Dr. Lori Bateman, PhD, RD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Associate Scientist in the Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center and the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. Dr. Bateman specializes in community-based participatory research on nutrition, health promotion, and bioethics. She leads or co-leads externally funded research focusing on health disparities and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.

Dr. Spencer H. Durham, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCIDP is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and also serves as the Director of Alumni & Professional Affairs with the Harrison School of Pharmacy. He completed his pre-pharmacy coursework at Auburn University and graduated with his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Harrison School of Pharmacy in 2007. He went on to complete an ASHP-accredited post-graduate residency at Children's Health System in Birmingham, Alabama in 2008. After completion of his residency, he joined the staff at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida as a clinical pharmacist specialist. In 2013, Dr. Durham joined the faculty of the Harrison School of Pharmacy, where he teaches in various courses throughout the curriculum. As Director of Alumni and Professional Affairs, he works proactively with HSOP alumni and other health care professionals from throughout the state and region to foster the development of innovative practice models and to expand and enhance opportunities for continuous professional development. Dr. Durham also oversees the Office of Post Graduate Education (OPGE), which is responsible for the many continuing education programs offered each year by HSOP. Dr. Durham has published more than 20 peer-reviewed articles in respected journals and several book chapters.

Dr. Paul Goepfert, M.D. is a Professor of Medicine and Microbiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In 1997, he became the Co-Director of the Alabama Vaccine Research Clinic (AVRC) and assumed the role of Director in 2004.  He has gained enormous experience conducting clinical vaccine trials with preventative HIV vaccines, but also studies involving vaccines designed to prevent diseases such as anthrax, HPV, HBV, and small pox.  He is an author on 25 papers detailing the safety and immunogenicity of HIV vaccine products. 

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, M.D., MPH, FACP, FIDSA is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is internationally recognized for her research and education efforts in the field of sexually transmitted infections, especially as they affect women’s health. She is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Dr. Marrazzo has chaired the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Council, and the ABIM Infectious Disease Specialty Board. She is board certified in Infectious Disease.  She conducts research on the human microbiome, specifically as it relates to female reproductive tract infections and hormonal contraception. Her other research interests include prevention of HIV infection, pathogenesis and management of bacterial vaginosis, sexually transmitted diseases in HIV-infected persons, and management of antibiotic resistance in gonorrhea.