MPH Faculty

Rachelle Chiang, Dr.PH., M.P.H.

Course Instructor

Dr. Rachelle Johnsson Chiang joined Gordon College in 2022 with over twenty years of experience in public health at the national, state, and community levels. She brings a wealth of expertise in program evaluation, health policy, chronic disease prevention, social determinants of health, school health, and substance abuse and mental health. Her experience includes serving as Director of a national school health initiative at the National ... more ➔

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Melanie Gwynn, Ph.D., M.P.H./M.H.A.

Course Developer, Course Instructor

Dr. Gwynn joined Gordon College in 2023 with over a decade of experience as a health services researcher. She has served as faculty at other universities and has public health experience at the national, state, and academic levels. Dr. Gwynn’s research interests include HIV/AIDS/STIs, healthcare service utilization, healthcare guideline/policy development and evaluation, and project management in public health. She has published and presented ... more ➔

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Casey Hughes, M.A., MCHES

Course Developer, Course Instructor

Casey Hughes, MA MCHES joined Gordon College in 2023 bringing over 15 years of experience designing and evaluating evidence-based behavioral interventions for the prevention and management of chronic disease. Casey has faithfully served at the intersection of behavioral medicine, public health, and well-being science across healthcare and health technology sectors. She has spearheaded the creation of numerous health apps, disease management protocols, ... more ➔

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Marshae McNeal, Ph.D., M.P.H. CHES

Course Developer, Part-time Instructor

Dr. McNeal worked in community mental health for 11 years serving as Prevention Coordinator for alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention related activities. In this position, she supervised the implementation of several grants, taught science-based curriculums, and actively served on several coalitions. Dr. McNeal’s passion for mental health and the effects it has on the community, especially the African American community, grew during ... more ➔

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Moses New-Aaron, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Course Developer, Course Instructor

Dr. Moses New-Aaron joined Gordon College in 2023 with over ten years of experience in population health both in sub-Saharan Africa and the United States. As a Clinical Laboratory Scientist with the Ondo State Specialist Hospital and the Institute of Human Virology of Nigeria, he gained firsthand experience working with HIV-infected mothers via the Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV program. During his master’s degree, he studied public ... more ➔

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Christine Palmer, Ed.D., M.P.H., MCHES

Course Developer, Course Instructor

Dr. Christine Palmer joined Gordon College in 2023 with experience in teaching, leadership, and healthcare policy and management. She has over a decade of experience in academia, teaching in and leading public health and healthcare management programs. In addition to teaching in both higher education and secondary education settings, Dr. Palmer has previously worked in health policy and healthcare management overseeing the education and outreach ... more ➔

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Michael Ritter, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor of Public Health

Dr. Ritter joined Gordon College in 2022 with experience in management, research, and teaching. He co-founded and managed a non-profit organization that provides safe water through a social enterprise in rural Haiti. After scaling the program through partnerships with governmental, non-governmental, faith-based, and academic partners, he transitioned leadership of the organization to local staff. Dr. Ritter’s research has ... more ➔

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LaReisha Robinson, Dr. P.H., M.P.H.

Course Developer, Course Instructor

Dr. LaReisha Robinson joined Gordon College in 2023 with experience in health policy, program management, health and human services, and grant writing. Her dissertation research focused on examining the relationship between medication adherence and socioeconomic status among adults with cardiovascular disease. Currently, Dr. Robinson is working with the Department of Health in Mississippi, where she is involved in program evaluation, health policy, ... more ➔

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Heather Sipsma, Ph.D.

Master of Public Health Program Director
Associate Professor of Public Health

Dr. Sipsma joined Gordon College in 2021 with experience in both academia and consulting. She oversees the MPH program and conducts research related to maternal and child health. Her dissertation focused on analyzing patterns of risk behaviors among adolescents, and her post-doctoral experiences focused on health systems strengthening, with a particular emphasis in global health. Her more recent research seeks to evaluate the implementation and ... more ➔

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Stella Zawedde-Muyanja, M.P.H., Ph.D.

Course Developer

Dr. Zawedde-Muyanja joined Gordon College in 2022 with expertise in implementation research to improve healthcare delivery in Uganda. She has more than twenty years of experience in the field of public health and healthcare delivery and has worked on various public health interventions for HIV, TB and Malaria. Recently, her work has primarily focused on improving delivery of TB care services in Uganda, Kenya, and South Africa. She currently works ... more ➔

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MPH Faculty

Rachelle Chiang, Dr.PH., M.P.H.

Melanie Gwynn, Ph.D., M.P.H./M.H.A.

Casey Hughes, M.A., MCHES

Marshae McNeal, Ph.D., M.P.H. CHES

Moses New-Aaron, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Christine Palmer, Ed.D., M.P.H., MCHES

Michael Ritter, Ph.D., M.P.H.

LaReisha Robinson, Dr. P.H., M.P.H.

Heather Sipsma, Ph.D.

Stella Zawedde-Muyanja, M.P.H., Ph.D.

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