"An Exciting Chapter": Welcome to SPH-B

Dr. Carly Camplain most recently served as an assistant professor of indigenous health law and justice in the College of Health at Lehigh University. She is a researcher and a lawyer whose work includes a focus on social and structural determinants and health inequities. Dr. Camplain’s interests also include healthcare quality, access, and utilization among indigenous people while incarcerated—especially in tribal correctional facilities. She assists public health professionals with legal and policy research on numerous topics. She earned a J.D. from Arizona State University and a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary health from Northern Arizona University. Dr. Camplain is licensed to practice law in the state of New Mexico. 

Julia Sherry will lead the development of a new B.S.P.H. in global public health, and—when the program is approved—will serve as its director. Prior to joining SPH-B, she was a lecturer and internship abroad coordinator in the Department of Public Health Sciences at Clemson University. She holds an M.P.H. and M.S. in geography from Virginia Tech, as well as a graduate certificate in global planning and international development. Her teaching and professional practice focuses on global public health issues, with an emphasis on health, water, sanitation, and hygiene in low-income countries. Prior to joining Clemson University, Julia worked for Water Mission, an organization that designs, builds, and implements safe water and health solutions in low- and middle-income countries. She has conducted program design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation in her global health field work across Latin America and the Caribbean, east Africa, and southeast Asia.

Dr. Jingyi Wang recently completed her Ph.D. in health behavior at SPH-B. She has taught courses including Personal Health and Introduction to Foods. Her research interests include food insecurity, its impact on health and wellness, and the mechanisms of these associations. Before coming to Indiana University, Dr. Wang worked in Alaska as a registered dietitian with emphasis on geriatric nutrition, medical nutrition therapy, and community health.

Angie Wong has called SPH-B her academic home since 2008, serving as an adjunct faculty member in delivering courses such as Professional Preparation in Human Development and Family Studies; Parents, Parenting, and Children; Women’s Health; Men’s Health; and Aging Today. With 23 years of teaching experience, Angie is particularly excited about pedagogical innovations, training new instructors, and helping students develop a love for learning. Her entire family is affiliated with IU: Her husband Joel is a professor in the School of Education, and both her children—Kaitlyn and Shawn—are IU undergraduate students.

Dr. Jessica Eise is a social scientist whose research focuses on understanding agricultural and rural communities and the complex social systems that influence their ability to adapt to changing climates. She also examines human connection with the environment, the use of technology to support prosocial environmental change, and how we can communicate science better and more effectively. Prior to joining SPH-B, Dr. Eise was an assistant professor of social and environmental challenges with The University of Texas at San Antonio. She founded the academic/social project Clima y Café (Climate and Coffee), an innovative, targeted climate change initiative that uses precision and grassroots outreach strategies to support climate change adaptation in the Colombian coffee sector. She has a Ph.D. in communication from Purdue University and a master’s degree in journalism and international relations from New York University. Her books include How to Feed the World and The Communication Scarcity in Agriculture. 

Dr. André Wilke’s research focuses on how anthropogenic changes in the environment affect the ecology and behavior of vector mosquito species. Through modern approaches and techniques—such as molecular and computational ecology—he seeks to address complex questions about the adaptation and proliferation of mosquito vector species in urban environments and the associated drivers of pathogen transmission to humans. Dr. Wilke earned his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of São Paulo before serving there as a postdoctoral associate. He was also a postdoctoral associate at the University of Miami, and most recently served as a postdoctoral fellow in SPH-B.

Dr. Jim Evans joined SPH-B in June 2024 and serves as internship coordinator for students in sport marketing and management. Prior to entering academia, he earned a J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law and worked as an attorney in private practice in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Evans received a Ph.D. in sport management from The Ohio State University in 2019. He has taught for eight years at a variety of higher education institutions. Dr. Evans’ primary teaching interests are sport law and intercollegiate athletics. His research focuses on legal issues in college sport, along with the scholarship of teaching and learning and quantitative methodology support. He is especially interested in the application of employment law principles to college athletes.

Dr. Wooyoung (William) Jang focuses his research in two distinct areas: aspects of consumer behavior, primarily in the context of esports; and consumer perceptions of social and physical environments in sport venues. He earned his Ph.D. in sport management through SPH-B before serving for four years at the University of West Georgia. He also holds a master’s degree in sport management from the University of Georgia and an undergraduate degree in golf management from Kyung-Hee University in South Korea. Dr. Jang’s findings have been published in journals including European Sport Management Quarterly, International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship (IJSMS), and Sport Marketing Quarterly. He received the 2022 Global Sport Business Association (GSBA) Junior Faculty Research Grant and is on the editorial board of both IJSMS and the Journal of Electronic Gaming and Esports.

Dr. Elizabeth Mooradian earned a Ph.D. in human performance from SPH-B and has served as adjunct faculty in the Department of Kinesiology— teaching a variety of courses related to physical activity and health, fitness and physical activity assessment, and the physiological impacts of exercise on chronic diseases to both undergraduate and graduate students. While she is passionate about promoting physical activity to optimize health and quality of life throughout the lifespan, her main area of focus is childhood wellness. Dr. Mooradian’s research interests include active play/developmentally appropriate physical activity, childhood obesity prevention, and the use of behavioral and motivational theories to increase physical activity and sport participation in children.

Dr. Jiayao Qi (Chee) earned his doctorate in sport and entertainment management from the University of South Carolina. His research interests include organizational behaviors, human resource management, and psychological development in sport management—with a specific focus on supporting candidates and employees in the field. He teaches sport finance, sport governance, and human resource management in sport with the goal of implementing research in practical settings. His findings have been published in Sport Journal and Journal of Applied Sport Management, among other periodicals.

Dr. Austin Robinson joined SPH-B in January 2024. He earned an M.S. in applied exercise physiology at the University of Illinois in 2012, followed by a doctorate in rehabilitation science from U of I in 2016. Dr. Robinson seeks to determine integrative strategies to prevent the leading cause of death in the United States: cardiovascular disease. His research examines the impact of health behaviors such as nutrition, sleep, and physical activity on cardiovascular physiology in health and disease. He is also interested in racial disparities in cardiovascular health and the underlying social determinants and physiological mechanisms that contribute to these disparities. He has secured funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), American Heart Association (AHA), and American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). He is actively involved in service for all these organizations, as well as the American Physiological Society (APS).

Joshua Shelton holds a B.S. in kinesiology and M.S. in sport marketing and management, both from SPH-B. In addition to teaching several SPH-B courses over the years—including High School Athletic Administration, Issues and Trends in Professional Golf, and Introduction to Sport Management—he served as an instructor of business and marketing topics at Carmel High School for six years. His experience isn’t limited to the classroom; he was a successful coach of Carmel High School boys’ golf team and provides expert guidance to MojoUp Marketing and Media, where he was chief operating and finance officer from 2020 to 2022. Mr. Shelton is a devoted husband and father. His wife Laura is a classroom teacher in Hamilton Southeastern Schools, and the couple have two daughters—Rosalie and Katherine.