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Emeritus Faculty
Graduate School of Public Health
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Dr. Kenneth J. Bart (1998-2004)served as the Director of the Graduate School of Public Health from 1998-2004. As a medical doctor (pediatrician) with an MSPH from the Harvard School of Public Health, Dr. Bart came to the GSPH with prior domestic and international health experience with infectious disease surveillance and control, immunizations, the expidemiology of acute and chronic disease, vaccine resarch and develpment and the development of national policy on international health issues, vaccines and immunization-related activities. During his years at the GSPH, Dr. Bart helped to move the GSPH forward into its third decade of excellence and continued to promote immunization and other programs directed toward the health of mothers and children. |
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Dr. Aram S. (Bud) Benenson* was world renowned in epidemiology and the editor-in-chief for 25 years of the bible of communicable disease, Control of Communicable Disease in Man. He was one of the early faculty members of the GSPH, joining the school after a long and distinguished career in the military medical corps and in academia.
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Dr. Stephen Bender (1970-2004) served as Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the GSPH and was a member of the SDSU faculty for 30 years. Dr. Bender published numerous articles in scholarly journals, authored five books, and was the recipient of over six million dollars in grant/contract awards. He was the founding Head of the Division of Health Promotion in the GSPH, and also served as both the Associate Director and Acting Director of the GSPH.
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Dr. John B. Conway (1981-1992) was associate director of the GSPH and a professor of OEH. His 40-year career in environmental health included many experiences. Among these were being chair of the State of Washington Board of Health, serving as a registered sanitarian, and recognition as an expert in water quality, disaster preparedness and emergency response, and food supply quality. After leaving SDSU he held numerous positions including Dean of the College of Health Sciences and professor in the Health Sciences Program at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), and Interim Dean, director of the Professional Education Program, and professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Toxicology at the School of Public Health at the University at Albany. His credentials include a master's degree in biology from San Diego State University.
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Dr. Hershel E. Griffin (1980-1987) was Associate Director of the Graduate School of Public Health in 1980. He also served as a Professor of Epidemiology and Environmental Health during the early years of the GSPH. Dr. Griffin wore many other public health hats before joining SDSU. He was Dean and Professor of Epidemiology at the Graduate School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh. A long involvement with the U.S. Army was climaxed by his service as Executive Officer and Chief of Preventative Medicine of the Office of the Surgeon General, Department of the Army. He was secretary/treasurer of the American Board of Preventative Medicine, and served as President of the Association of Schools of Public Health in 1971-73. He headed the Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces and chaired the committee that advises the World Health Organization on recommended requirements for schools of public health. After leaving SDSU Dr. Griffin has continued to serve on expert panels advising policymaking at the state and federal level.
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Dr. James Noto (1969-2001) helped develop the Community Health Education program in the Graduate School of Public Health and its predecessor programs. He contributed to the development of undergraduate and graduate education at the University with a tremendous commitment to students. His research interests have included HIV/AIDS in relation to high risk behavior, tobacco prevention/cessation programs, and alcohol and other drug prevention and treatment.
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Dr. Michael Peddecord (1981-2005) joined the health services administration faculty in 1981. His interests have included quality improvement, community and institutional based programs, adolescent health and preventive services, immunization, and clinical laboratory quality. He served as co-director of the UCSD/SDSU/San Diego County Immunization Partnership (SDIP), and has participated in many community activities over the years.
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Dr. Dennis Pointer (1991-2002) served as the University's first John J. Hanlon Professor
for 12 years. Dr. Pointer is a founder of the American Governance and Leadership Group, LLC (sponsored by the American Hospital Association) and
President of Dennis D. Pointer & Associates, a governance consulting firm.
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Dr. Behzad S. Samimi* (1984-2006) developed and directed the Industrial Hygiene masters program and mentored dozens of students who are now employed around the nation protecting the health of workers. His research interests are in the areas of assessment of human exposure to chemical agents in the work place, respiratory protection and indoor air quality. He continues to be a renowned expert in the environmental causative factors of occupational lung diseases, including silicosis and asbestos-related diseases. He is also a Diplomat of the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) in Comprehensive Practice.
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Dr. F. Douglas Scutchfield (1980-1997) was the founding director of the GSPH. He received his medical degree from the UK College of Medicine in 1966, was a resident in preventive medicine at the UK College of Medicine and, served in the Public Health Service, Epidemic Intelligence Service, of the Communicable Disease Center in Atlanta, Ga.
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Dr. Karen L. Senn (1977-2002) is one of the SDSU faculty instrumental in the founding of the Graduate School of Public Health. Her areas of research have focused on the utilization of lay community health workers in the implementation of health education programs. She has been Principal Investigator for the Por La Vida Program, which is an umbrella organization for several health promotion programs in the Latino community.
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Dr. Winnie O. Willis (1984-2004) was one of the founders of the specialization in maternal and child health. She was Director of the GSPH Institute for Public Health (IPH) from 1994-2000. Her research has focused on pregnant women and pesticide exposures, infant mortality in African-Americans, quality of clinical services for breast and cervical cancer, and public health professions personnel training.
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Boskin, Warren D. (1965-1998)
Burgess, William C. (1961-1992)
Harper, Leroy A. *
Kessler, Lois P. (1969-1990)
Kitzinger, Angela, M. (1945-1969)
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McTaggert, Aubrey C. (1962-1992)
Oglesby, Allan C. (1984-1990)
Sorochan, Walter D. (1969-1991)
Wallace, Helen
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* deceased
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