkman Center title
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(Scholars are listed in alphabetical order according to the last name.)
Andreas Anayiotos, PhD
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
School of Engineering
Scholar
Alfred Bartolucci, PhD
Professor, Biostatistics
School of Public Health
Senior Scholar
Suresh Boppana, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
School of Medicine
Scholar
David E. Briles, PhD
Professor, Microbiology
School of Medicine
Senior Scholar
William J. Britt, MD
Professor, Pediatrics
School of Medicine
Senior Scholar
Eli Capilouto, DMD, MPH, ScD
Provost, UAB
Professor, Health Care & Organizational Policy
School of Public Health
Senior Scholar
Noel Childers, DDS
Joseph F. Volker Professor & Chair, Oral Biology
School of Dentistry
Senior Scholar
Lawrence J. DeLucas, OD, PhD
Professor, Optometry
Director, Center for Macromolecular Crystallography
School of Optometry
Senior Scholar
W. Jack Duncan, PhD
Professor, Health Care Organization & Policy
Professor, Business
School of Public Health
Senior Scholar
John Ehiri, PhD
Associate Professor, Maternal & Child Health
School of Public Health
Scholar
Michael Fleenor, MD
Health Officer, Jefferson County Department of Health
Adjunct Associate Professor, Epidemiology
School of Public Health
Scholar
David Freedman, MD
Professor, Medicine/Geographic Medicine
School of Medicine
Senior Scholar
Gregg H. Gilbert, DDS, MBA, FAAHD
Professor and Chair, Diagnostics Sciences
Assistant Dean for Research
School of Dentistry
Senior Scholar
Rodney Go, PhD
Professor, Epidemiology
School of Public Health
Senior Scholar
Paul A. Goepfert, MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine/Infectious Diseases
School of Medicine
Scholar
Robert Goldenberg, MD
Charles E. Flowers Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
School of Medicine
Senior Scholar
Diane Grimley, MA, PhD
Professor and Chair, Health Behavior
School of Public Health
Senior Scholar
Beatrice Hahn, MD
Professor, Medicine/Hematology & Oncology
School of Medicine
Senior Scholar
Lynda Harrison, PhD
Professor, Nursing
Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Center on International Nursing
School of Nursing
Senior Scholar
S. Robert Hernandez, MS, MA, DrPH
Professor, Health Services Administration
School of Health Related Professions
Senior Scholar
Susan Hollingshead, PhD
Professor, Microbiology
School of Medicine
Scholar
Edward Hook, III, MD
Professor, School of Medicine/Infectious Diseases
Co-Director, Center for Social School of Medicine and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
School of Medicine
Senior Scholar
Howard Houser, PhD
Professor, Health Services Administration
School of Health Related Professions
Senior Scholar
Pauline Jolly, PhD, MPH
Professor, Epidemiology & International Health
School of Public Health
Scholar
Richard A. Kaslow, MD, MPH
Professor, Epidemiology
School of Public Health
Senior Scholar
Jannet Katz, DDS
Professor, Oral Biology
School of Dentistry
Scholar
Maureen Kelley, PhD
Assistant Professor, Philosophy
School of Arts & Humanities
Scholar
Mohammad A. Khaled, MS, PhD
Professor, Nutrition Sciences
School of Health Related Professions
Senior Scholar
Michael Kimerling, MD
Associate Professor, School of Medicine/General & Internal Medicine
Director, UAB International TB Center
Director, Gorgas TB Initiative
School of Medicine
Scholar
Katharine Kirk, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Biostatistics
School of Public Health
Senior Scholar
Carlos Krumdieck, MD, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Nutrition Sciences
School of Health Related Professions
Senior Scholar
Andrzej Kulczycki, PhD
Assistant Professor, Maternal & Child Health
School of Public Health
Scholar
H. Michael Maetz, VMD, MPH
Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology
School of Public Health
Senior Scholar
Charles McCallum, DMD, MD
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Oral Biology
School of Dentistry
Senior Scholar
Jerry McGhee, PhD
Professor, Microbiology
School of Medicine
Senior Scholar
Gerald McGwin, PhD
Associate Professor, Epidemiology
School of Public Health
Scholar
Suzanne Michalek, PhD
Professor, Microbiology
School of Medicine
Senior Scholar
Stephen Moser, PhD
Associate Professor, Pathology
School of Medicine
Scholar
Juan Navia, PhD
Professor Emeritus, International Health
School of Public Health
Senior Scholar
Kathleen Nelson, MD
Professor, Pediatrics
Associate Dean for Students
School of Medicine
Senior Scholar
R. Kent Oestenstad, PhD
Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
School of Public Health
Scholar
Peter Pappas, MD
Professor, Medicine/Infectious Diseases
School of Medicine
Scholar
Mary Ann Pass, MD, MPH
Research Professor, Maternal & Child Health
School of Public Health
Scholar
Jeffrey M. Roseman, MD PhD
Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology
School of Public Health
Senior Scholar
Nalini Sathiakumar, MD, DrPH
Associate Professor, Epidemiology & International Health
School of Public Health
Scholar
Isabel C. Scarinci-Searles, PhD
Assistant Professor, Medicine/Preventive Medicine
School of Medicine
Scholar
Joseph E. Schumacher, PhD
Associate Professor, Medicine/Preventive Medicine
School of Medicine
Scholar
Jane Schwebke, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine/Infectious Diseases
School of Medicine
Scholar
George Shaw, MD, PhD
Professor, Medicine/Hematology & Oncology
School of Medicine
Senior Scholar
James D. Slack, PhD
Professor, Government & Public Service
School of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Senior Scholar
Sergio Stagno, MD
Professor and Chair, Pediatrics
School of Medicine
Senior Scholar
Wayne M. Sullender, MD
Professor, Pediatrics
School of Medicine
Senior Scholar
Christopher C. Taylor, PhD
Associate Professor, Anthropology
School of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Scholar
Mary Umlauf, PhD
Professor, Nursing
School of Nursing
Senior Scholar
Thomas Unnasch, PhD
Professor, Medicine/Geographic Medicine
School of Medicine
Senior Scholar
Sten H. Vermund, MD, PhD Director, Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health
Professor of Medicine/Preventive Medicine/Obstetrics and Gynecology
Amos Christie Chair
Vanderbilt University School of School of Medicine
Senior Scholar
Ken Waites, MD
Professor, Clinical Pathology
School of Medicine
Senior Scholar
Craig Wilson, MD
Professor, Pediatrics
School of Medicine
Scholar
