Helpful Links

    Navigate OHIO

    About OHIO Admission Athletics
    Academics Life at OHIO

    Connect With Us

    Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Heritage Hall, Athens, OH 45701
    Directions

    ITDI Staff and Membership Directory

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

    F

    G

    H

    I

    J

    K

    L

    M

    N

    O

    P

    Q

    R

    S

    T

    V

    W

    Y

    Z

    A

    Light green silhouette of the state of Ohio with the text
    Maryam Ahmed, PhD
    Professor, Chair, College of Arts & Sciences
    ahmedm@ohio.edu
    740.593.2401
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Expertise: Oncolytic Viruses, Virus-Host Interactions, Natural Products
    Profile picture missing, no image uploaded
    Felipe Aros-Vera, PhD
    Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
    aros@ohio.edu
    740-593-0415
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Athens
    Stocker Center 277

    B

    Jane Balbo
    Jane Balbo, DO
    Assistant Clinical Professor
    balbo@ohio.edu
    740.597.9068
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Primary Care
    Athens
    Heritage Hall
    Expertise: Gender-affirming healthcare, Contraception, Sexually Transmitted Infections
    Benjamin Bates
    Benjamin Bates, PhD
    Barbara Geralds Schoonover Professor of Health Communication, School of Communication Studies
    batesb@ohio.edu
    740-593-9163
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Athens
    Schoonover Center
    Profile picture missing, no image uploaded
    Bekka Brodie, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Instruction, Biological Sciences and Honors Tutorial College
    brodieb@ohio.edu
    740-593-0875
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Athens
    35 Park Place, 203

    C

    Carroll Profile Photo
    Ronan Carroll, PhD
    Associate Director, ITDI; Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
    carrolr3@ohio.edu
    740-593-2201
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Athens
    Life Science Building 211
    Sharon Casapulla
    Sharon Casapulla, EdD, MPH
    Director, Education and Research; Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor, Family Medicine
    casapull@ohio.edu
    740.593.2257
    Diabetes Institute
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Primary Care
    Rural and Underserved Programs
    Athens
    Heritage Hall
    Expertise: Education, Educational research, Health literacy, Asset-based community development, Place-based learning, Qualitative r
    Profile picture missing, no image uploaded
    Ilana Chertok, PhD, MSN
    Professor, Associate Director of Nursing Research and Scholarship, Nursing
    chertok@ohio.edu
    740-593-4492
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Athens
    Grover Center
    Profile picture missing, no image uploaded
    Rebekah Crawford, PhD
    Visiting Professor, Department of Social and Public Health
    rc378112@ohio.edu
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Athens
    Grover Center W344

    D

    David Drozek 2022
    David Drozek, DO
    Associate Professor, Lifestyle Medicine
    drozek@ohio.edu
    678.447.2509
    Diabetes Institute
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Specialty Medicine
    Athens
    Expertise: Lifestyle medicine
    Profile picture missing, no image uploaded
    Janet Duerr, PhD
    Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
    duerr@ohio.edu
    740-597-1921
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Athens
    Life Sciences Building 221

    G

    Mario Grijalva
    Mario Grijalva, PhD
    Director, Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute; Professor, Microbiology
    grijalva@ohio.edu
    740.593.2192
    Biomedical Sciences
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Athens
    Irvine Hall
    Expertise: Tropical Diseases, Parasitology, Blood Bank Safety, International Research, Research Capacity Development

    H

    Zelalem Haile 2022
    Zelalem Haile, PhD
    Associate Professor, Epidemiology
    haile@ohio.edu
    614.793.5591
    Diabetes Institute
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Social Medicine
    Dublin
    Medical Education Building 1
    Higazi Profile Photo
    Tarig B. Higazi, PhD
    Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Zanesville Campus
    higazi@ohio.edu
    740-588-1533
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Zanesville
    Elson 249, Zanesville Campus

    I

    Gillian Ice
    Gillian Ice, PhD, MPH
    Professor, Social Medicine; Director, Global Health; Interim Associate Provost of Global Affairs
    iceg@ohio.edu
    740.593.2128
    Biomedical Sciences
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Medical Education Office
    Social Medicine
    Athens
    Heritage Hall
    Expertise: Aging, global health, public health, stress, nutrition

    J

    Profile picture missing, no image uploaded
    Kelly Johnson, PhD
    Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
    johnsonk3@ohio.edu
    740-593-0276
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Athens
    Wilson 101
    Profile picture missing, no image uploaded
    Brad D. Jokisch, PhD
    Associate Professor, Geography Department
    jokisch@ohio.edu
    740-593-1143
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Athens
    Clippinger 114

    K

    Profile picture missing, no image uploaded
    Laeeq Khan, PhD
    Assistant Professor, Media Arts and Studies Scripps College of Communication
    khanm1@ohio.edu
    740-593-4803
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Athens
    Schoonover Center 307
    Kingori Profile Photo
    Caroline Kingori, PhD, MPH
    Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Public Health
    kingori@ohio.edu
    740-593-4680
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Athens
    Grover Center W347

    M

    Kat Marriott
    Kat Marriott, PhD
    Interim Director of Operations
    marriott@ohio.edu
    740.837.0533
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Medical Education Center, Athens Campus
    Graciela Muniz-Terrera 2022
    Graciela Muniz-Terrera, PhD
    Professor, Social Medicine; Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Ralph S. Licklider, D.O. Endowed Professor in Health and Aging
    muniz@ohio.edu
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute
    Social Medicine
    Athens
    Irvine Hall
    Expertise: Aging, brain health, epidemiology, biostatistics
    Erin Murphy
    Erin Murphy, PhD
    Chair, Biomedical Sciences; Professor of Bacteriology
    murphye@ohio.edu
    740.597.3061
    Biomedical Sciences
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Athens
    Life Sciences Building
    Expertise: Bacteriology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Bacterial Infection, Gene Regulation, RNA

    P

    Profile picture missing, no image uploaded
    Saumya Pant, PhD
    Professor of Instruction, Media Arts and Studies Scripps College of Communication
    pant@ohio.edu
    740-597-9009
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Athens
    Schoonover Center

    R

    Profile picture missing, no image uploaded
    Michael Reece, PhD, MPH
    Lecturer in Community and Public Health, Department of Social and Public Health
    mr554119@ohio.edu
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Athens
    Grover Center W324

    S

    Stevens, Nancy 11-21
    Nancy Stevens, PhD
    Professor, Functional Morphology & Vertebrate Paleontology
    stevensn@ohio.edu
    740.597.2785
    Biomedical Sciences
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Athens
    Life Sciences Building
    Expertise: Functional Morphology, Paleobiology, Environmental Change, Extinction, Conservation, One Health

    W

    Profile picture missing, no image uploaded
    Joyce Wamoyi, PhD
    Instructor, Glidden Visiting Professor
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Mwanza, Tanzania/ National Institute for Medical Research, P.O Box 1462
    Shaohua Wang 2022
    Shaohua Wang Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor, Medical Microbiology
    wangs4@ohio.edu
    740.593.2355
    Biomedical Sciences
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Athens
    Life Science Building
    Nathan Weyand Profile Photo
    Nathan Weyand, PhD
    Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
    weyand@ohio.edu
    740-593-0191
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Athens
    Life Science Building 109

    Y

    Profile picture missing, no image uploaded
    Todd Young, PhD
    Professor, Mathematics
    youngt@ohio.edu
    740-593-1277
    Infectious and Tropical Disease Institute
    Athens
    Morton 547
    View Site in Mobile | Classic
    Share by: