Meet Our DrPH EOH Faculty
Greg Kearney, DrPH, MPH, REHS
Professor and DrPH Program Director
Department of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine
Research Interests: Environmental Public Health Practice, Epidemiology, Child Asthma, Farmworker Health, Climate Change and Vulnerable Populations, Rural Health
Contact Info: 252-744-4039 – kearneyg@ecu.edu
Lok Pokhrel, MSc, MS, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine and Department of Health Education and Promotion, College of Health and Human Performance
Research Interests: Nanotoxicology (Human Toxicology and Ecotoxicology), Nano-Technology/Drug Discovery and Development, Nano-Bio Interactions and Surface Chemistry, Risk Assessment of Legacy and Emerging Contaminants, Water Quality Assessment, and Microbial Resistance
Contact Info: 252-737-5587 – pokhrell18@ecu.edu
Sinan Sousan, PhD, MSc
Associate Professor
Department of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine and NC Agromedicine Institute
Research Interests: Airborne Exposure Science; Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Occupational and Environmental Exposure Assessment, Prevention, and Control (Airborne and Physical Hazards), Agricultural Safety and Health, Indoor Air Quality and Air Treatment, Aerosol Generation, Sampling, Control, Detection, and Characterization, Development of Low-cost Air Quality Monitors for Exposure Assessment, Bioaerosol Sampling and Treatment, and Air Quality Modeling
Contact Info: 252-744-2947 – sousans18@ecu.edu
Stephanie Richards, PhD, MSEH
Professor and MSEH Program Director
Department of Health Education and Promotion, College of Health and Human Performance
Research Interests: Vector Biology, Mosquito-Virus Interactions, Vector Competence, Mosquito Control, Insecticide Resistance
Contact Info: 252-328-2526 – richardss@ecu.edu
Jo Anne Balanay, PhD, MS, CIH
Professor
Department of Health Education and Promotion, College of Health and Human Performance
Research Interests: Application of Activated Carbon Fibers on Respiratory Protection, Occupational Exposure Assessment, Use and Effectiveness of Personal Protective Equipment
Contact Info: 252-737-1474 – balanayj@ecu.edu
Charles Humphrey, PhD
Professor
Department of Health Education and Promotion, College of Health and Human Performance
Research Interests: Evaluating Pollutant Removal Efficiencies of Wastewater Treatment Systems, Stormwater Management, Land Use Impacts on Groundwater and Surface Water, Implementation and Monitoring of Various Best Management Practices to Improve Water Quality
Contact Info: 252-737-1479 – humphreyc@ecu.edu
Guy Iverson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Education and Promotion, College of Health and Human Performance
Research Interests: Surface Water and Groundwater Quality, Nutrient Cycling in Aquatic Environments, Human and Animal Wastewater Management Systems, Geospatial Analysis.
Contact Info: 252-737-2014 – iversong18@ecu.edu
DrPH Program Courses
- PUBH 8020 Organizational Theory and Leadership
- PUBH 8025 Quantitative Research Methods
- HUMS 7004 Ethics and Research
- PHAR 7680 Essentials of Toxicology of Diseases
- PUBH 7930 Environmental and Occupational Exposure Assessment
- PUBH 8002 Public Health Microbiology, Water and Food Safety
- PUBH 8245 Health Policy Analysis
- PUBH 8110 Emerging Issues in Env and Occ Health
- PUBH 8125 Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
- PUBH 8004 Public Health Pests and Vector Borne Diseases
- PUBH 8005 Advanced Control of Occupational Hazards
- PUBH 8007 Advanced Industrial Hygiene Applications
- PUBH 8003 Issues and Case Studies in Occupational Medicine
- PUBH 8100 Applied Environmental and Industrial Hygiene
- GEOG 6340 Advanced Geographical Information Systems
- PUBH 8684 Field Practicum
- PUBH 9000 Dissertation
Updated October 2024