John Ehiri, PhD

2025 University Distinguished Outreach Faculty Award

John Ehiri is a Professor of Public Health in the Department of Health Promotion Sciences and the Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health (MEZCOPH) at the University of Arizona. Dr. Ehiri has a Master of Public Health from the University of Glasgow, Scotland (1992); an MSc (Econ.) in Health Policy and Planning from the University of Wales, Swansea (1994); and a PhD in Public Health from the University of Glasgow, Scotland (1997). Prior to his current position, Dr. Ehiri served for eleven years as Chair of the Department of Health Promotion Sciences.

Dr. Ehiri’s research and teaching focus on social and behavioral aspects of public health, specifically on global maternal, child, and adolescent health. With over 27 years of research, teaching, and service experience in public health, Dr. Ehiri has authored/co-authored over 150 peer-reviewed articles, in addition to an edited volume on global maternal and child health, numerous book chapters, and scientific presentations. Recognized for his pedagogical excellence, Dr. Ehiri received the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching at both the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health in 2006 and at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, at the University of Arizona in 2015. He has supervised graduate projects in many countries across the globe and provides expert technical assistance related to program evaluation, health policy, and maternal and child health to local, state, national, and international organizations.