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Thomas Dobbs 2022

Thomas Dobbs, MD, MPH
Dean, John D. Bower School of Population Health
Professor, Departments of Health Administration, Infectious Diseases, and Population Health Science
Executive Director, Myrlie Evers-Williams Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities
Office: TR213-02
Phone: (601) 984-1020
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Kedra Wallace

Kedra M. Wallace, PhD, MS
Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs, John D. Bower School of Population Health
Associate Professor, School of Graduate School in the Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacology / Toxicology
Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Clinical Investigation Program Director, School of Graduate School in the Health Sciences
Maternal Fetal Medicine Graduate Program Director, School of Graduate School in the Health Sciences
Office: TR213-04
Phone: (601) 815-9450
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Victoria Gholar

Victoria M. Gholar, DNP, MSN, PMH-BC
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, John D. Bower School of Population Health
Director, Strategic Initiatives and Resource Management
Program Director, Executive MS in Population Health Science and the Post-baccalaureate Certificate Program in Population Health Science 
Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health Science
Office: TR209
Phone: (601) 815-0591
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Jennifer Reneker

Jennifer C. Reneker, PT, MSPT, PhD
Assistant Dean for Scholarly Innovation, John D. Bower School of Population Health Program                                                                                                          Director, MS and PhD programs in Population Health Science
Associate Professor, Department of Population Health Science
Office: TR205
Phone: (601) 984-6326
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Dena B. Christmas, CPA
Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and the John D. Bower School of Population Health
Office: U-175
Phone: (601) 984-1202
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Brea Cole

Brea Cole, MS
Director, Educational Operations
Office: TR213-01
Phone: (601) 815-5989
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