Administration

Ralph F. Linstra, B.S., M.Ed., Ed.D., C.H.E.S.
Dean, School of Health Sciences
Professor of Public & Community Health

Jonathan A. Giles, B.S., M.P.H., D.H.Sc., C.H.E.S., C.T.C.
Administrative Dean, School of Health Sciences
Assistant Professor of Public & Community Health

Ashley Tharpe, B.S., M.A., M.P.H., Ed.D., C.H.E.S.
Interim Online Dean, School of Health Sciences
Associate Professor of Public & Community Health

Jeremy A. Sellers, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Biology & Chemistry
Professor of Biology

Oswald Attin, B.S., M.S.H.S., Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Public & Community Health
Professor of Public & Community Health

James Schoffstall, B.S., M.S.Ed., Ed.D., CSCS, HFS, CIFT, PAPHS, RCEP, FACSM
Chair, Department of Allied Health Professions
Professor of Exercise Science

Program Directors

A listing of program directors can be viewed at https://www.liberty.edu/institutional-effectiveness/academic-program-directors/.

Research Intensive Courses

All research intensive courses are listed online at https://www.liberty.edu/center-for-research-scholarship/qep-overview/.

Purpose

The School of Health Sciences exists to prepare men and women in the sciences and health professions through the integration of current scientific thought and the biblical worldview. Current undergraduate degree programs include: the B.S. in Biology, Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences, Biopsychology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Exercise Science, Environmental Biology, Forensic Science, Public and Community Health, Physical Education and Health, Respiratory Therapy, Zoo and Wildlife Biology, and Zoology.