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
Environmental Health Sciences Faculty
Department Chair
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
Core Faculty
Stuart Batterman, PhD
- Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Professor, Global Public Health
- Professor, Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
Areas of Expertise
Environmental Health, Global Public Health, Occupational Health, Urban Health
Justin Colacino, PhD
- Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences
Jackie Goodrich, PhD
- Research Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Global Public Health Faculty Associate
Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Environmental Health, Genetics, Global Public Health, Maternal Health, Occupational Health, Precision Health, Women’s Health
Sean M. Harris, PhD
- Research Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Environmental Health, Maternal Health, Reproductive Health, Women’s Health
Aurora B. Le, PhD, MPH, CSP, CPH
- John G. Searle Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Health Equity, Infectious Disease, Occupational Health, Public Health Practice, Racism
John Meeker, ScD, CIH
- Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Professor, Global Public Health
- Senior Associate Dean for Research
Richard (Rick) Neitzel, PhD, MS, CIH, FAIHA
- Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Professor, Global Public Health
- Director, Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering
Areas of Expertise
Environmental Health, Global Public Health, Occupational Health
Jerome Nriagu, PhD, DSc
- Emeritus Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Research Professor, Center for Human Growth and Development
Marie S. O'Neill, PhD
- Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Faculty Lead, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Professor, Epidemiology
Bambarendage Pinithi Upekka Perera, PhD
- Research Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Environmental Health, Genetics, Precision Health
Laurie K Svoboda, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Environmental Health
Deborah J Watkins, PhD, MPH
- Research Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Environmental Health, Maternal Health, Mental Health, Reproductive Health, Women’s Health
Chuanwu Xi, PhD, MS
- Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Professor, Global Public Health
Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Environmental Health, Global Public Health, Infectious Disease
Faculty with Joint Appointments
Toby C. Lewis, MD, MPH
- Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases
- Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Assistant Research Scientist, Health Behavior and Health Education
Mats Ljungman, PhD
- Professor, Radiation Oncology
- Professor, Environmental Health Science
Areas of Expertise
Cancer, Genetics, Precision Health
Emily Somers, PhD, ScM
- Associate Professor, Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
- Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lecturers
Ingrid Bergin, DVM, DACLAM, DACVP
- Lecturer, Environmental Health Sciences
- Assistant Professor, Laboratory Animal Medicine
Bradley S Joseph, MPH, MS, MS, PhD
- Lecturer, Occupational Ergonomics
Areas of Expertise
Occupational Health
Adjunct Faculty
Geoffrey Jacquez, PhD, MS
- President of BioMedware, Inc.
- Chair of TerraSeer, Inc.
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Alvaro Osornio-Vargas, MD, PhD
- Adjunct Associate Professor in Environmental Health Sciences
- Investigador, Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia
Felipe Vadillo-Ortega, MD, PhD
- Adjunct Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Director of Research, National Institute of Perinatology
Emeritus Faculty
Alfred Franzblau, MD
- Professor Emeritus, Environmental Health Sciences
- Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
- Associate Research Scientist, Center for Ergonomics
David H. Garabrant, MD, MPH
- Professor Emeritus, Environmental Health Sciences
- Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology
- Associate Professor Emeritus, Emergency Medicine
Craig Harris, PhD
- Dow Professor Emeritus of Toxicology
- Professor Emeritus, Toxicology
- Professor Emeritus, Nutritional Sciences
W. Monroe Keyserling, PhD
- Professor, Industrial and Operations Engineering
- Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Rita Karen Loch-Caruso, PhD
- Professor Emerita, Toxicology
- Professor Emerita, Program in the Environment
Areas of Expertise
Environmental Health, Maternal Health, Reproductive Health, Women’s Health
Betzy Lozoff, MD
- Research Professor, Center for Human Growth and Development
- Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Professor, Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, Medical School
Rudy J. Richardson, ScD, DABT
- Dow Professor Emeritus, Toxicology
- Associate Professor Emeritus, Neurology
Areas of Expertise
Aging, COVID-19, Environmental Health, Infectious Disease
