UHP Contact Persons


The program is run on a day-to-day basis by the Associate Provost and Executive Director for the Urban Health Program (UHP). A UHP management team composed of UHP directors from all UIC health sciences colleges and school, the Academic Center for Excellence and Early Outreach Program convene regularly to discuss program plans and progress consistent with overall UHP goals and objectives. Many of the UHP management team members devote time to recruitment activities on the University of Illinois campuses and at other colleges and universities, both public and private, throughout the state of Illinois, as well as out-of-state institutions.

  1. UHP ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, 310W CSN, M/C 967, (312) 996-7727
    • Rosalyn Beecham-Green, PhD, Associate Provost and Executive Director
    • Gwendolyn H. Duffin, Assistant to the Associate Provost and Executive Director
    • Rose Green Thomas, EdD, Director, UHP Alumni Affairs
    • Carmenza Millan, Director, Public Relations and Marketing
  2. College of Applied Health Sciences, 560 HHDSB, M/C 518, (312) 413-7845
    • Jeffrey Brown, UHP Director
  3. College of Dentistry, 104 DENT, M/C 621, (312) 996-3547
    • Michael Dunlap, DDS, UHP Director
  4. College of Medicine, 131 CMW, M/C 784, (312) 996-3500
    • Lillye Hart, Associate Dean, Administration
  5. College of Nursing, 754 NURS, M/C 802, (312) 996-7925
    • Eva D. Smith, PhD, UHP Director and Associate Professor
  6. College of Pharmacy, 176 PHARM, M/C 874, (312) 996-3516
    • Clara Awe, PhD, UHP Director
  7. School of Public Health, 107 SPH-W, M/C 922, (312) 996-6625
    • Shaffdeen A. Amuwo, PhD, UHP Director and Assistant Dean
  8. Graduate College 633 UH, M/C 192, (312) 413-2559
    • Katrina Caldwell, UHP Director
  9. Office of Admissions and Records, 2133 SSB, M/C 018, (312) 996-9637
    • Office of Financial Aid, 1800 SSB, M/C 334, (312) 996-5563
      • Counseling Center, 2100 SSB, M/C 327, (312) 413-0031
        • Darlene Duke Crawford, UHP Assistant Unit Director Academic Center for Excellence
      • Early Outreach, 107 AHP, M/C 969, (312) 996-0979
        • Deborah Umrami, Director


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