Public Health/Public Service Community Team

Learning Community Director

Michelle B. Pierce, Ph.D., R.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Public Health and Population Services
Telephone: (860) 486-5015
Email: mpierce@uchc.edu

Partners

Ann M. Ferris, Ph.D., R.D.
Co-Director, Center for Public Health and Health Policy & Professor,
Department of Medicine, Division of Public Health and Population Sciences;
Section Head, Health Promotion and Health Policy
UConn Health Center
Telephone: (860) 486-5015
Email: aferris@uchc.edu

Carlos Rivera, MPH, LCSW, MBA, CHE
Director of Health and Human Services
Hartford DHHS
2 Holcomb Street
Hartford, CT 06112
Telephone: (860) 543-8860

Residential Hall Director

Elsie Gonzalez
elsie.gonzales@uconn.edu

Assistant Hall Director

Drew Zimmerman
William.D.Zimmerman@uconn.edu

Resident Assistants (RAs)

Valen Diaz
valen.diaz@uconn.edu
Finalist in the Leadership Legacy Experience: As Valen works towards her goal of becoming a doctor, she serves as a member of the Honors Council, as an Emergency Technician for the town of Mansfield, and as a member of the UConn Bringing Awareness into Latino Ethnicities (BAILE) organization. Valen has volunteered for Generations Family Health Center and participated in Honors Program Alternative Spring Break trips twice.

Public Health/Public Service LC Student Advisor

Kimeta Straker
Assistant Director, ACES
kimeta.straker@uconn.edu

Student Mentors

Izabela Jaskiewicz
izabela.jaskiewicz@uconn.edu

Additional Information

Center for Public Health and Health Policy

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education

http:// publichealth.uconn.edu/aboutus_hp.php