Academic Council
The Academic Council makes decisions on academic policy as outlined in the SPH-B Constitution and report its decisions to the presiding officer of the faculty and to the faculty at large.
Programming and Initiatives
| Name | Department | Role/end date |
| Bill Ramos | Health & Wellness Design | Chair/May 2025 |
| TBA | Chair-elect/ | |
| Rodrigo Armijos | Environmental and Occupational Health | Voting member/May 2025 |
| Angela Chow | Applied Health Science | Voting member/May 2025 |
| Georgia Frey | Kinesiology | Voting member/May 2027 |
| Jeanne Johnston | Kinesiology | Voting member/May 2026 |
| Evan Jordan | Health & Wellness Design | Voting member/May 2027 |
| Corey Kalbaugh | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | Voting member/May 2025 |
| Juhua Luo | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | Voting member/May 2026 |
| Patrick Quinn | Applied Health Science | Voting member/May 2027 |
| Roberto Rodríguez | Environmental and Occupational Health | Voting member/May 2026 |
Bloomington Sex Salon
The Bloomington Sex Salon is hosted by Department of Applied Health Sciences professor Dr. Debby Herbenick and is in collaboration with the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at the School of Public Health-Bloomington. It is a monthly community-based speaker series on the topic of sex research, education, and/or advocacy. For a list of past and upcoming events, visit the Sexual Health website.
Committee on Diversity & Inclusion
The Committee on Diversity & Inclusion contributes to the evaluation and planning activities of the school on matters related to diversity and inclusion by providing input to the presiding officer.
The Committee on Diversity & Inclusion provides leadership and recommendations to the SPH-B Academic Council to facilitate the realization of the school's commitment to promoting the inclusive engagement of a diverse faculty. This committee makes recommendations regarding diversity goals and objectives and contributes to the evaluation and planning activities of the school on matters related to the policies, procedures, and strategies that help to ensure attainment of expressed goals, objectives, and values associated with diversity and inclusion.
The committee shall consist of members as follows:
- Each department may select one faculty member and an alternate. Staff and faculty reporting to the presiding officer (e.g., department chairs) are not eligible for selection.
- Members chosen by their departments shall be selected for three-year terms. Terms shall commence during the last meeting of the spring term at the beginning of new business. Members are eligible for reappointment. When a seat on the committee becomes vacant, the department's alternate member will fill the seat for the remainder of the term of office.
- The Academic Council will appoint one member of the Academic Council to serve on the committee who will be responsible for communicating between the committee and Academic Council. The member chosen by the Academic Council will serve a one-year term and will be eligible for reappointment.
| Name | Department | Role(s)/end date |
| Brian Forist | Health & Wellness Design | Chair/Primary/May 2025 |
| Erin Cooperman | Applied Health Science | Primary/May 2025 |
| TBD | Applied Health Science | Alternate/May 2025 |
| Meg Weigel | Environmental and Occupational Health | Primary/May 2025 |
| Eduardo Ximenes | Environmental and Occupational Health | Alternate/May 2025 |
| Ricky Camplain | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | Primary/May 2025 |
| Roger Zoh | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | Alternate/May 2025 |
| Miriam Rodriguez | Health & Wellness Design | Alternate/May 2025 |
| John Shea | Kinesiology | Primary/May 2025 |
| Jackie Kingma | Kinesiology | Alternate/May 2025 |
A downloadable roster, including contact information and meeting dates, is available here.
Distinguished Colloquium Speaker Series
The Distinguished Colloquium Speaker Series is a public health lecture series featuring topics that reflect the school's foundational and multidisciplinary strengths, new and emerging areas of research, and innovative practices. Presentations are open to all faculty, staff, students, and community partners. Visit go.iu.edu/sphb-dcs to see a list of past and future lectures.
Staff Council
Members of the SPH-B Staff Council help ensure that staff have an official platform for identifying areas for growth, offering suggestions, and engaging in meaningful collaboration to make our school a better place to work for all of our employees, regardless of rank or position.| Name | Department/Office | Role |
| Elisheva Clinton | Grant Administration | Voting member |
| Trisha Doyle | Student Recruitment and Admissions | Voting member |
| Kim Ecenbarger | Career Services | Voting member |
| Ella Gutzwiller | Office of the Dean | Voting member |
| Alexander Hoyt | Office of the Dean | Voting member |
| Lavanya Iyer | Marketing and Communications | Voting member |
| Tim Jeter | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | Voting member |
| Aimee Polk | Office of the Dean | Voting member |
| Chelsea Villatoro Rubio | Office of the Dean | Voting member |
| Chelsea Simpkins | Applied Health Science | Voting member |
| Sara Tidd | Epidemiology and Biostatistics | Voting member |
| TJ Vculek | Student Recruitment and Admissions | Voting member |
| Tyler Watkins | Office of the Dean | Voting member |
| Myc Wiatrowski | Academic Advising | Voting member |
| Courtney Weisenauer | Applied Health Science | Voting member |
| Brandon Rucker | Environmental and Occupational Health | Alternate member (non-voting) |
| Michael Willett | Office of the Dean | Faculty (non-voting) Ex Officio |
Task Force on Group-based Health Disparities, Social Justice, and Inclusion
Task Force on Group-based Health Disparities, Social Justice, and Inclusion provides recommendations for group-based diversity and inclusion and to pursue a research-based approach to awareness of racism and violence, including gun violence, as public health issues.
The task force consists of scholars from a wide array of academic and professional perspectives on diversity and inclusion, which is optimal to receive a variety of considerations on these complex content areas. All task force members are leaders within their spheres of influence and are capable of contributing insights into strategic ways that SPH-B can promote diversity and inclusion in public health and its practices.
- Task Force Charge: To create a summary of recommendations resulting from a series of multidisciplinary discussions focused on a plan for both the internal (SPH-B) and external (beyond SPH-B) facing operations of diversity and inclusion in the School of Public Health-Bloomington.
- Internal Operations - Serving the School of Public Health-Bloomington: identify forward-thinking strategies in diversity and inclusion to incorporate into administrative practices, courses, academic programs, degrees, staff concerns, and contributions as research scholars.
- External Operations - Serving the Local Community, State, Nation, and the World: match best practices of SPH-B training and research-based assets with identified public health problems related to diversity and inclusion.
Funding, Fellowship & Scholarships
Scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Public Health on the Bloomington campus who are studying or have demonstrated an interest in public health topics focusing on stigmatization, stress, violence prevention, and underrepresentation in minority and vulnerable populations. Applicants must include a three-sentence essay detailing their previous or planned scholarship in this area.
Where there is an equal playing field for every student, there are opportunities down every path. The School of Public Health-Bloomington dedicates itself to keeping that dream alive now and for future generations. Our commitment to diversity goes far beyond opening doors for access and success. This partnership scholarship is an opportunity to provide financial means for many deserving students. The amount of Public Health–Hudson & Holland Scholars Program Scholarship is $1,000 per year. Qualified students may receive funding for up to a maximum of eight (8) semesters of undergraduate enrollment. Contact HHSP for more information.
The Roderick Paige Fellowship was established to honor the service of Dr. Roderick Paige. Because, as part of its mission, Indiana University is committed to diversity, special consideration is given to underrepresented populations. Applicants must be admitted to an SPH-B masters or doctoral program and plan to enroll in the subsequent fall semester. Domestic and international students are eligible—if a domestic student, they must be an underrepresented minority (URM) in their particular discipline or program. The amount of funding varies from $2,000 to $4,500 for one academic year. Please note that fellowship amount is also contingent on the number of fellows awarded in a given academic year.