Faculty & Staff - SHP - Department of Clinical And Diagnostic Sciences

Primary Faculty

R. Lynn Holt, MS, LCGC, is the founding program director of the UAB Genetic Counseling program. She has extensive experience in graduate medical genetic and genetic counseling curriculum development and implementation.

Alicia Gomes, MS, LCGC, served as a laboratory genetic counselor in the UAB Medical Genomics laboratory for 11 years. She has expertise in clinical genetic test development, implementation, and interpretation.

Industry Genetics And Genomics Certificate

Pamela Hanson, PhD

Professor phanson@uab.edu
SHPB 454
205-975-4966

Scholars Profile: Pamela Hanson

Katelynn Perry, MS, MLS (ASCP)

Instructor kperry97@uab.edu
SHPB 140
205-975-5178

Scholars Profile: Katelynn Perry

Jeff Caudill, MS, MBA, CHP, RRPT

Assistant Professor caudillj@uab.edu
SHPB 447
205-934-1274

Scholars Profile: Jeff Caudill

Jazmyn Wright, MPA

Program Manager IIwrightjl@uab.edu
SHPB 481
205-934-2429

Bobby Jones, PhD

Instructor bobbyjones@uabmc.edu
SHPB 440
205-934-4863

Scholars Profile: Bobby Jones

Laurie Harrington, PhD

Professor, School of Medicine lharring@uab.edu

Catherine Fuller, PhD

Professor, School of Medicine cfuller@uab.edu

Keith McGregor, PhD

Director of Research, Associate Professor, Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences kmmcgreg@uab.edu

Corinne Augelli-Szafran, PhD

Vice President of Scientific Platforms, Southern Research

Profile: Corinne Augelli-Szafran

Asim K. Bej, PhD

Adjunct Professor abej@uab.edu
CBSE 207

Scholars Profile: Asim K. Bej

Karthikeyan Gopalakrishnan, PhD

Director of Licensing & New Ventures, Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Alabama at Birmingham karthikg@uab.edu
205-975-9443

Profile: Karthikeyan Gopalakrishnan

Cameron Sheeler, PhD

Associate Professor cqsheele@uab.edu
CBSE 214
205-975-1219

Scholars Profile: Cameron Sheeler

Stephanie Moore, PhD

Assistant Professor stephmoore@uab.edu
CBSE 205
205-975-4237

Scholars Profile: Stephanie Moore

Sharney Logan

Program Manager II
Biotechnology Programsslogan@uab.edu
CBSE 209
205-934-3632

Kimberly McCall, PhD

Biotechnology Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Assistant Professor kmccall@uab.edu
CBSE 210
205-934-3378

Scholars Profile: Kimberly McCall

Dina Avery, DHSc

Biotechnology Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Assistant Professor dvavery@uab.edu
CBSE 200
205-975-4237

Scholars Profile: Dina Avery

Joseph Garner, PhD

Assistant Professor
drgarner@uab.edu
CBSE 207
205-934-7222

Scholars Profile: Joseph Garner

M. Tino Unlap, PhD

Program Director, Biotechnology
Professor unlap@uab.edu
SHPB 443
205-934-7382

Scholars Profile: M. Tino Unlap

Kathy Nugent, PhD

Chair, Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Associate Professor, Biotechnology knugent@uab.edu
SHPB 431
205-975-3111

Scholars Profile: Kathy Nugent

Lauren Gordon

Program Manager IIleh@uab.edu
SHPB 424C
205-996-0867

Jenna Knauf

Program Manager II
Biotechnology Programsjeknauf@uab.edu
SHPB 436
205-996-4942

Klaressa F. Washington

Program Manager IIfinleyk1@uab.edu
SHPB 438
205-996-9921

David Wood, MSPAS, PA-C

Assistant Professor dswood@uab.edu
SHPB 480
205-934-4432

Scholars Profile: David Wood

Floyd Josephat, EdD, MT(ASCP)

Program Director, Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Professor josephat@uab.edu
SHPB 478
205-934-1348

Scholars Profile: Floyd Josephat

M. Tosi Gilford, MD, PA-C

Program Director, Physician Assistant Studies
Assistant Professor tgilford@uab.edu
SHPB 482
205-934-6941

