Faculty & Staff
Department of Public Health Sciences

Janet Bonome, DrPH
Chair, Department of Public Health SciencesAssociate ProfessorOffice Phone: (951) 343-2176E-mail: jbonome@calbaptist.edu
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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DrPH | Health Education | Loma Linda University | 2015 |
MPH | Health Education | Loma Linda University | 2007 |
BS | Biology | University of California Riverside | 2003 |

Akua Amankwaah, Ph.D.
Associate ProfessorOffice Phone: 951-552-8458E-mail: aamankwaah@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: Health Sciences Campus, H 143
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Nutrition Science | Purdue University, W Lafayette, IN | 2017 |
M.S. | Nutrition Science | Bowling Green University, Ohio | 2010 |
B.S. | Nutrition and Food Sciences | University of Ghana, Legon, Accra | 2002 |

Lindsay Fahnestock, Dr.P.H.
Associate ProfessorOffice Phone: 951-552-8535E-mail: lfahnestock@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: H133
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Dr.P.H. | Nutrition | Loma Linda University | 2017 |
M.P.H. | Environmental Health | Loma Linda University | 2012 |
B.S. | Biology | California Baptist University | 2009 |

Sangmin Kim, Ed.D., MCHES
Professor of Public Health SciencesProfessorOffice Phone: 951-552-8536E-mail: sakim@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: Health Science Campus H142
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ed.D. | Curriculum and Instruction /Community Health | University of Northern Iowa | 2004 |
M.A. | Community Health | University of Northern Iowa | 2001 |

Robert LaChausse, Ph.D.
ProfessorOffice Phone: (951) 552-8484E-mail: rlachausse@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: Health Science Campus H144
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Developmental Psychology | Claremont Graduate University | 2007 |
M.A. | Health and Behavioral Science | California State University, San Bernardino | 1998 |
B.A. | Psychology | California State University, San Bernardino | 1994 |

Ashley Parks, Dr.P.H.
Associate Professor of Public Health ScienceProgram Director, Master of Public HealthOffice Phone: 951-552-8347E-mail: aparks@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: Health Science Campus H136
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
---|---|---|---|
Dr.P.H. | Doctor of Public Health | University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) | 2016 |
MBA | Executive Master of of Business Administration | Quantic School of Business and Technology | 2019 |
MTech | Masters in Technology Management | Georgetown | 2018 |
M.P.H. | Master of Public Health | California State University Fresno | 2008 |
B.S. | Health Science - Community Health | CSU Fresno | 2006 |

Marshare Penny, Dr.P.H.
Clinical Professor of Public HealthOffice Phone: (951) 552-8385E-mail: mpenny@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: Health Science Campus H144
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Dr.P.H. | Public Health, Health Promotion and Education | Loma Linda University | 2014 |
M.P.H. | Public Health, Epidemiology | San Diego State University | 2004 |
B.S. | Health Science, Community Health Education | San Diego State University | 2002 |

Melissa Wigginton, DrPH, CHES
Professor of Health ScienceOffice Phone: (951) 552-8537E-mail: mwigginton@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: Health Science Campus H-138
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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DrPH | Health Education | Loma Linda University | 2011 |
M.S. | Health and Fitness Promotion | California State University Fullerton | 2008 |
B.S. | Clinical Exercise Science | California State University San Bernardino | 2006 |

Shasha Zheng, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of NutritionFounder for Master of Science in Human Molecular and Medical Nutrition; Co-Founder for Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Food Science
Office Phone: (951) 552-8386E-mail: szheng@calbaptist.eduOffice Location: Health Science Campus H137
Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
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Ph.D. | Human Molecular Nutrition / Epigenetics | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 2011 |
Postdoc Fellow | Immunology / Inflammatory Bowel Diseases | Yale University School of Medicine | |
M.A. | Medical Nutrition Sciences / Epidemiology | Boston University School of Medicine | 2007 |