UAMS NAMES WENDY N. NEMBHARD, PH.D., MPH, AS DEAN OF THE FAY W. BOOZMAN COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., July 29 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release:

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Wendy N. Nembhard, Ph.D., MPH

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July 29, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK - The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) named Wendy N. Nembhard, Ph.D., MPH, as the next dean of the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, effective Sept. 1.

Nembhard succeeds Mark Williams, Ph.D., who announced his plans to retire as dean earlier this year.

An internationally recognized epidemiologist, accomplished academic leader, and respected public health scholar who has served UAMS with distinction for more than a decade, Nembhard is currently professor and chair of the college's Department of Epidem...