Who We Are
Our Project Team
The Maternal and Child Health Catalyst program is housed in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the Arnold School of Public Health at USC.
Jihong Liu, ScD
Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Program Director for MCH Catalyst Program
Linda Hazlett, PhD, MPH
Clinical Professor Emerita
Deputy Director of MCH Catalyst Program
Graduate Director of MCH Certificate Program
Peyton Mosher, MS
Program Coordinator,
MCH LEAP | MCH Catalyst
Jaime Naylor
MCH Catalyst Certificate Program Coordinator
MCH Catalyst Program
Advisory Committee
The members of the MCH Catalyst Advisory Committee meet bi-annually to advise and provide feedback to the Director and Deputy Director on program-related matters.
| Name | Title |
| Anthony Alberg, PhD, MPH | Professor and Department Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, USC |
| Michael W. Beets, MEd, MPH, PhD | Professor, Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, USC |
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior Arnold School of Public Health, USC Project Director, Principal Investigator Institute for Families in Society (IFS), USC |
| Christine Blake, PhD, RD |
Associate Professor and Graduate Director, Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior Arnold School of Public Health, USC Director, USC Nutrition Consortium |
| Nansi Boghossian, PhD, MPH | Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Arnold School of Public Health, USC |
| Elizabeth Crouch, PhD, MS |
Associate Professor and HSPM/MPH Program Director, Department of Health Services, Policy, and Management, Arnold School of Public Health, USC Director, Rural and Minority Health Research Center |
| Edward Frongillo, Jr., PhD |
Professor, Department of Health Promotion, Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, USC Director, Global Health Initiatives |
| Marion Granger, MS | MCH Student Association Representative: Epidemiology Doctoral Student; President, MCHSA. |
| Linda Hazlett, PhD, MPH | Clinical Professor Emerita, Deputy Director MCH Catalyst Program, Graduate Director MCH Certificate Program |
| Dan Kilpatrick, PhD, MPH, CEPR | Adjunct Professor and MPH Program Coordinator, Department of Environmental Health Science, Arnold School of Public Health |
| Angela Liese, PhD | Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, USC |
| Jihong Liu, ScD | Professor and Program Director for MCH Catalyst Program, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, USC |
| Peyton Mosher, MS | MCH Catalyst Program Coordinator |
| Jennifer O’Neill, PHD, MPH | Clinical Assistant Professor, Graduate Director, MPH and MS programs, Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, USC |
| Jan Ostermann, PhD | Associate Professor, Department of Health Services, Policy, and Management, Arnold School of Public Health, USC |
| Chelsea Richard, PhD, MSPH |
Chief of Staff, South Carolina First Steps Adjunct Instructor, Department Health Services Policy and Management, Arnold School of Public Health, USC |
| Kristin Shealy, MSPH | Deputy Director, Title V Administrator, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, S.C. Department of Health & Environmental Control |
| Susan Steck, PhD, MPH, RD |
Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Curriculum, Professor and Graduate Director, MS and PhD Epidemiology Programs |
| Danielle Wingo | Director, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, S.C. Department of Health & Environmental Control |