Executive Committee (EC)
The EC advises the Dean on issues and policies related to administration, budgeting and resource allocation, compensation, and planning and evaluation policies and procedures. It assesses the extent to which the School of Public Health is achieving its mission and goals, while serving as the oversight body for ongoing self-evaluation and for accreditation.
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Members
Name Title Paul C. Erwin, MD, DrPH Professor and Dean Gregory Pavela, PhD Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Bertha Hidalgo, PhD Associate Dean for Access & Engagement Lisa McCormick, DrPH Senior Associate Dean for Academics and Public Health Practice Jessica Chambliss, PhD Assistant Dean for Public Health Practice Angela Sullivan, PhD Assistant Dean for Student and Academic Services Ryan Irvin, PhD Associate Dean for Research Jeff Szychowski, PhD Department Chair, BST Ann Elizabeth Montgomery, PhD Interim Chair, HB Martha Wingate, DrPH Department Chair, HPO Jeffrey Wickliffe, MS, PhD Department Chair, EHS Kelley Gabriel, PhD Interim Chair, EPI Matthew Fifolt, PhD Chair, SOPH Faculty Assembly Grace Pate Director, SOPH Administration and Fiscal Affairs Morgan Meadows, MS Director of Development Camryn Durham Staff Council Representative Andrea Blackert-Owens Staff Support, Executive Assistant to the Dean
Academic Integrity Board
The Academic Integrity Board is a group of faculty members and students who resolve allegations of academic misconduct in the School of Public Health. Faculty members with primary appointments in the School of Public Health and students currently enrolled in a degree program in the School of Public are eligible to serve on the School of Public Health’s Academic Integrity Board. Members of this board are appointed by the dean on an annual basis. To learn more, see additional information on the UAB Academic Integrity Code, read the UAB Academic Integrity Code FAQs, view the full UAB Academic Integrity Code, and report Academic Misconduct when experienced.
Admissions and Graduation Committee (A&G)
The A&G Committee is responsible for monitoring compliance with established rules and procedures for admission and graduation for all degree programs that are the responsibility of the School of Public Health including the MPH, MSPH, and DrPH. The Graduate School has responsibility for the PhD and MS degree programs. This responsibility includes but is not limited to conducting reviews and developing recommendations for admission status for individual applicants who do not meet approved admissions guidelines and developing general admission and graduation guidelines that the committee deems necessary. The A&G Committee serves as an advisory committee to the Faculty Assembly of the School, which is the final decision-maker on admissions and graduation policies.
Building Committee
The Building Committee (BC) is an advisory group responsible for reviewing requests related to temporary or permanent modifications to shared spaces within the Ryals Public Health Building (RPHB). Its scope includes evaluating proposals for the use of wall space in common areas, introducing house plants, renovating shared spaces, placing donation collection boxes, setting up temporary event displays, and posting content on digital screens or school-managed bulletin boards. With representation from all departments and centers, and a Chair appointed by the Dean, the BC determines its own meeting schedule and member service terms. Committee recommendations are forwarded to the SOPH Executive Committee for consideration, while the Dean maintains final decision-making authority for any modifications that require school funding.
Community Engagement Council
The Community Engagement Council provides insight on the school’s strategic priorities and initiatives, guidance on the relevance of its educational programs to the public health workforce, and suggestions for community engagement activities. Council members include UAB School of Public Health alumni, community partners in Birmingham and the state of Alabama, Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) officials, and academic partners within the university. Together these individuals offer their knowledge and expertise to advise the school in areas of improvement, inform appropriate community engagement, address stakeholder concerns, and overall ensure the school is meeting the educational, service, research, and practice needs of its students.
Educational Policy Committee (EPC)
The Faculty Assembly, through its charter, delegates the development of policies, and discharge of certain responsibilities in academic affairs to the EPC. Fulfillment of these responsibilities includes, but is not limited to: the approval of new courses and modifications to course descriptions, objectives, or credit hours of existing courses; approving new tracks and/or degree programs and Category A academic certificate programs; approving substantial modifications to existing tracks and/or degree programs and/or Category A certificate programs which involve more than one department and/or are deemed substantial by the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; and reviewing all programs globally for the school when departmental degree program reviews are conducted to ensure that each program meets the minimum requirements.The EPC serves as an advisory committee to the Faculty Assembly of the School, which is the final decision-maker on educational policy.
Emergency Management Team (EMT)
The Emergency Management Team (EMT) advises the Dean on issues associated with natural and man-made events that arise spontaneously and require a school-wide response. Such issues include weather emergencies, building-system failures (flooding, fires, collapses, explosions, electrical faults, plumbing failures, etc.), medical emergencies, malicious acts by persons, and other unforeseen events. The EMT proposes and maintains policies in the form of the School of Public Health Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP). Additionally, the EMT recommends and coordinates emergency preparedness training for the faculty, staff, and students.
Faculty Affairs Committee (FAC)
The function of the FAC is to advise both the Dean and the Faculty Assembly. This committee is responsible for the development and review of the criteria to be met for appointment, promotion and tenure in the various faculty ranks, the conduct of interim faculty reviews, recommendations on faculty sabbatical requests, and the evaluation of proposals for the appointment, promotion and/or tenure of individuals. Occasionally, the FAC will be asked by the Dean or the Faculty Assembly to develop recommendations on other faculty-related matters.
Faculty Assembly (FA)
The FA consists of all faculty members who have primary appointments in the School of Public Health. The chair of the FA is elected from the school’s primary full-time faculty for a three-year term. The FA meets twice a year in the fall and spring unless there is reason to meet more frequently.
Staff Council
The UAB School of Public Health Staff Council was established to make the school an outstanding place to work, research, serve the community, and to learn. Its mission is to support the institutional vision, mission, and goals of UAB by promoting a positive, collaborative work environment through a group of staff members representing SOPH’s academic, support and administrative units.