College of Health and Human Services

CHHS

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CHHS News and Updates

Intermittent Fasting: Will it Work for You?
June 9, 2021
Jhumka Gupta Receives Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Evidence for Action Grant to Study Intimate Partner Violence in Forcibly Displaced Populations
June 7, 2021
Experts Share Insights on Current Health Policymaking Priorities
June 7, 2021
New York Times: Dr. Germaine M. Buck Louis comments on sperm count and fertility.
June 4, 2021
Daily Magazine: Dr. Margaret Slavin comments on eggs and a health diet.
June 3, 2021

Wayne Adams
Senior Academic Affairs Coordinator, CHHS

Wayne Adams is the Senior Academic Affairs Coordinator for the College of Health and Human Services. He is a proud alumnus of Mason, earning his master’s degree in higher education in 2016. His primary role is to support the vision of the College of Health and Human Services through curriculum management, academic course scheduling, and accreditation.
Pascasie Adedze
Adjunct Faculty, Nutrition
Farrokh Alemi, PhD
Professor, HAP
Priyanka Anand, PhD
Associate Professor, HAP
Candice Armstrong
Adjunct Faculty, Social Work
Sanja Avramovic, PhD
Assistant Professor, HAP
Sapna Batheja, PhD, RDN, LDN
Assistant Professor , CHHS
Kelly Beckwith, MPH, CHES
MPH Program Coordinator, Public Health

Ms. Kelly Beckwith is the MPH Program Coordinator in the Department of Global and Community Health. Beckwith is passionate about making sure all graduate students have an excellent experience from their time as a prospective student through (and beyond) graduation. Before coming to Mason, Beckwith was a public health practitioner in the field of school health.
Kelly Benedicto
Graduate Admissions Processor, CHHS
Virginia Blair, DHA, RN, CPHQ
Assistant Professor, HAP

Virginia Sitar Blair, Assistant Professor, teaches in the undergraduate program. Dr. Blair is a seasoned health care professional with over 45 years of healthcare experience in hospital administration which include senior level executive management in clinical quality improvement at Novant Health Prince William Medical Center and Potomac Hospital.