Executive Board
President
Tony Sinay, Ph.D.
Department Chair
Health Care Administration
California State University, Long Beach
Email: tony.sinay@csulb.edu
Tony Sinay is a faculty member in the Health Care Administration (HCA) Department at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) since 2003. He served as a program director in 2003-2009, and has been a chair since 2009. Previously Dr. Sinay worked at Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center as an Associate Professor, and at University of Scranton as an Assistant Professor. He taught various health care courses including health care economics and finance, and his publications appeared in high impact journals including the Social Science & Medicine, Health Care Management Review, Journal of Health Care Finance, Journal of Rural Health and Journal of Public Health and Health Management. Dr. Sinay received his PhD and MS degrees from St. Louis University in economics and finance, respectively. Dr. Sinay has been very successful building up a HCA Department at CSULB with substantial new funds, and he would like to help AAPHP to do the same.
Tony Sinay, Ph.D.
Department Chair
Health Care Administration
California State University, Long Beach
Email: tony.sinay@csulb.edu
Tony Sinay is a faculty member in the Health Care Administration (HCA) Department at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) since 2003. He served as a program director in 2003-2009, and has been a chair since 2009. Previously Dr. Sinay worked at Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center as an Associate Professor, and at University of Scranton as an Assistant Professor. He taught various health care courses including health care economics and finance, and his publications appeared in high impact journals including the Social Science & Medicine, Health Care Management Review, Journal of Health Care Finance, Journal of Rural Health and Journal of Public Health and Health Management. Dr. Sinay received his PhD and MS degrees from St. Louis University in economics and finance, respectively. Dr. Sinay has been very successful building up a HCA Department at CSULB with substantial new funds, and he would like to help AAPHP to do the same.
Past-President
Stephanie Miles-Richardson, DVM, PhD
Assistant Dean
Graduate Education in Public Health
Director, Master of Public Health Program
Morehouse School Of Medicine
Email: smiles-richardson@msm.edu
Stephanie Miles-Richardson, DVM, PhD is Associate Professor in the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM). She received a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biology from Grambling State University, a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from Tuskegee School of Veterinary Medicine, and a dual PhD in Pathology and Environmental Toxicology from Michigan State University. At MSM, she serves as Assistant Dean of Graduate Education in Public Health and Director of the Master of Public Health (MPH) Program. She joined MSM after over a decade of federal service at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) where she held several positions including Toxicologist, Scientific Technical Advisor and Associate Director for Minority Health and Health Disparities Policy in the CDC’s Office of the Director.
Stephanie Miles-Richardson, DVM, PhD
Assistant Dean
Graduate Education in Public Health
Director, Master of Public Health Program
Morehouse School Of Medicine
Email: smiles-richardson@msm.edu
Stephanie Miles-Richardson, DVM, PhD is Associate Professor in the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM). She received a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biology from Grambling State University, a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from Tuskegee School of Veterinary Medicine, and a dual PhD in Pathology and Environmental Toxicology from Michigan State University. At MSM, she serves as Assistant Dean of Graduate Education in Public Health and Director of the Master of Public Health (MPH) Program. She joined MSM after over a decade of federal service at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) where she held several positions including Toxicologist, Scientific Technical Advisor and Associate Director for Minority Health and Health Disparities Policy in the CDC’s Office of the Director.
President Elect
Marshare Penny, DrPH
Director, Master of Public Health
Associate Professor of Public Health
Department of Public Health Sciences
California Baptist University
Email: mpenny@calbaptist.edu
Marshare Penny is the Director of the Master of Public Health Program and Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at California Baptist University. She has more than 15 years of experience in community and public health, with 10 years serving as a local epidemiologist in the Inland Empire region of California. Her research interests include the areas of health equity, social determinants of health, epidemiology, disaster preparedness, mental health, and injury and violence prevention. She earned her DrPH in Health Promotion from Loma Linda University and her MPH in epidemiology from San Diego State University.
