Media Inquiries & Subject Matter Experts

Media Inquiries

The College of Health (COH) is happy to assist journalists and organizations with interview and speaking engagement logistics. For media inquiries regarding the College of Health, please contact the COH Communications Team at uaa_coh_comm@alaska.edu.

Subject Matter Experts

The College of Health offers working journalists and organizations access to subject matter experts in a wide variety of health and justice issues facing Alaska today.  If you do not see the topic you are covering listed below, please contact us for more information and interview options. 

Subject Name Title
Arctic/Environmental Health Micah Hahn Associate Professor
Institute of Circumpolar Health Studies
Avalanche Education T.J. Miller Associate Professor, Interim Program Director
Dept. of Health, Physical Education & Recreation
Climate Change Micah Hahn Associate Professor
Institute of Circumpolar Health Studies
Data & Justice Brad Myrstol Assistant Dean
School of Justice and Human Services
Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Angelia Trujillo Professor
School of Nursing
Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Brad Myrstol Assistant Dean
School of Justice and Human Services
Food and Nutrition, Food Systems & Food Security
Food Security		 Amanda Walch

Associate Professor
Department of Dietetics & Nutrition

Food and Nutrition, Food Systems & Food Security
Culinary medicine, culinary literacy, diabetes, evidence-based practice, practice-based research

 Carrie King Professor
Department of Dietetics & Nutrition
Food and Nutrition, Food Systems & Food Security
Traditional/indigenous foods, food services/management

Melissa Chlupach

 Term Associate Professor
Department of Dietetics & Nutrition
Homelessness

David Moxley

 Professor
School of Justice and Human Services
Public Safety Brad Myrstol Assistant Dean
School of Justice and Human Services
Recreation, Outdoor Recreation, Physical Education T.J. Miller Associate Professor, Interim Program Director
Dept. of Health, Physical Education & Recreation
Rural Healthcare Delivery Gloria Burnett

Director
Alaska Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce

Are you College of Health faculty wishing to be added to the list of subject experts? Please contact the COH Communications Team at uaa_coh_comm@alaska.edu.