Department of Human Sciences

Omer Osman, Ph.D.

Department: Human Sciences

       Title:  Adjunct Professor

Areas of Expertise: Epidemiology, Nutrition

Education:
Ph.D., Epidemiology, Jackson State University
MPH, Biostatistics, Jackson State University
M.S., Health Informatics, Mercer University
MBBS, Medicine, University of Khartoum

Ouida Smith Pittman

Department: Human Sciences

        Title: Instructor – Part Time

Areas of Expertise: Family and Consumer Sciences

Education:
M.A., Home Economics/Child Development, University of Mississippi
B.S., Home Economics Education, Alcorn State University

Martha D. Ravola, Ph.D.

Department: Human Sciences

Areas of Expertise: Childhood Obesity, Mental Health, Human Development and Family Well-Being

Education:
Ph.D., Human Development & Family Studies, Acharya N.G.Ranga Agricultural University, India
M.S., Clinical Mental Health, Alcorn State University
M.S., Human Development, Avinashilingam Deemed University, India
B.S., Human Development, Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University, India

Muhammad Riaz, Ph.D.

Department: Human Sciences

       Title: Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise: Gerontology, Human Development and Family Science

Education:
Ph.D., HDFS (Gerontology), Mississippi State University
M.A., Early Childhood Education (ECE), Mississippi State University
B.A., Humanities, University of Punjab