Scholars Profile: M. Tosi Gilford

Michael J. Herr PhD

Program Co-Director, Biomedical and Health Sciences

Associate Professor

Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology
School of Medicine mjherr@uab.edu
VH 617
205-975-0021

Scholars Profile: Michael J. Herr

Mamie Coats, PhD

Program Co-Director, Biomedical and Health Sciences
Associate Professor mamiec@uab.edu
SHPB 455
205-996-0270

Scholars Profile: Mamie Coats

Jenny Gao, PhD, MLS (ASCP)CM

Assistant Professor
gaoj@uab.edu
SHPB 476
205-934-7638

Scholars Profile: Jenny Gao

Charles A. Wilson IV, PhD, CHP, CSP, CSLO

Assistant Program Director, Assistant Professor cawilso2@uab.edu
SHPB 447
225-329-8278

Scholars Profile: Charles A. Wilson IV

Jessica Denton, MS, CGC, PhD

Program Director, Genetic Counseling
Assistant Professorjljohnso@uab.edu
SHPB 448
205-934-6940

Scholars Profile: Jessica Denton

Shanequa Roscoe

Instructorsroscoe@uab.edu
SHPB 142
205-975-5178

Scholars Profile: Shanequa Roscoe

Jana Villanueva, MSPAS, PA-C

Co-Director of Clinical Education, Assistant Professor janav@uab.edu
SHPB 486
205-976-2911

Scholars Profile: Jana Villanueva

Emily A. Caffrey, PhD, CHP

Program Director, Health Physics Assistant Professoremilycaf@uab.edu
SHPB 445
541-250-1975

Scholars Profile: Emily A. Caffrey

Tera Webb, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, PhD

Assistant Professorteralw@uab.edu
SHPB 477
205-934-5985

Scholars Profile: Tera Webb

Kristen Bowen, M.Ed.

Instructor, Biomedical and Health Sciences
kristeb@uab.edu
SHPB 453
205-975-7639

Tina Gunn

Program Coordinator II
Physician Assistant Studiestkgunn@uab.edu
SHPB 489
205-934-2004

R. Lynn Holt, MS, CGC

Director of Curriculum, Genetic Counseling
Assistant Professor lynnholt@uab.edu
SHPB 441
205-975-2922

Scholars Profile: R. Lynn Holt

Alicia Gomes, MS, CGC

Assistant Professor,
Director Industry Genetics and Genomics Certificate agomes@uab.edu
SHPB 444
205-934-7299

Scholars Profile: Alicia Gomes

Katie Hutto, MS, CGC

Assistant Professor, Clinical Coordinator

Genetic Counseling katiehutto@uab.edu
SHP 449
205-934-6942

Scholars Profile: Katie Hutto

Allison Litton, DrPH

Assistant Professor aglitton@uab.edu
SHPB 483
205-934-4432

Scholars Profile: Allison Litton

Brianna Miller, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM

Assistant Professor bvmiller@uab.edu
SHPB 477
205-934-5995

Scholars Profile: Brianna Miller

Muhammad Maqbool, PhD, MS, MSc

Professor mmaqbool@uab.edu
SHPB 450
205-934-7637

Scholars Profile: Muhammad Maqbool

Fallon Lotson, DHSc, PA-C

Assistant Professor felotson@uab.edu
SHPB 466
205-934-3781

Scholars Profile: Fallon Lotson

Rowell Ashford, II, MD

Associate Medical Director, Assistant Professor rashford@uab.edu
SHPB 432
205-934-5994

Scholars Profile: Rowell Ashford, II

Liliana Navarrette

Assistant Professor
lilinav@uab.edu
SHPB 435
205-975-2924

Scholars Profile: Liliana Navarrette

Heather F. Neighbors, MSPAS, PA-C

Co-Director of Clinical Education, Assistant Professor hneighbors@uab.edu
SHPB 487
205-975-0342

Scholars Profile: Heather F. Neighbors

Matthew Ward PhD, MS, RT(MR), CNMT

Assistant Professor
mattward@uab.edu
SHPB 471
205-934-3425

Scholars Profile: Matthew Ward

Jon Baldwin, D.O., MBS

Medical Director, Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Sciencesjbaldwin@uab.edu
JT 775
205-934-1388

