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


Epidemiology Faculty

Department Chair

Belinda Needham Belinda L. Needham, PhD, MA
  • Chair, Epidemiology
  • Associate Professor, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Health Equity, Racism

Department Associate Chair

Sara Adar Sara Dubowsky Adar, ScD, MHS
  • Associate Professor, Epidemiology
  • Associate Chair, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Environmental Health, Global Public Health, Health Equity

Briana Mezuk Briana Mezuk, PhD
  • Associate Chair and Associate Professor, Epidemiology
  • Director, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health 

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Health Equity, Mental Health, Substance Use

Core Faculty

Sara Adar Sara Dubowsky Adar, ScD, MHS
  • Associate Professor, Epidemiology
  • Associate Chair, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Environmental Health, Global Public Health, Health Equity

Ella August Ella T. August, PhD, MA, MS
  • Clinical Associate Professor, Epidemiology
  • Editor-in-Chief, PREPSS (Pre-Publication Support Service)

Areas of Expertise
Global Public Health, Health Communication

Kelly Bakulski Kelly M. Bakulski, PhD
  • Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
  • Data Management and Statistical Core Leader, Michigan
  • Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Environmental Health, Genetics, Mental Health, Precision Health, Reproductive Health

Ana Baylin Ana Baylin, MD, DrPH
  • Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences
  • Associate Professor, Epidemiology
  • Associate Professor, Global Public Health

Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, Global Public Health, Nutrition

Matthew Boulton Matthew L. Boulton, MD, MPH
  • Senior Associate Dean for Global Public Health
  • Pearl L. Kendrick Collegiate Professor of Global Public Health
  • Professor of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine

Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Global Public Health, Health Equity, Infectious Disease, Public Health Practice

Andrew Brouwer Andrew F Brouwer, PhD, MS, MA
  • Assistant Research Scientist, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, Cancer, COVID-19, Global Public Health, Infectious Disease, LGBT Health, Substance Use

James Buszkiewicz James H Buszkiewicz, PhD, MPH
  • Research Investigator, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, COVID-19, Health Equity, Health Policy, Mental Health, Nutrition

Miatta Buxton Miatta A Buxton, PhD, MPH
  • Assistant Research Scientist, Epidemiology
  • Adjunct Lecturer, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Environmental Health, Global Public Health, Maternal Health

Marisa Eisenberg Marisa Eisenberg, PhD, MS
  • Associate Professor, Epidemiology
  • Associate Professor, Complex Systems
  • Director, Center for the Study of Complex Systems
  • Associate Professor, Mathematics

Areas of Expertise
Cancer, COVID-19, Global Public Health, Health Informatics, Health Policy, Infectious Disease, Public Health Practice

Joseph Eisenberg Joseph N.S. Eisenberg, PhD, MPH
  • Professor, Epidemiology
  • Professor, Global Public Health

Areas of Expertise
Environmental Health, Infectious Disease

Nancy Fleischer Nancy L Fleischer, PhD, MPH
  • Associate Professor, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, COVID-19, Health Equity, LGBT Health, Racism, Substance Use

Betsy Foxman Betsy Foxman, PhD, MSPH
  • Hunein F. and Hilda Maassab Professor of Epidemiology
  • Director, Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
  • Director, Integrated Training in Microbial Systems

Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Infectious Disease, Maternal Health, Women’s Health

Aubree Gordon Aubree Gordon, PhD, MPH
  • Associate Professor, Epidemiology
  • Associate Professor, Global Public Health
  • Director, Michigan Center for Infectious Disease Threats and Pandemic Preparedness

Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Global Public Health, Infectious Disease

Alexis Handal Alexis J. Handal, PhD, MPH
  • Associate Professor, Epidemiology
  • Professor, Global Public Health

Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Environmental Health, Global Public Health, Health Equity, Maternal Health, Nutrition, Occupational Health, Racism, Reproductive Health, Women’s Health

Michael Hayashi Michael A.L. Hayashi, PhD, MPH
  • Clinical Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise
Health Informatics

Jana Hirschtick Jana Hirschtick, PhD, MPH
  • Assistant Research Scientist, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Health Equity, Public Health Practice, Racism, Urban Health

Jihyoun Jeon Jihyoun Jeon, PhD, MS
  • Associate Research Scientist, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, Cancer, Chronic Disease, Substance Use

Sharon Kardia Sharon L.R. Kardia, PhD
  • Associate Dean for Education
  • Millicent W. Higgins Collegiate Professor of Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease

Carrie Karvonen-Gutierrez Carrie A Karvonen-Gutierrez, PhD, MPH
  • Associate Professor, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, COVID-19, Environmental Health, Reproductive Health, Women’s Health

Lindsay Kobayashi Lindsay C Kobayashi, PhD, MSc
  • John G. Searle Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
  • Faculty Affiliate, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
  • Assistant Professor of Global Public Health

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Cancer, Chronic Disease, Global Public Health, Health Equity

Aleda (Allie) Leis Aleda (Allie) M. Leis, PhD, MS
  • Research Investigator, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Biostatistics, Chronic Disease, COVID-19, Health Informatics, Precision Health, Women’s Health

Elizabeth Levin-Sparenberg Elizabeth Levin-Sparenberg, PhD, MPH
  • Lecturer III, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Public Health Practice

