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 W

Abram Wagner Abram L. Wagner, PhD, MPH
  • Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
  • Assistant Professor of Global Public Health

Areas of Expertise
Child Health, COVID-19, Global Public Health, Health Care, Health Communication, Health Equity, Infectious Disease, Respiratory Viruses, Vaccines

Akbar Waljee Akbar K. Waljee, MD, MS, AGAF
  • Assistant Dean, Global Health Research
  • Lyle C. Roll Professor, Learning Health Sciences and Internal Medicine
  • Professor, Epidemiology, University of Michigan
  • Research Scientist, VA HSR&D Center for Clinical Management Research
  • Staff Physician, Gastroenterology VA Ann Arbor LTC Charles S. Kettles Healthcare System

Areas of Expertise
Global Public Health, Health Care

Lauren Wallner Lauren Wallner, PhD, MPH
  • Associate Professor, Epidemiology
  • Associate Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine
  • Co-lead, Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program, Rogel Cancer Center

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

Xin Wang Xin Wang, PhD, MPH
  • Research Assistant Professor, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Diabetes, Environmental Health, Health Equity, Mental Health, Nutrition, Precision Health, Reproductive Health, Women’s Health

Bingkai Wang Bingkai Wang, PhD
  • Assistant Professor, Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, Clinical Trials, Infectious Disease

Hao Wang Hao Wang, MS, PhD, DABT
  • Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences

Areas of Expertise
Brain Disorders, Chronic Disease, Environmental Health, Toxicology

Lu Wang Lu Wang, PhD
  • Professor, Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics

Gail Warden Gail Warden, MHA
  • Professor
Kenneth Warner Kenneth E. Warner, PhD
  • Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Public Health
  • Dean Emeritus, School of Public Health
  • Professor Emeritus, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
Global Public Health, Health Policy, Substance Use, Tobacco

Deborah Watkins Deborah J Watkins, PhD, MPH

Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Environmental Health, Maternal Health, Mental Health, Reproductive Health, Women’s Health

William Weissert William G. Weissert, PhD
  • Professor Emeritus, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
Health Policy

Xiaoquan (William) Wen Xiaoquan (William) Wen, PhD
  • Professor, Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics

Brady West Brady Thomas West, PhD

Research Professor, Department of BiostatisticsResearch Professor, Survey Methodology Program (Institute for Social Research)

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, Modeling, Social Epidemiology

Jack Wheeler Jack Wheeler, PhD
  • Professor Emeritus, Health Management and Policy
  • Professor Emeritus, Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases
  • Faculty Associate, Institute for Social Research
Douglas Wiebe Douglas J. Wiebe, PhD
  • Professor, Epidemiology, School of Public Health
  • Director, U-M Injury Prevention Center

Areas of Expertise
Firearm Injury Prevention, Global Public Health

Mark Wilson Mark L. Wilson, ScD
  • Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology
  • Professor Emeritus, Global Public Health
  • Professor Emeritus, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Robert Wolfe Robert A. Wolfe, PhD
  • Professor Emeritus, Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics

Julia Wolfson Julia A. Wolfson, PhD, MPP
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy
  • Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Areas of Expertise
Health Policy

Seth Wolk Seth W. Wolk, MD, MHSA
  • Adjunct Professor, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
Health Care

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

Zhenke Wu Zhenke Wu, PhD
  • Associate Professor, Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Biostatistics, Child Health, Clinical Trials, COVID-19, Health Informatics, Infectious Disease, Mental Health, Precision Health, Substance Use