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Faculty

Rachel Reimer, Des Moines University Department of Public Health Rachel Reimer, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Jeneane Moody, M.P.H.
Instructor and Vice Chair
Elizabeth Baker, Des Moines University Department of Public Health Elizabeth Baker, Ph.D., M.P.H., C.P.H.
Assistant Professor
Tony Crnic, Des Moines University Department of Public Health Tony Crnic, J.D., M.B.A., LL.M.
Assistant Professor
Jun Dai, Des Moines University Department of Public Health Jun Dai, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Professor
Joshua Devine, Des Moines University Department of Public Health Joshua Devine, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Simon Geletta, Des Moines University Department of Public Health Simon Geletta, Ph.D.
Professor
Shelley Horak, Des Moines University Department of Public Health Shelley Horak, Ed.D., M.P.H., CHES, CPM
Assistant Professor
Debra Kane, Des Moines University Department of Public Health Debra Kane, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Bill Koller, Des Moines University Department of Public Health Bill Koller, M.H.A., MSEd
Instructor
Michelle McCarthy, MSW, M.P.H.
Adjunct Faculty
Sarah McCool, Des Moines University Public Health Sarah McCool, M.P.H.'11
Guest Lecturer
Kristen Myers, Ph.D., MSN/M.P.H., RN, CIC, CNE, CPH
Assistant Professor
Jessica Sisul, M.P.H.
Instructor
Tami Swenson, Des Moines University Department of Public Health Tami Swenson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Staff

Megan Martin, Des Moines University Department of Public Health Megan Martin
Academic Assistant

Advisory Board Members

Name and Title Organization
Roger Dahl Community
Vernon Delpesce Community
Helen Eddy Hy-Vee Health
Shelley Horak Telligen, Inc.
Erika Kiniry Alumna
John Rovers, Professor of Pharmacy Practice &
John R. Ellis Distinguished Chair of Pharmacy Practice,
College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences		 Drake University
Cassity Gutierrez, Chair and Director of Pre-Professional Programs, selected for the National Rural Health Association’s Rural Health Fellows Program for the year 2019. Drake University
Elizabeth Baker, MPH faculty
Jun Dai, MPH faculty
Simon Geletta, MPH faculty
Dooyoung Lim, MPH faculty
Jeneane Moody, MPH faculty
Rachel Reimer MPH Chair
Wallace Boeve, CHS Dean
Lina Reinders, Executive Director Iowa Public Health Association
Megan Knox Alumna
Mollie Giller, Director of Programs and Supportive Services Polk County Housing Trust Fund
 Mariah Karumuna, STI Data Coordinator Polk County Health Department
Margaret Galvez, Faculty Baylor University School of Nursing
Joshua Devine, MPH faculty

Admission Staff

The admission staff is here to assist you. Please contact us if you have any questions about the admission process by calling 515-271-1499 or email mphadmit@dmu.edu.

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