Preceptors must first be registered to access APEx.
Students should only access the APEx portal after they have secured an internship.
For questions about the APEx Portal and Internships, please contact the Office of Public Health Practice at ophp@uab.edu. Students, please list your department in the email subject line.
Faculty and Staff, Office of Public Health Practice
Name | Position |
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Lisa McCormick, DrPH | Senior Associate Dean for Academics and Public Health Practice |
Jessica Chambliss, PhD, MPH | Assistant Dean for Public Health |
Riley Blum, MPH | Internship Coordinator, MPH students in Health Behavior |
Tessa Graham, MPH | Internship Coordinator, MPH students in Epidemiology |
Elena Kidd, MPH | Internship Coordinator, MPH students in Health Policy and Organization, DrPH students in Health Policy and Organization, DrPH students in Biostats |
Meena Nabavi, MPH | Internship Coordinator, MPH students in Population Health, MPH students in Environmental Health Sciences, MSPH students in Industrial Hygiene |
Internship Instructors & Contact Information
Internship Instructors | Degree Tracks | |
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Lisa McCormick, DrPH | lmccormick@uab.edu | Masters of Public Health (MPH), concentration in: – Environmental and Occupational Health – Epidemiology |
Matthew Fifolt, PhD | mfifolt@uab.edu | Masters of Public Health (MPH), concentration in: – Health Policy and Organization – Maternal and Child Health Policy and Leadership |
Jessica Chambliss, PhD, MPH | jlthames@uab.edu | Masters of Public Health (MPH), concentration in: – Health Behavior |
Lisa McCormick, DrPH, MPH | lmccormick@uab.edu | – Public Health/Physician Assistant Studies (MPH/MSPAS) – Public Health/Medicine (MPH/MD) – Public Health/Optometry (MPH/OD) – Public Health/Pharmacy (MPH/PharmD) – Public Health/Veterinary Medicine (MPH/DVM) |
Greg Pavela, PhD | pavela@uab.edu | – Masters of Public Health (MPH) students with a concentration in Population Health – Public Health/Business Administration (MPH/MBA) – Public Health/Public Administration (MPH/MPA) – Public Health/Juris Doctorate (MPH/JD) – Public Health/Social Work (MPH/MSW) – Public Health/Health Administration (MPH/MSHA) – Public Health/Environmental Engineering (MPH/MSCE) – Public Health/Civil Engineering (MPH/PhD) |