Presidential Communications
Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ Community,
Thank you for your participation in our Town Hall meetings. We want to bring you information from a variety of our experts so that you may make informed decisions about your health and safety and that of your families and communities.
At this time, we will offer weekly Town Hall meetings at 3 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please consult the calendar or watch your email for the daily digest to learn about the upcoming topics that will be presented. I also will continue to send a reminder email.
Mark your calendars
3 p.m. Thursday, April 2
Join the meeting:
Theresa Byrd, DrPH, MPH, R.N., and Julie St. John, Ph.D., will help us understand public
health and how the public health team is engaged in the COVID-19 outbreak.
Theresa Byrd, DrPH, MPH, R.N.
Theresa Byrd, DrPH, MPH, R.N., is chair of the Julia Jones Matthews Department of Public Health and an associate dean in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. She has an extensive background in public health administration and was instrumental in establishing Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ's public health department and degree program.
Julie St. John, Ph.D.
Julie St. John, Ph.D., is the associate chair of the Julia Jones Matthews Department of Public Health and an assistant professor in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. She manages Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ's public health degree program in Abilene.
I am continually grateful for how you all are responding to our battle against COVID-19. Your daily demonstration of our values, while not surprising, is both refreshing and encouraging. Thank you for joining together as ONE TEAM!
Warmest regards,
Lori Rice-Spearman, Ph.D.
Interim President and Provost
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center