Faculty

Alice Fiddian-Green is Assistant Professor of Public Health in the School of Nursing and Health Professions. Dr. Fiddian-Green teaches in both the MPH and BSPH programs and is currently chair of the Health Professions Department. Her current courses include: community-based participatory research and practice, health policy and ethics, leadership and collaboration, and community health practice.

Dr. Fiddian-Green is a community-engaged researcher with over ten years of experience using public...

As a health demographer, Dr. Chyu studies how social factors and chronic stressors are embodied physiologically and shape women’s health over the life course. Her research examines the dynamic interplay of biological and social processes to better understand how chronic stress impacts health and aging trajectories. She is also interested in the effects of positive and adverse childhood experiences on physical and mental health later in life.

Courtney Keeler is a health economist. She has been teaching at USF's Master in Public Health programs since August 2011. Her research surrounds topics related to adolescent health, mental health, and smoking prevention and control. In her teaching, she works to meet students where they are in hope of creating a classroom climate where individuals feel well-equipped to tackle the subject matter covered in the course.

Kelly L. L'Engle, PhD, MPH, is a health behavior and communication scientist with deep experience designing and evaluating public health interventions that expand information access, improve health behaviors, and promote well-being across diverse communities. A professor at the University of San Francisco, she teaches courses on communication strategy, program design, and research methods. She currently leads a digital health and wellness coaching program to support young Latinas, college...

Dr. Zahra Goliaei earned her medical doctorate in Iran and, after moving to the United States, earned her Master of Public Health (MPH) degree here at the University of San Francisco as one of the beginning cohorts. After finishing her doctoral degree, she is currently focusing her research work on refugee health, especially women's reproductive health literacy and autonomy.