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

Melissa Beck Melissa Beck, MD, MPH
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
  • Associate Program Director of the Preventive Medicine Residency Program

Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, Health Care, Nutrition, Public Health Practice

Matthew Boulton Matthew L. Boulton, MD, MPH
  • Professor of Epidemiology
  • Senior Associate Dean for Global Public Health
  • Associate Director, U-M Center for Global Health Equity
  • Pearl L. Kendrick Collegiate Professor of Global Public Health
  • Professor of Preventive Medicine
  • Director, Minority Health & Health Disparities International Research Training Program
  • Editor-in-Chief, American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • Professor of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Division, Michigan Medicine

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

Marisa Eisenberg Marisa Eisenberg, PhD, MS
  • Professor, Epidemiology
  • Co-Director, Michigan Public Health Integrated Center for Outbreak Analytics and Modeling (MICOM)
  • Professor, Complex Systems
  • Director, Center for the Study of Complex Systems
  • Professor, Mathematics

Areas of Expertise
Cancer, COVID-19, Global Public Health, Health Equity, Health Informatics, Health Policy, Infectious Disease, Modeling, Public Health Practice, Vaccines, Water Quality

Paul Fleming Paul J Fleming, PhD, MPH
  • Associate Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity

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

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

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

Leah C Neubauer Leah Neubauer, EdD, MA, CPH

Clinical Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity

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

Devon Payne-Sturges Devon Payne-Sturges, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., M.Engr.
  • Professor, Environmental Health Sciences

Areas of Expertise
Air Quality, Child Health, Community-Based Participatory Research, COVID-19, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, Health Equity, Occupational Health, Public Health Practice, Racism, Respiratory Viruses, Rural Health

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

Susan Woolford Susan Woolford, MD
  • Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Michigan Medicine
  • Associate Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity
  • Associate Director, Program for Equity in Adolescent and Child Health, Department of Pediatrics, Michigan Medicine
  • Associate Director, Michigan Child Health Equity Collaborative, Department of Pediatrics, Michigan Medicine

Areas of Expertise
Health Care, Health Communication, Occupational Health, 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

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

Areas of Expertise
Diabetes, Public Health Practice, Substance Use

Michelle Falkenbach headshot Michelle Falkenbach, PhD, MA
  • Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
Health Policy, Public Health Practice

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
Firearm Injury Prevention, Infectious Disease, Opioids, 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 Equity

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

Cleopatra Caldwell Cleopatra Caldwell, PhD
  • Professor Emerita, Health Behavior and Health Equity

Areas of Expertise
Health Equity, Public Health Practice, Racism

Arnold Monto Arnold S. Monto, MD
  • Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology
  • Professor Emeritus, Global Public Health
  • Thomas Francis, Jr. Collegiate Professor Emeritus of Public Health
  • Co-Director, Michigan Center for Respiratory Virus Research and Response

Areas of Expertise
Infectious Disease, Public Health Practice, Respiratory Viruses, Vaccines

David Musch David Musch, PhD, MPH
  • Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology
  • Professor Emeritus, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Areas of Expertise
Child Health, 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