Thank you to all volunteers who have served as reviewers as part of the 2025-2026 Undergraduate Certification Cycle. This rigorous peer review process would not be possible without the hard work of dedicated volunteers.
Review team chairs for this cycle were as follows:
George Raul Audi, PhD, MHA, Florida A&M University
Mark Bush, DHA, MBA, University of Central Florida
Nailya DeLellis, PhD, Central Michigan University
Natallia Gray, PhD, CPHQ, Iowa State University
Briana Jegier, PhD, Baptist Health Sciences University
Leah Masselink, PhD, The George Washington University
Wayne Psek, MD, PhD, MBA, The George Washington University
Elaine Purdy, DHA, M.ED, MBA, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
Danny Scheiffler Jr., PhD, MSW, Sacred Heart University
Review team volunteers included:
Ricky Aldridge, DHA, MS, Oklahoma State University
Ola Al-Sheyab, PhD, Stevenson University
Khaled Al-Surimi, PhD, MSPH, University of Doha for Science and Technology
Ludmila Balteanu, MD, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Jose Ramirez Bayron, DC, MHA, University of Missouri
Sharlee Burch, EdD, MPH, EdS, RDH, BSDH, FADHA, University of Kentucky
Jennifer Bushelle-Edghill, PhD, Fayetteville State University
Jessica Cataldo, PhD, MPH, Western Michigan University
Karen Clancy, PhD, MBA, University of Kentucky
Caitlin Clarke, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Brian Cottle, DHSc, MHA, Weber State University
Ganisher Davlyatov, PhD, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Lynn Downs, PhD, University of the Incarnate Word
Bola Ekezue, PhD, Fayetteville State University
Vidhya Elango, MHA, University of Detroit Mercy
Rachel Ellison, PhD, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Elaine Elder, ScD, Colorado Technical University
Joyvina Evans, PhD, MSPH, MSA, Howard University
Frances Fernandez, MHSA, University of Minnesota
John Fick, EdD, MS, A.T. Still University
Jillian Harrington, EdD, University of Central Florida
Hanadi Hamadi, PhD, University of North Florida
Jacqueline Hamilton, PhD, MS, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Shemeka Hamlin-Palmer, PhD, University of Memphis
Courtney Haun, PhD, MPH, Samford University
Heather Henderson, EdD, MSHCM, MA, Wichita State University
Renady Hightower, PhD, MPA, MHSA, MBA, George Mason University
Julie Hinders, PhD, University of Minnesota Crookston
Kasey Jordan, PhD, College of Charleston
Sarah Kercsmar, PhD, University of Kentucky
Anna Matos-Mournighan, DHS, MS, Salve Regina University
Andrew McCart, PhD, MBA, MSSF, Appalachian State University
Krystle McConnell, PhD, MPH, Towson University
Brittani Moberly, MBA, RHIA, Eastern Kentucky University
Laura Kathryn Neal, DM, MPH, MBA-HR, DeVry University
Maggie Ozan-Rafferty, DHA, MHA, MBA, Loyola University Chicago
Jake Redden, DHSc, MPH, MHA, Saint Louis University
Melissa Reed, DHA, MSW, MBA, Upper Iowa University
Liliya Roberts, MD, University of Maryland Global Campus
Jay Pickern, DBA, Auburn University
Jeff Ritter, DBA, Seton Hall University
Miranda Sanford-Terry, PhD, Tennessee State University
Carmen Saunders-Russell, EdD, California State University, Northridge
Richard Schultz, PhD, University of Phoenix
Thomas Sloan, MBA, University of Phoenix
Aubrey Smith, Virginia Commonwealth University
Shad Smith, DHA, MBA, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Gwyndolan Swain, DHA, MBA, MHA, BSN, Belmont Abbey College
Anita Tanner, PhD, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Garvita Thareja, PhD, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Maka Tsulukidze, MD, PhD, MPH, Florida Gulf Coast University
Zachary Ward, EdD, MPA, University of Southern Indiana
Alan Weisman, MA, University of Baltimore
Anna Zendall, PhD, MSW, Bay Path University
If you are interested in volunteering for a future review team, please contact the Undergraduate Programs Manager, Anna Dieme, at adieme@aupha.org.