At the University of Michigan School of Public Health, more than 200 professors and research scientists teach tomorrow’s public health leaders and perform cutting-edge research that helps advance the field of public health. Many faculty members are leading experts in their fields who consult with governments, communities, and nongovernmental organizations.
Meet Our Faculty
Faculty who have expertise in Chronic Disease
Sara Dubowsky Adar, ScD, MHS
- Associate Professor, Epidemiology
- Associate Chair, Epidemiology
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Environmental Health, Global Public Health, Health Equity
Minal R Patel, PhD, MPH
- Associate Professor, Health Behavior and Health Education
- Associate Chair, Health Behavior and Health Education
Areas of Expertise
Cancer, Chronic Disease, Health Care, Health Communication, Health Equity
Kelly M. Bakulski, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
- Data Management and Statistical Core Leader, Michigan
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Environmental Health, Genetics, Mental Health, Precision Health, Reproductive Health
Ana Baylin, MD, DrPH
- Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences
- Associate Professor, Epidemiology
- Associate Professor, Global Public Health
Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, Global Public Health, Nutrition
Michael Boehnke, PhD
- Richard G. Cornell Distinguished University Professor of Biostatistics
Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, Chronic Disease, Genetics, Global Public Health, Precision Health
Dave Bridges, PhD
- Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Maternal Health, Nutrition, Precision Health, Reproductive Health
James H Buszkiewicz, PhD, MPH
- Research Investigator, Epidemiology
Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, COVID-19, Health Equity, Health Policy, Mental Health, Nutrition
Cathleen M Connell, PhD, MS
- Professor, Health Behavior and Health Education
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Mental Health
Melissa Creary, PhD, MPH
- Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy
- Assistant Professor of Global Public Health
Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, Global Public Health, Health Equity, Health Policy, Racism
Nancy L Fleischer, PhD, MPH
- Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, COVID-19, Health Equity, LGBT Health, Racism, Substance Use
Arline T Geronimus, ScD
- Professor, Health Behavior and Health Education
Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, Health Equity, Maternal Health, Racism, Reproductive Health, Urban Health
Wei Hao, PhD
- Research Assistant Professor, Biostatistics
Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, Cancer, Chronic Disease, Child Health, Environmental Health
Kevin He, PhD
- Research Associate Professor, Biostatistics
Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, Cancer, Chronic Disease, COVID-19, Genetics, Global Public Health, Health Care, Health Equity, Precision Health
Mary Janevic, PhD, MPH
- Research Associate Professor, Health Behavior and Health Education
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Health Equity
Jihyoun Jeon, PhD, MS
- Associate Research Scientist, Epidemiology
Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, Cancer, Chronic Disease, Substance Use
Sharon L.R. Kardia, PhD
- Associate Dean for Education
- Millicent W. Higgins Collegiate Professor of Epidemiology
Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease
Carrie A Karvonen-Gutierrez, PhD, MPH
- Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, COVID-19, Environmental Health, Reproductive Health, Women’s Health
Lindsay C Kobayashi, PhD, MSc
- John G. Searle Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
- Faculty Affiliate, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
- Assistant Professor of Global Public Health
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Cancer, Chronic Disease, Global Public Health, Health Equity
Aleda (Allie) M. Leis, PhD, MS
- Research Investigator, Epidemiology
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Biostatistics, Chronic Disease, COVID-19, Health Informatics, Precision Health, Women’s Health
Yi Li, PhD
- M. Anthony Schork Collegiate Professor of Biostatistics
- Professor, Global Public Health
Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, Cancer, Chronic Disease, COVID-19, Firearm Injury Prevention, Genetics, Global Public Health, Health Care, Health Equity, Health Policy, Infectious Disease, Substance Use
Lynda Lisabeth, PhD, MPH
- Professor, Epidemiology
- Research Professor, Neurology
Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, Health Equity, Women’s Health
Peter Mancuso, PhD, MS
- Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences
- Faculty member, Graduate Program in Immunology
Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Nutrition
Alison M Mondul, PhD, MSPH
- Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Areas of Expertise
Cancer, Chronic Disease, Environmental Health, Precision Health
Sung Kyun Park, ScD, MPH
- Associate Professor, Epidemiology
- Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Affiliated Faculty, Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan, Medical School
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Environmental Health, Women’s Health
John Piette, PhD, MPH
- Professor, Health Behavior Health Education
- Professor, Global Public Health
- Director, UM Center for Managing Chronic Disease
- VA Senior Career Scientist
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Global Public Health, Health Care, Health Communication, Health Informatics, Mental Health, Precision Health
Michael A. Rubyan, PhD, MPH
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy
Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, Health Communication, Health Equity, Health Informatics, Health Policy, Urban Health
Edward A Ruiz-Narvaez, ScD, MS
- Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Genetics, Nutrition
Young Ah Seo, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Nutritional Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Child Health, Environmental Health, Genetics, Nutrition, Precision Health
Jennifer A Smith, PhD, MPH
- Associate Professor of Epidemiology
- Research Associate Professor, Survey Research
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Genetics, Precision Health
Peter X. K. Song, PhD
- Professor, Biostatistics
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Biostatistics, Chronic Disease, Child Health, COVID-19, Environmental Health, Infectious Disease, Nutrition
Xin Wang, PhD, MPH
- Research Investigator, Epidemiology
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Environmental Health, Mental Health, Nutrition, Precision Health, Reproductive Health, Women’s Health
John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP
- Alice Hamilton Distinguished University Professor of Medicine and Healthcare Policy
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Cancer, Chronic Disease, Health Care, Health Equity, Health Policy
Mark C. Bicket, MD, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology
- Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, COVID-19, Health Care, Health Policy, Substance Use, Women’s Health
Michele Heisler, MD, MPA
- Professor, Internal Medicine
- Professor, Health Behavior and Health Education
- Research Scientist, Center for Clinical Management Research
- Staff Physician
Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, Global Public Health, Health Care, Health Equity, Urban Health
William H. Herman, MD, MPH
- Professor, Internal Medicine
- Professor, Health Behavior and Health Education
- Research Scientist, Center for Clinical Management Research
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Global Public Health, Health Care, Health Policy
Gretchen A Piatt, PhD, MPH
- Associate Professor, Learning Health Sciences
- Associate Professor, Health Behavior and Health Education
- Co-Director, Michigan Center for Diabetes Translational Research
Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, Health Care, Health Equity
Sarah L Reeves, PhD, MPH
- Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
- Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
- Director, Child Health Evaluation and Research Fellowship
Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, Child Health, Health Care, Health Informatics, Health Policy
Amy E Rothberg, MD, DABOM
- Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes
- Adjunct Professor, Nutritional Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, Health Care, Maternal Health, Nutrition, Reproductive Health
Lawrence F Bielak, DDS, MPH
- Associate Research Scientist Emeritus, Epidemiology
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Genetics, Women’s Health
Millicent W. Higgins, MB, BS, MD, DPH, FAACP (hc)
- Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology
- Professor Emeritus, Internal Medicine
Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease
Hal Morgenstern, BArch, MRP, PhD
- Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology
- Professor Emeritus, Environmental Health Sciences
- Professor Emeritus, Urology, Medical School
Areas of Expertise
Cancer, Chronic Disease, Environmental Health, Health Equity, Racism
Vasantha Padmanabhan, MS, PhD
- Professor emerita (In service), Pediatrics
- Professor emerita (In service), Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Professor emerita (In service), Molecular and Integrative physiology
Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, Child Health, Environmental Health, Maternal Health, Reproductive Health, Women’s Health
Victoria L. Convertino, JD
- Lecturer, Public Health Law
Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, COVID-19, Environmental Health, Health Equity, Health Policy, Infectious Disease, Maternal Health, Public Health Practice, Reproductive Health, Substance Use, Women’s Health
Terrisca Des Jardins, MHSA
- Executive Director, Center for Health and Research Transformation
- Lecturer, Health Management and Policy
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Health Care, Health Equity, Health Informatics, Health Policy, Public Health Practice