Center for Rural Health Faculty & Staff

Dan Derksen, MD
Associate Vice President for Health Equity, Outreach & Interprofessional Activities
The University of Arizona Health Sciences
Acting Director, Arizona Area Health Education Center Program
Walter H. Pearce Endowed Chair & Director, Arizona Center for Rural Health
Professor of Public Health, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
Location: HSIB 976
Phone: 520-626-3085
Email: dderksen@email.arizona.edu

Paul Akmajian, MFA
Manager, Marketing & Outreach
Location: Drachman Hall, A239
Phone: 520-626-5837
Email: pakmajian@email.arizona.edu

Agnes Attakai, MPA
Director, Health Disparities Outreach & Prevention Education
Location: Drachman Hall, 219E
Phone: 520-626-4272
Email: agnesa@email.arizona.edu

	Leila Barraza, JD, MPH Assistant Professor Co-PI: AzCRH Navigator Consortium Community, Environment & Policy Department Phone: 520-626-0720 Email: lbarraza@email.arizona.edu
	Benjamin Brady Senior Research Specialist Phone: 520-626-5028 Email: brb99@email.arizona.edu

Jill B. Bullock
Associate Director
Arizona Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Az-Flex)
Location: Drachman Hall, A219Z
Phone: 520-626-3722
Email: bullock1@email.arizona.edu

Heather Carter, EdD
Associate Director
Location: UA Phoenix Plaza 119
Phone: 602-827-2319
Email: heathercarter@email.arizona.edu

Susan Coates, MBA
Principal Database Specialist
Location: Drachman Hall, A219U
Phone: 520-626-3589
Email: scoates@email.arizona.edu

Hillary Evans, MA
Senior Project Coordinator
Location: Drachman Hall, A219Z
Phone: 520-626-7963
Email: hillaryevans@email.arizona.edu

Joyce A. Hospodar, MBA, MPA
Senior Advisor, Rural Programs
Location: Drachman Hall, A219R
Phone: 520-626-2432
Email: hospodar@email.arizona.edu

Maria Losoya
Health Educator and Community Outreach Specialist
Location: Santa Cruz County
Phone: 520-268-0162
Email: mlosoya@email.arizona.edu

	Bryna Koch, MPH Special Projects Coordinator brynak@email.arizona.edu
	Amy McPherson, MPH Senior Program Coordinator Location: Drachman Hall, A219Z Phone: 520-626-6457 Email: amcpherson@email.arizona.edu

Alyssa Padilla, MPH
Special Projects Coordinator
Location: Drachman Hall, 219 LL-1
Phone: 520-626-4439
Email: alydilla@email.arizona.edu

Jennifer Peters
Manager, State Office of Rural Health Program
Location: Drachman Hall, 219 LL-2
Phone: 520-626-2254
Email: petersjs@email.arizona.edu

Rebecca Ruiz
Senior Program Coordinator
Arizona Rural Health Conference & Health Policy Forum
Location: Drachman Hall, A219FF
Phone: 520-626-2243
Email: raruiz@email.arizona.edu

Melissa Quezada
Senior Program Coordinator
Location: Drachman Hall, 219 W
Phone: 520-626-0721
Email: melissaquezada@email.arizona.edu

Sharon Van Skiver

Sharon Van Skiver
Senior Program Director for AZCRH
Location: Drachman Hall, A219GG
Phone: 520-626-5823
Email: sharonv@email.arizona.edu

	Ariel Tarango Health Educator & Community Outreach Specialist Location: Tempe, AZ Phone: 520-262-4802 Email: arielt1@email.arizona.edu
	Kathryn Tucker Senior Research Specialist Phone: 520-626-3877 Email: kmtucker@email.arizona.edu
	Marc Verhougstraete, PhD Assistant Professor Community, Environment & Policy Department Location: Drachman Hall, A231 Phone: 520-621-0254 Email: mverhougstraete@email.arizona.edu
	Selenne Yescas Health Educator Assistant Phone: 520-626-4706 Email: syescas1@email.arizona.edu
Affiliated CRH:
	Elizabeth Calhoun, PhD, MEd Associate Vice President for Population Health Sciences, Arizona Health Sciences Center Executive Director, Center for Population Science & Discovery Professor, Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine Email: ecalhoun@email.arizona.edu
	Jean McClelland Program Director Community Based Health Information Resources Division of Health Promotion Sciences Location: Drachman Hall, A202 Phone: 520-626-8228 Email: jmcc@email.arizona.edu

Doug Taren, PhD
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor of Public Health, MEZCOPH
Principal Investigator and Director, WRPHTC
Phone: (520) 626-8375
Email: taren@email.arizona.edu