Scholars Profile: Jon Baldwin

Victoria K. Gibbs, PhD

Associate Professor, Biomedical Sciences
vkgibbs@uab.edu
SHPB 473
205-934-7384

Scholars Profile: Victoria K. Gibbs

Remo George, PhD

Assistant Professor
remogeorge@uab.edu
SHPB 452
205-934-7378

Scholars Profile: Remo George

Ashley Cannon, MS, CGC, PhD

Assistant Professor, Research Project Coordinator acannon@uab.edu

Scholars Profile: Ashley Cannon

Donald Reiff, MD

Medical Director, Physician Assistant Studiesdreiff@uab.edu
KB 110
205-975-3030

Scholars Profile: Donald Reiff

Erin Dorman, MSPAS, PA-C

Assistant Professor dormerin@uab.edu
SHPB 483
205-975-2328

Scholars Profile: Erin Dorman

Krystle W. Glasgow, MIS, CNMT, NMTCB(CT), NMAA, FSNMMI-TS

Instructor Clinical Coordinator krystlew@uab.edu
SHPB 442
205-996-6597

Rachel Nichols, MS, CHP

Credentialed Course Instructor

Anna Hurst, MD, MS

Associate Professor, Medical Director Genetic Counseling acehurst@uab.edu
VH VH1L
205-934-4983

Scholars Profile: Anna Hurst

W. Cody Black, MHS, PA-C

Director of Didactic Education, Assistant Professor blackc@uab.edu
SHPB 479
205-934-7563

Scholars Profile: W. Cody Black

Dina DeMarco, MS, PA-C

Assistant Professor ddemarco@uab.edu
SHPB 481
205-996-2157

Scholars Profile: Dina DeMarco

Christine Loyd, PhD

Assistant Professor loydcm@uab.edu
SHPB 462
205-934-9625

Scholars Profile: Christine Loyd

Tyler Wright, PhD

Assistant Professor ttwright@uab.edu
SHPB 474
205-934-5987

Scholars Profile: Tyler Wright

Jarren Oates, PhD

Assistant Professor

Biomedical and Health Sciences oatesj@uab.edu
SHPB 451
205-934-9245

Scholars Profile: Jarren Oates

Wei Li, PhD

Professor wli@uab.edu
SHPB 485
205-996-2656

Scholars Profile: Wei Li

Samantha Giordano-Mooga, PhD

Assistant Professor sgiordan@uab.edu
SHPB 230C
205-996-1399

Scholars Profile: Samantha Giordano-Mooga

Taylor Stewart

Communications Specialist
Chair's Officetws2014@uab.edu
SHPB 434
205-934-4605

Stephanie Rudolph

Program Manager II
CLS Programsha@uab.edu
SHPB 462
205-934-3783

Dustin Shaw

Program Manager II
HP & NMMIS Programsdshaw84@uab.edu
SHPB 451
205-934-1785

Elizabeth Cloyd, BS, R.T.(R)(CT)(MR)

Credentialed Course Instructorepcloyd@uab.edu
205-975-8835

Scholars Profile: Elizabeth Cloyd

N. Robert Estes II, PhD

Assistant Professor
nrestes@uab.edu
SHPB 424D
205-934-7222

Scholars Profile: N. Robert Estes

Andrew Eaton

Program Manager II
SHP Programsajlee209@uab.edu
SHPB 436
205-934-7635

Tina Moore

Administrative Supervisor
Chair's Officemooretm@uab.edu
SHPB 432
205-934-5994

Kerry Glasscock, BS, R.T.(T)(ARRT)

Program Manager II
Chair's Officeklpg@uab.edu
SHPB 437
205-934-7368

Ted Bertrand, PhD

Professor, Program Director, Biomedical Sciences fbrtrnd@uab.edu
SHPB 687
205-934-1374

Scholars Profile: Ted Bertrand

Amy Brady, MAED, CNMT

Program Director
Assistant Professor amybrady@uab.edu
SHPB 446
205-934-3427

Scholars Profile: Amy Brady

Norman Bolus, MSPH, MPH, CNMT, FSNMMI-TS

Credentialed Course Instructor, Assistant Professore Emeritusbolusn@uab.edu

Scholars Profile: Norman Bolus

Support Faculty

Yulong Fu, PhD, FACMG, is the director of the UAB Medical Genomics Laboratory. He is certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics in Laboratory Genetics and Genomics. He has experience in genetic test development, regulation, and clinical applications.