Faculty & Staff

The multi-disciplinary MCHP faculty and staff are dedicated to providing quality education, research, and technical assistance to the MCH community. They have a strong commitment to conducting research that is highly relevant to the urgent and emerging health needs of the MCH population.

MCHP Core Faculty

Naomi M. Morris, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACPM

Professor Emerita, Community Health Sciences

Rachel Caskey, MD, MaPP

Department Affiliate, Community Health Sciences
Program Director, MedPeds Residency Program
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Internal Medicine

Noel Chávez, PhD, RD, LDN

Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences
Co-Director, Maternal and Child Health Program

Arden S. Handler, DrPH
Professor, Community Health Sciences
Co-Director, Maternal and Child Health Program

L. Michele Issel, PhD, MN, RN
Clinical Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Public Health, Mental Health & Administration, College of Nursing, UIC

Michele A. Kelley, ScD, MSW, MA
Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences

Joan Kennelly, PhD, MPH
Research Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences

Nadine R. Peacock, PhD
Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences

Deborah Rosenberg, PhD
Research Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics

MCHP Adjunct Faculty

Christine Bozlak, PhD, MPH, Advocacy Program Manager, The Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC) and UIC-SPH MCHP alumna; Stacie Geller, PhD, Associate Professor, OB/GYN College of Medicine, UIC; Memoona Hasnain, MD, MPH, Director of Research, UIC Family Practice; Kristin Rankin, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, UIC-SPH, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Karen Vanlandeghen, MPH, Adjunct Instructor, UIC-SPH, Division of Community Health Sciences.

MCHP Staff

Kris Risley, DrPH
Continuing Education Director
312.996.2875
kyrisley@uic.edu

Jaime Klaus, MA
Project Coordinator
312.996.0724
jaimkl@uic.edu