Marshare Penny, DrPH
Director, Master of Public Health
Associate Professor of Public Health
Department of Public Health Sciences
California Baptist University
Email: mpenny@calbaptist.edu
Marshare Penny is the Director of the Master of Public Health Program and Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at California Baptist University. She has more than 15 years of experience in community and public health, with 10 years serving as a local epidemiologist in the Inland Empire region of California. Her research interests include the areas of health equity, social determinants of health, epidemiology, disaster preparedness, mental health, and injury and violence prevention. She earned her DrPH in Health Promotion from Loma Linda University and her MPH in epidemiology from San Diego State University.
Secretary
Victoria Rivkina, MPH, CHES
Program Manager
Master of Public Health
DePaul University
Email: vrivkina@depaul.edu
Victoria Rivkina is the Program Manager of DePaul University’s Master of Public Health program. In her current role, Victoria is responsible for program accreditation, admissions, student advising, and general program operations. Victoria earned her MPH from DePaul in 2013 and became a Certified Health Education Specialist in 2014. Prior to returning to DePaul in her current capacity, Victoria oversaw chronic condition policy compliance for Chicago Public Schools. Additional public health experience includes pediatric asthma and food allergy research at Northwestern University and program evaluation at the Chicago Department of Public Health. Victoria's public health interests include school health, program evaluation, and access to care.
Victoria Rivkina, MPH, CHES
Program Manager
Master of Public Health
DePaul University
Email: vrivkina@depaul.edu
Victoria Rivkina is the Program Manager of DePaul University’s Master of Public Health program. In her current role, Victoria is responsible for program accreditation, admissions, student advising, and general program operations. Victoria earned her MPH from DePaul in 2013 and became a Certified Health Education Specialist in 2014. Prior to returning to DePaul in her current capacity, Victoria oversaw chronic condition policy compliance for Chicago Public Schools. Additional public health experience includes pediatric asthma and food allergy research at Northwestern University and program evaluation at the Chicago Department of Public Health. Victoria's public health interests include school health, program evaluation, and access to care.
Treasurer
Steven Godin, PhD, MPH, PHI Certificate
Visiting Professor; Division of Public Health
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
University of Utah, School of Medicine
375 Chipeta Way; Suite A Lower Level (Room 129) Salt Lake City, UT
84108
Phone: 801-585-9365
Email: steven.godin@utah.edu
After 25 years of having coordinated the BSPH and MPH at East Stroudsburg University (ESU), I retired in August, 2016. Shortly thereafter I was awarded Professor Emeritus at ESU. Looking for a career capstone experience, I accepted a three year position as Visiting Professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine. In this position, I have been teaching in the graduate public health programs while securing extramural funding. With regard to my research, I am interested in evaluating the efficacy of community based programs in the prevention of chronic disease. I am particularly interested in community-systems level primary and secondary prevention. I also have interests in consumer health informatics, and the use of Mhealth and patient portals within electronic health records to improve health literacy and self-efficacy in disease and health condition management. In my 30+ years in public health, I have received over $5 million in grant funding while authoring over 75 professional publications and technical reports, and over 175 conference presentations. With AAPHP, I have served as a Member at Large (2013), President-Elect (2014), President (2015-2016), Past President (2017), and Treasurer (2018-2019).
Steven Godin, PhD, MPH, PHI Certificate
Visiting Professor; Division of Public Health
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
University of Utah, School of Medicine
375 Chipeta Way; Suite A Lower Level (Room 129) Salt Lake City, UT
84108
Phone: 801-585-9365
Email: steven.godin@utah.edu
After 25 years of having coordinated the BSPH and MPH at East Stroudsburg University (ESU), I retired in August, 2016. Shortly thereafter I was awarded Professor Emeritus at ESU. Looking for a career capstone experience, I accepted a three year position as Visiting Professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine. In this position, I have been teaching in the graduate public health programs while securing extramural funding. With regard to my research, I am interested in evaluating the efficacy of community based programs in the prevention of chronic disease. I am particularly interested in community-systems level primary and secondary prevention. I also have interests in consumer health informatics, and the use of Mhealth and patient portals within electronic health records to improve health literacy and self-efficacy in disease and health condition management. In my 30+ years in public health, I have received over $5 million in grant funding while authoring over 75 professional publications and technical reports, and over 175 conference presentations. With AAPHP, I have served as a Member at Large (2013), President-Elect (2014), President (2015-2016), Past President (2017), and Treasurer (2018-2019).
