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 whose name starts with S

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

Brisa Sanchez Brisa Sanchez, PhD
  • Adjunct Professor of Biostatistics
Wade Sanders Wade Sanders, PhD, MPH
  • Research Investigator, Epidemiology
  • CLASS Laboratory, Director

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Cardiovascular Health, Chronic Disease, Diabetes, Women’s Health

Epidemiology Logo Rajiv Saran, MD, MBBS, MS
  • Professor, Epidemiology
  • Florence E Bingham Research Professor, Nephrology
  • Professor, Internal Medicine
Aruna Sarma Aruna V Sarma, PhD, MHA
  • Research Professor, Epidemiology
  • Assistant Dean, Research Faculty, University of Michigan Medical School
  • Chief and Professor, Dow Division of Health Services Research, Department of Urology
  • Research Professor, Department Epidemiology, School of Public Health
Maureen Sartor Maureen A Sartor, MS, PhD
  • Professor, Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics
  • Professor, Biostatistics
  • Co-Director, Bioinformatics Graduate Program

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics

Douglas Schaubel Douglas E. Schaubel, PhD
  • Professor of Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics

Bert Schiller Bert Schiller, CIH
  • Lecturer of Environmental Health Sciences
Matthew Schipper Matthew Schipper, PhD
  • Professor, Radiation Oncology
  • Director, Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Radiation Oncology
  • Research Professor, Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, Cancer, Precision Health

David Schottenfeld David Schottenfeld, MD, MS
  • John G. Searle Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology
  • Professor Emeritus, Internal Medicine
  • Director 1988-2004, University of Michigan Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology
Amy Schulz Amy J. Schulz, PhD, MPH, MSW
  • University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor
  • Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity

Areas of Expertise
Environmental Health, Health Equity, Racism

Laura Scott Laura Scott, PhD
  • Research Professor, Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics

Randy Seeley Randy J. Seeley, PhD
  • Henry King Ransom Endowed Professor, Surgery
  • Adjunct Professor, Internal Medicine
  • Adjunct Professor, Nutritional Sciences

Areas of Expertise
Nutrition

Ananda Sen Ananda Sen, PhD
  • Lee A. Green Collegiate Research Professor, Department of Biostatistics
  • Research Professor, Department of Family Medicine

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics

Young Ah Seo Young Ah Seo, PhD
  • Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Child Health, Environmental Health, Genetics, Nutrition, Precision Health

Kerby Shedden Kerby Shedden, PhD
  • Professor, Statistics
  • Professor, Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics

Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin, PhD
  • Research Professor, Family Medicine in Michigan Medicine
  • Research Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity
  • Director, New York Physicians Against Cancer (NYPAC), New York, New York

Areas of Expertise
Cancer, Health Care, Health Communication, Health Equity

Michael Sheperd Michael Shepherd, PhD, MA, MAP
  • Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
Health Policy

Xu Shi Xu Shi, PhD
  • Associate Professor, Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics

yajuan Si Yajuan Si, PhD
  • Research Associate Professor, Institute for Social Research
  • Research Associate Professor, Biostatistics
Ruth Simmons Ruth Simmons, PhD
  • Professor Emerita, Health Behavior and Health Equity
Lesli Skolarus Lesli Skolarus, MD, MS
  • Associate Professor, Neurology
  • Associate Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity
Elizabeth Slocum Elizabeth Slocum, PhD, MPH
  • Research Investigator, Epidemiology
Shawna Smith Shawna Smith, PhD
  • Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
Health Care

Albert Smith Albert Smith, PhD
  • Research Scientist, Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics

Jennifer Smith Jennifer A Smith, PhD, MPH
  • Associate Professor of Epidemiology
  • Research Associate Professor, Survey Research
  • Director, Certificate in Public Health Genetics

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Cardiovascular Health, Chronic Disease, Epigenetics, Genetics, Genomics, Precision Health, Social Epidemiology, Women’s Health

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

Rebeccah Sokol Rebeccah Sokol, PhD, MSPH
  • Assistant Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity
  • Assistant Professor, School of Social Work
  • Affiliated Faculty, Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention

Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Firearm Injury Prevention

Emily Somers Emily Somers, PhD, ScM
  • Professor, Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
  • Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
  • Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Peter Song Peter X. K. Song, PhD
  • Professor, Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Biostatistics, Chronic Disease, Child Health, COVID-19, Environmental Health, Infectious Disease, Nutrition

Christopher Sonnenday Christopher J. Sonnenday, MD, MHS
  • Assistant Professor, Surgery
  • Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy
Kendrin Sonneville Kendrin Sonneville, ScD, RD
  • Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences

Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Eating Disorders, Health Communication, Mental Health, Nutrition

Cathie Spino Cathie Spino, ScD
  • Research Professor, Biostatistics
  • Director of the Statistical Analysis, Biomedical and Educational Research (SABER) unit
  • Director of Biostatistics, Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR)

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, Child Health, Clinical Trials, Mental Health, Precision Health, Women’s Health

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

Sara Stein Sara Stein, PhD
  • Research Assistant Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity

Areas of Expertise
Maternal Health, Women’s Health

Howard Stein Howard Stein, PhD, MA
  • Professor, Epidemiology
  • Professor, Dept. of Afroamerican and African Studies

Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Global Public Health, Health Policy

Joshua Stein Joshua Stein, MD, MS
  • Edward T and Ellen K Dryer Career Development Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
  • Associate Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Medical School
  • Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health
Sarah Stoddard Sarah A Stoddard, PhD, RN, CNP, FSAHM, FAAN
  • Associate Professor, Nursing
  • Associate Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity
  • Co-Director, Training and Education Core, University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center
  • Director, Certificate in Injury Science

Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Firearm Injury Prevention, Health Equity, Mental Health, Substance Use, Urban Health

Victor Strecher Victor Strecher, PhD
  • Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity
Brad Stulberg Brad Stulberg, MHSA
  • Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy
  • Author

Areas of Expertise
Mental Health

Krithika Suresh Krithika Suresh, PhD
  • Research Assistant Professor, Biostatistics
  • Research Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics

Laurie Svoboda Laurie K Svoboda, PhD
  • Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences

Areas of Expertise
Environmental Health, Toxicology