Meet the Faculty
Project Leaders
Jihong Liu, Sc.D.
Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Program Director for MCH Catalyst Program
Monique Brown, Ph.D., MPH
Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Faculty Affiliate in the SmartState Center for Healthcare Quality
Deputy Director of MCH LEAP
Peyton Mosher, MS
Program Coordinator
Faculty Mentors
Emily Mann, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
Deborah Billings, Ph.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior
Monique Brown, Ph.D., MPH
Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Deputy Director of MCH LEAP
Faculty Affiliate in the SmartState Center for Healthcare Quality
Jihong Liu, ScD
Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Program Director for MCH Catalyst Program
Bankole Olatosi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Health Services Policy and Management
Toni Torres-McGehee, Ph.D., LAT, ATC
Associate Dean for the Office of Access and Collective Engagement
Associate Professor, Graduate Athletic Training Program Director
Myriam E. Torres, Ph.D., MSPH
Clinical Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Assistant Dean for Public Health Practice
MPH in Epidemiology Program Director
Director of the Consortium for Latino Health Studies
Advisory Committee
Anthony Alberg, PhD, MPH | ALBERG@mailbox.sc.edu
Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina
Kevin Bennett, PhD|kevin.bennett@uscmed.sc.edu
Director, Research Center for Transforming Health
Director, Center for Rural & Primary Healthcare
Family and Preventive Medicine, Division of Research School of Medicine Columbia
Deborah Billings, PhD | billindl@mailbox.sc.edu
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina
Monique Brown, PhD, MPH | BROWNM68@mailbox.sc.edu
Deputy Director, Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Leadership, Education and Advancement in Undergraduate Pathways (LEAP) Program, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Faculty Affiliate, SmartState Center for Healthcare Quality
Althea Counts, MEd | COUNTSA@mailbox.sc.edu
Director, TRIO Program*, University of South Carolina
*TRIO provides information, services and support that help low-income and first-generation college students — those who are the first in their family to go to college — prepare for college and reach for their academic goals.
Marvella Ford, PhD |fordmar@musc.edu
Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Associate Director of Population Sciences and Cancer Disparities, Hollings Cancer Center
SmartState Endowed Chair in Prostate Cancer Disparities, South Carolina State University (SCSU)
Saundra H. Glover, PhD, MBA | SGLOVER@mailbox.sc.edu; saundra.glover@usda.gov
Distinguished Professor Emerita
Department of Health Services Policy and Management, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina
State Director for South Carolina Rural Development, US Department of Agriculture
Ashley Hubbard | ah235@mailbox.sc.edu
Pre-Health & Pre-Med Advisor, Office of Pre-Professional and Graduate Advising*, University of South Carolina; *Assisting students as they begin to preparing competitive applications to medical school, health professional or graduate schools.
Anne M. Kinsman, PhD | anne.kinsman@prismahealth.org
Director, Division of Pediatric Psychology
Co-Director, Division of Pediatric Psychology Post-Doctoral Training Program
Co-Director, South Carolina Leadership in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics
Ann Lefebvre, MSW, CPHQ | lefebvre@musc.edu
Executive Director, SC Area Health Education Consortium (AHEC)
Associate Dean for Community Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine
Jihong Liu, ScD | jliu@mailbox.sc.edu
Professor & Division Director of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics;
Program Directors, MCH Catalyst Program and MCH LEAP;
Faculty Affiliates, South Carolina SmartState Center for Healthcare Quality, Rural and Minority Health Research Center, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina.
Bridget M. Miller, PhD | bridget_miller@sc.edu
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs, Office of the Dean, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina
Danielle Wingo |dimitrdl@dph.sc.gov
Director, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, S.C. Department of Public Health
Alicia Flach, PT, DPT, NCS | adflach@mailbox.sc.edu
Faculty Principal of the Galen Health Fellows Living and Learning Community; Associate Professor, Anthropology and Public Health; Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Arnold School of Public Health
Kay Thomas, EdD | bankshk@mailbox.sc.edu
Clinical Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Diversity, South Carolina Honors College, University of South Carolina
Myriam Torres, PhD, MSPH | torresme@mailbox.sc.edu
Clinical Associate Professor of Epidemiology;
Assistant Dean for Public Health Practice;
Director, MPH in Epidemiology Program
Director, Consortium for Latino Health Studies
Victoria H. Davis, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC | vholling@mailbox.sc.edu
BSN Program Director and Associate Professor, Professional Nursing Practice, College of Nursing, University of South Carolina
Cassidy Lena, BA |cassidy.lena@uscmed.sc.edu
Alumni, MCH LEAP Program; Genetic Counseling Masters Student
Program Coordinator, MCH LEAP Program, MCH Catalyst Program
Peyton Mosher, MS | pmosher@mailbox.sc.edu | 803.777.8948