Member-at-Large
Lisa Gren, PhD
Associate Professor
Division of Public Health
University of Utah
Phone: 801-587-3330
Email: lisa.gren@hsc.utah.edu
Lisa Gren, PhD, MPH. Dr. Gren is an Associate Professor in the Division of Public Health at the University of Utah. She currently teaches courses in biostatistics and research methods. Dr. Gren’s research interests are in practice-based research in primary care, clinical epidemiology, and clinical trials methodology. Active areas of research include influenza surveillance in outpatient settings, utilization of clinical resources (including electronic medical records) for public health research, use of public health data in clinical decision-making, and operations and management of clinical trials. She is affiliated with the Utah Health Research Network (UHRN), Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial (PLCO), National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), and Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT).
Lisa Gren, PhD
Associate Professor
Division of Public Health
University of Utah
Phone: 801-587-3330
Email: lisa.gren@hsc.utah.edu
Lisa Gren, PhD, MPH. Dr. Gren is an Associate Professor in the Division of Public Health at the University of Utah. She currently teaches courses in biostatistics and research methods. Dr. Gren’s research interests are in practice-based research in primary care, clinical epidemiology, and clinical trials methodology. Active areas of research include influenza surveillance in outpatient settings, utilization of clinical resources (including electronic medical records) for public health research, use of public health data in clinical decision-making, and operations and management of clinical trials. She is affiliated with the Utah Health Research Network (UHRN), Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial (PLCO), National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), and Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT).
Member-at-Large
Amanda S. Birnbaum, PhD, MPH
Professor and Chair
Department of Public Health
Montclair State University
Email: Birnbauma@montclair.edu
Dr. Amanda Birnbaum, Professor and Chair, Department of Public Health, Montclair State University, received her PhD from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, and MPH from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. With a social ecological perspective, Dr. Birnbaum combines quantitative and qualitative methods to understand and improve social environmental factors, such as neighborhood and school environments; and has collaborated on development and evaluation of local and national initiatives to promote healthier eating and physical activity among families and communities, working with partners such as Healthy Children Healthy Futures initiative, Partners for Health Foundation, and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation. More recently, Dr. Birnbaum has begun research collaborations focused on sexual violence on college campuses and in communities. She serves on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Health Behavior, Health Behavior and Policy Review, and International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. An active mentor of public health professionals across the career span, she received the 2015 National Academic Advising Association’s Outstanding Faculty Advising Award.
Amanda S. Birnbaum, PhD, MPH
Professor and Chair
Department of Public Health
Montclair State University
Email: Birnbauma@montclair.edu
Dr. Amanda Birnbaum, Professor and Chair, Department of Public Health, Montclair State University, received her PhD from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, and MPH from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. With a social ecological perspective, Dr. Birnbaum combines quantitative and qualitative methods to understand and improve social environmental factors, such as neighborhood and school environments; and has collaborated on development and evaluation of local and national initiatives to promote healthier eating and physical activity among families and communities, working with partners such as Healthy Children Healthy Futures initiative, Partners for Health Foundation, and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation. More recently, Dr. Birnbaum has begun research collaborations focused on sexual violence on college campuses and in communities. She serves on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Health Behavior, Health Behavior and Policy Review, and International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. An active mentor of public health professionals across the career span, she received the 2015 National Academic Advising Association’s Outstanding Faculty Advising Award.
President Emeritus
Gary Gilmore
University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse |
Daniel Bibeau
University of North Carolina, Greensboro |
Stephen Alder
University of Utah |
Steven Godin
University of Utah |
Jim VanDerslice
University of Utah |
