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 Mental Health
- Associate Chair and Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity
Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Global Public Health, Health Communication, Infectious Disease, LGBT Health, Maternal Health, Mental Health, Reproductive Health, Women’s Health
- Associate Professor, Epidemiology
- Data Management and Statistical Core Leader, Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Brain Disorders, Chronic Disease, Environmental Health, Epigenetics, Genetics, Genomics, Health Equity, Mental Health, Precision Health, Reproductive Health, Toxicology
- Dean, School of Public Health
- Roderick J. Little Collegiate Professor of Biostatistics
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Biostatistics, Brain Disorders, Mental Health, Substance Use
- Research Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, COVID-19, Health Equity, Health Policy, Mental Health, Nutrition, Social Epidemiology, Substance Use, Tobacco
- Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Mental Health
- Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Epidemiology
Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Global Public Health, Health Equity, Infectious Disease, Mental Health
- Associate Chair and Associate Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity
Areas of Expertise
Firearm Injury Prevention, Health Equity, Infectious Disease, LGBT Health, Mental Health, Racism, Substance Use
- Richard Carl Jelinek Professor of Health Services Management and Policy
- Professor, Health Management and Policy
- Professor, Psychiatry
Areas of Expertise
Health Care, Health Equity, Health Policy, Mental Health
- Associate Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity
- Associate Professor, Combined Program in Education and Psychology
Areas of Expertise
Firearm Injury Prevention, Mental Health, Substance Use
- Professor and Department Chair, Health Behavior and Health Equity
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Health Equity, Mental Health
- Research Investigator
Areas of Expertise
Environmental Health, Health Equity, Mental Health, Occupational Health
- Associate Chair for Research
- Professor, Biostatistics
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Biostatistics, Child Health, COVID-19, Health Informatics, Infectious Disease, Mental Health, Precision Health, Substance Use
- Professor, Biostatistics
- Associate Chair for Academic Affairs, Biostatistics
Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, Cancer, Clinical Trials, Mental Health
- Professor, Epidemiology
- Director of Masters Studies, Epidemiology
- Co-Director, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Diabetes, Health Equity, Mental Health, Social Epidemiology
- Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity
Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Maternal Health, Mental Health, Nutrition
- Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity
- Director, Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center
Areas of Expertise
Health Equity, Mental Health, Racism
- Research Investigator, Health Behavior and Health Equity
Areas of Expertise
Firearm Injury Prevention, Mental Health
- Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity
- Professor, Global Public Health
- Director, UM Center for Managing Chronic Disease
- VA Senior Career Scientist
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Global Public Health, Health Care, Health Communication, Health Informatics, Mental Health, Opioids, Precision Health
- Associate Professor, Epidemiology
- Faculty Affiliate, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health
- Faculty Affiliate, Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg and Family Depression Center
Areas of Expertise
Clinical Trials, Global Public Health, Health Care, Health Equity, Infectious Disease, LGBT Health, Mental Health, Racism, Reproductive Health, Social Epidemiology, Substance Use, Urban Health, Women’s Health
- Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity
- Director, ELSI Research Training Program
- Co-Director, Dual Degree Program in Public Health and Genetic Counseling
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Genetics, Health Communication, Mental Health, Precision Health
- Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Eating Disorders, Health Communication, Mental Health, Nutrition
- 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
- Professor, Epidemiology
Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Maternal Health, Mental Health, Nutrition, Reproductive Health
- 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
Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Environmental Health, Maternal Health, Mental Health, Reproductive Health, Women’s Health
- Associate Professor, Biostatistics
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Biostatistics, Child Health, Clinical Trials, COVID-19, Health Informatics, Infectious Disease, Mental Health, Precision Health, Substance Use
- Professor, Biostatistics
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Biostatistics, Brain Disorders, Cancer, Chronic Disease, Clinical Trials, COVID-19, Diabetes, Environmental Health, Genetics, Global Public Health, Health Care, Health Equity, Health Informatics, Mental Health, Modeling, Nutrition, Precision Health, Substance Use, Vaccines, Women’s Health
- Marshall H. Becker Collegiate Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity
- Professor, Psychology
- Professor, Combined Program in Education and Psychology
- Co-Director, Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention
Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Firearm Injury Prevention, Mental Health
- Waldo O. Hildebrand Professor of Risk Management and Insurance
- Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy
Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Health Care, Health Equity, Health Insurance, Health Policy, LGBT Health, Mental Health, Substance Use
- 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
- Assistant Research Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity
- Assistant Research Professor, Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention, University of Michigan
Areas of Expertise
Firearm Injury Prevention, Global Public Health, Mental Health
- Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
- Research Assistant Professor, Institute for Social Research
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Child Health, Epigenetics, Genetics, Health Equity, Mental Health, Precision Health, Reproductive Health, Social Epidemiology, Substance Use
- Marcia A. Valenstein, MD Collegiate Professor, Psychiatry
- Professor, Health Management and Policy
- Research Career Scientist, Center for Clinical Management
- Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
Areas of Expertise
Health Policy, Maternal Health, Mental Health, Reproductive Health, Substance Use, Women’s Health
- Vice President of Social Impact, Duly Health and Care, Downers Grove, IL
- Clinical Associate Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity
Areas of Expertise
Mental Health, Occupational Health, Substance Use
- Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy
- Author
Areas of Expertise
Mental Health
- Research Scientist Emeritus, Epidemiology
- Faculty Associate, Southeast Asian Studies
Areas of Expertise
Global Public Health, Health Equity, Infectious Disease, Mental Health, Reproductive Health, Social Epidemiology
- Professor Emeritus, Health Management and Policy
- Research Professor Emeritus, Institute of Gerontology
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Child Health, COVID-19, Global Public Health, Health Care, Health Policy, Mental Health
- Research Scientist Emeritus, Epidemiology
- Research Scientist Emeritus, Psychology
Areas of Expertise
Mental Health