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 Public Health Practice

Matthew Boulton Matthew L. Boulton, MD, MPH
  • Senior Associate Dean for Global Public Health
  • Pearl L. Kendrick Collegiate Professor of Global Public Health
  • Professor of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine

Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Global Public Health, Health Equity, Infectious Disease, Public Health Practice

Marisa Eisenberg Marisa Eisenberg, PhD, MS
  • Associate Professor, Epidemiology
  • Associate Professor, Complex Systems
  • Director, Center for the Study of Complex Systems
  • Associate Professor, Mathematics

Areas of Expertise
Cancer, COVID-19, Global Public Health, Health Informatics, Health Policy, Infectious Disease, Public Health Practice

Paul Fleming Paul J Fleming, PhD, MPH
  • Assistant Professor, Health Behavior and Health Education

Areas of Expertise
Health Equity, Health Policy, Public Health Practice, Racism

Jana Hirschtick Jana Hirschtick, PhD, MPH
  • Assistant Research Scientist, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Health Equity, Public Health Practice, Racism, Urban Health

Aurora Le Aurora B. Le, PhD, MPH, CSP, CPH
  • John G. Searle Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences

Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Health Equity, Infectious Disease, Occupational Health, Public Health Practice, Racism

Laura Power Laura Power, MD, MPH
  • Director, Office of Public Health Practice
  • Clinical Associate Professor, Epidemiology
  • Clinical Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine

Areas of Expertise
Infectious Disease, Public Health Practice

Gary Freed Gary L. Freed, MD, MPH
  • Percy and Mary Murphy Professor of PediatricsProfessor, Health Management and Policy
  • Director of Faculty Programs, Office of Health Equity and Inclusion
  • Associate Chair for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Government Relations

Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Global Public Health, Health Care, Health Equity, Health Policy, Public Health Practice

David Musch David Musch, PhD, MPH
  • Professor, Epidemiology
  • Professor, Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Public Health Practice

Christina Denslinger Christina Denslinger, PhD
  • Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
  • Program Director, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center

Areas of Expertise
Public Health Practice, Substance Use

Courtland Keteyian Courtland Keteyian, MD, MBA, MPH
  • Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health
  • President/CEO, Jackson Health Network

Areas of Expertise
Environmental Health, Health Care, Occupational Health, Public Health Practice

Juan Luis Marquez Juan Luis S. Marquez, MD, MPH
  • Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
  • Medical Director, Washtenaw County Health Department
  • Medical Director, Livingston County Health Department

Areas of Expertise
Public Health Practice

Natalie Sampson Natalie R. Sampson, PhD, MPH
  • Associate Professor, College of Education, Health and Human Services, University of Michigan Dearborn
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Health Behavior and Health Education

Areas of Expertise
Environmental Health, Health Communication, Health Equity, Health Policy, Public Health Practice

James Koopman James S. Koopman, MD, MPH
  • Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Public Health Practice

Arnold Monto Arnold S. Monto, MD
  • Professor, Epidemiology
  • Professor, Global Public Health
  • Thomas Francis, Jr. Collegiate Professor of Public Health

Areas of Expertise
Infectious Disease, Public Health Practice

Friedrich Port Friedrich K. Port, MD, MS, FACP
  • Emeritus Professor, Epidemiology and Internal Medicine

Areas of Expertise
Global Public Health, Health Policy, Public Health Practice

Dean Smith Dean G. Smith, PhD
  • Professor Emeritus, Health Management and Policy
  • Dean and Richard A. Culbertson Professor of Health Policy and Systems Management at the LSU Health Sciences Center School of Public Health

Areas of Expertise
Health Care, Public Health Practice

Victoria Convertino 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 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

Kevin Dombkowski Kevin J. Dombkowski, DrPH
  • Research Professor, Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Center, University of Michigan, Department of Pediatrics
  • Lecturer, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
Public Health Practice

Dyan Jenkins-Ali Dyan D. Jenkins-Ali, BA, MHSA
  • Adjunct Lecturer, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Health Care, Public Health Practice

Elizabeth Levin-Sparenberg Elizabeth Levin-Sparenberg, PhD, MPH
  • Lecturer III, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Public Health Practice

Christine Stead Christine Stead, MHSA
  • CEO, Extracorporeal Life Support Organization
  • Adjunct Faculty, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Global Public Health, Health Care, Health Equity, Health Policy, Nutrition, Public Health Practice, Women’s Health