Faculty & Staff

Department of Public Health Sciences

Marshare Penny, Dr.P.H.

Associate Professor of Public Health
Chair, Department of Public Health Sciences
Director, Master of Public Health
Office Phone: (951) 552-8385
E-mail: mpenny@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Health Science Campus H144

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
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

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Akua Amankwaah, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Office Phone: 951-552-8458
E-mail: aamankwaah@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Health Sciences Campus, H 143

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
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

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Lindsay Fahnestock, Dr.P.H.

Assistant Professor
Office Phone: 951-552-8535
E-mail: lfahnestock@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: H133

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Dr.P.H.	Nutrition	Loma Linda University	2017
M.P.H.	Environmental Health	Loma Linda University	2012
B.S.	Biology	California Baptist University	2009

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Sangmin Kim, Ed.D., MCHES

Professor of Public Health Sciences
Professor
Office Phone: 951-552-8536
E-mail: sakim@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Health Science Campus H142

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ed.D.	Curriculum and Instruction /Community Health	University of Northern Iowa	2004
M.A.	Community Health	University of Northern Iowa	2001

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Robert LaChausse, Ph.D.

Professor
Office Phone: (951) 552-8484
E-mail: rlachausse@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Health Science Campus H144

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
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

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Ashley Parks, Dr.P.H.

Assistant Professor of Public Health Science
Office Phone: 951-552-8347
E-mail: aparks@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Health Science Campus H139

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	Smartly Institute	2019
MTech	Masters in Technology Management	Georgetown	2018
M.P.H.	Master of Public Health	California State University Fresno	2008

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Melissa Wigginton, Dr.P.H., CHES

Associate Professor of Health Science
Office Phone: (951) 552-8537
E-mail: mwigginton@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Health Science Campus H-138

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Dr.P.H.	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

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Shasha Zheng, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Nutrition
Office Phone: (951) 552-8386
E-mail: szheng@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: Health Science Campus H137

Degree	Major Emphasis	Institution	Year
Ph.D.	Human Molecular Nutrition / Epigenetics	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	2011
M.A.	Medical Nutritional Sciences / Clinics	Boston University School of Medicine	2007