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 D

Dana Dolinoy Dana C Dolinoy, PhD, MSc
  • NSF International Chair of Environmental Health Sciences
  • Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
  • Professor, Nutritional Sciences

Areas of Expertise
Cancer, Child Health, Environmental Health, Genetics, Maternal Health, Nutrition, Precision Health, Reproductive Health

Walter Dempsey Walter Dempsey, PhD
  • Assistant Professor, Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics

Ebbin Dotson Ebbin Dotson, PhD, MHSA
  • Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy
Justin Dimick Justin B. Dimick, MD, MPH
  • Professor, Health Management and Policy
  • Frederick A. Coller Distinguished Professor of Surgery
  • Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Michigan
Zora Djuric Zora Djuric, PhD
  • Research Professor, Family Medicine
  • Research Professor, Nutritional Sciences

Areas of Expertise
Cancer, Global Public Health, Nutrition

Galit Levi Dunietz Galit Levi Dunietz, PhD
  • Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Division of Sleep Medicine
Rachel Davis Rachel Davis, PhD
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences

Areas of Expertise
Nutrition

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

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

Clifford Douglas Clifford E. Douglas, JD
  • Director, University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network
  • Adjunct Professor, University of Michigan School of Public Health
J. Tim Dvonch J. Tim Dvonch, PhD
  • Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
  • Associate Chair, Environmental Health Sciences

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