Media Inquiries & Subject Matter Experts

Media Inquiries

The College of Health is happy to assist journalists and organizations with interview and speaking engagement logistics. For media inquiries, please contact:

907-786-1815
Vicki Nechodomu, Communications Director
907-786-1815
vnechodomu@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 Vicki Nechodomu, College of Health communications director, at vnechodomu@alaska.edu for more information and interview options. 

 

Subject Name Title
Arctic/Environmental Health Micah Hahn Assistant Professor of Environmental Health
Institute of Circumpolar Health Studies
Avalanche Education T.J. Miller Director & Assistant Professor
Dept. of Health, Physical Education & Recreation
Climate Change Micah Hahn Assistant Professor of Environmental Health
Institute of Circumpolar Health Studies
Data & Justice Brad A. Mystrol Director & Associate Professor
Justice Center
Data & Justice Troy C. Payne Associate Professor, Justice Center
Director, Alaska Justice Information Center
Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Angelina Trujillo Associate Professor
School of Nursing
Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Ingrid Diane Johnson Assistant Professor
Justice Center
Food and Nutrition, Food Systems & Food Security
Food Security		 Amanda Walch

Assistant Professor of Dietetics & Nutrition
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 of Dietetics & Nutrition
Department of Dietetics & Nutrition

 
Food and Nutrition, Food Systems & Food Security
Public health, nutrition and physical activity, health promotion and intervention
 Leslie Redmond 

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

Melissa Clupach

 Assistant Professor of Dietetics & Nutrition
Department of Dietetics & Nutrition
Food and Nutrition, Food Systems & Food Security
Food systems, food security
 Elizabeth Hodges Synder

Associate Professor of Public Health
Institute of Circumpolar Health Studies
Homelessness

David Moxley

Professor & Director
School of Social Work
Public Safety Brad A. Mystrol Director & Associate Professor
Justice Center
Recreation, Outdoor Recreation, Physical Education TJ Miller

Director & Assistant Professor
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 Vicki Nechodomu (vnechodomu@alaska.edu).