Lynda Lisabeth Lynda Lisabeth, PhD, MPH
  • Professor, Epidemiology
  • Research Professor, Neurology

Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, Health Equity, Women’s Health

Emily Martin Emily Toth Martin, PhD, MPH
  • Associate Professor, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Infectious Disease

Daniel McConnell Daniel S McConnell, PhD
  • Research Scientist, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Reproductive Health, Women’s Health

Briana Mezuk Briana Mezuk, PhD
  • Associate Chair and Associate Professor, Epidemiology
  • Director, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health 

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Health Equity, Mental Health, Substance Use

Alison Mondul Alison M Mondul, PhD, MSPH
  • Associate Professor, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Cancer, Chronic Disease, Environmental Health, Precision Health

Lewis Morgenstern Lewis Morgenstern, MD
  • Professor, Epidemiology
  • Professor, Neurology Emergency Medicine and Neurosurgery
  • Director, Stroke Program

Areas of Expertise
Health Care

Bhramar Mukherjee Bhramar Mukherjee, PhD
  • John D. Kalbfleisch Collegiate Professor of Biostatistics
  • Chair, Biostatistics
  • Professor, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics

Belinda Needham Belinda L. Needham, PhD, MA
  • Chair, Epidemiology
  • Associate Professor, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Health Equity, Racism

Marie O'Neill Marie S. O'Neill, PhD
  • Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
  • Faculty Lead, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Professor, Epidemiology
Sung Kyun Park Sung Kyun Park, ScD, MPH
  • Associate Professor, Epidemiology
  • Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
  • Affiliated Faculty, Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan, Medical School

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Environmental Health, Women’s Health

Celeste Leigh Pearce Celeste Leigh Pearce, PhD, MPH
  • Professor, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Women’s Health

Laura Power Laura Power, MD, MPH
  • Director, Office of Public Health Practice
  • Clinical Associate Professor, Epidemiology
  • Clinical Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine

Areas of Expertise
Infectious Disease, Public Health Practice

Kathryn Ramirez-Hacker Kathryn Ramirez-Hacker, PhD, MPH
  • Assistant Research Scientist

Areas of Expertise
Infectious Disease

Alexander Rickard Alexander H. Rickard, PhD, MSc
  • Associate Professor, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Infectious Disease

Jennifer Smith Jennifer A Smith, PhD, MPH
  • Associate Professor of Epidemiology
  • Research Associate Professor, Survey Research

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Genetics, Precision Health

Eduardo Villamor Eduardo Villamor, MD, DrPH, MPH
  • Professor, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Maternal Health, Mental Health, Nutrition, Reproductive Health

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

Areas of Expertise
Child Health, COVID-19, Global Public Health, Health Care, Health Communication, Infectious Disease

Xin Wang Xin Wang, PhD, MPH
  • Research Investigator, Epidemiology

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

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

Zhenhua Yang Zhenhua Yang, MD, PhD
  • Associate Professor, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Global Public Health, Infectious Disease

Jon Zelner Jon Zelner, PhD
  • Associate Professor, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, COVID-19, Health Equity, Infectious Disease

Faculty with Joint Appointments

Andrew Admon Andrew J. Admon, MD, MPH, MS
  • Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
  • Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
  • Associate Investigator, VA Center for Clinical Management Research

Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Health Care, Health Informatics

Amy Bohnert Amy Bohnert, PhD, MHS
  • Professor, Epidemiology
  • Professor, Anesthesiology

Areas of Expertise
Substance Use

Sarah Burgard Sarah A. Burgard, PhD, MS
  • Professor, Epidemiology
  • Associate Professor, Sociology
  • Research Associate Professor, Population Studies Center

Areas of Expertise
Health Equity

Philippa Clarke Philippa Janet Clarke, PhD, MSc
  • Professor, Epidemiology
  • Research Professor, Institute for Social Research

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Health Equity, Urban Health

Carina Gronlund Carina J. Gronlund, PhD, MPH
  • Research Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
  • Research Assistant Professor, Institute for Social Research, Survey Research Center

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Environmental Health

William Herman William H. Herman, MD, MPH
  • Professor, Internal Medicine
  • Professor, Health Behavior and Health Education
  • Research Scientist, Center for Clinical Management Research

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Global Public Health, Health Care, Health Policy

Margaret Hicken Margaret Hicken, PhD, MPH
  • Research Associate Professor, Survey Research Center
  • Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center
  • Research Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
  • Research Associate Professor, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Racism

Powel Kazanjian Powel H. Kazanjian, MD, PhD
  • Professor, Internal Medicine
  • Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine
  • Professor, Department of History

Areas of Expertise
LGBT Health

Catherine Kim Catherine Kim, MD, MPH
  • Associate Professor, Epidemiology
  • Associate Professor, Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology

Areas of Expertise
Women’s Health

Sofia Merajver Sofia D. Merajver, MD, PhD
  • Professor, Epidemiology
  • Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
  • Director, Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk and Evaluation Program

Areas of Expertise
Cancer, Women’s Health

Lona Mody Lona Mody, MD, MSc
  • Amanda Sanford Hickey Professor of Internal Medicine
  • Professor, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Aging

David Musch David Musch, PhD, MPH
  • Professor, Epidemiology
  • Professor, Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Public Health Practice

Sarah Reeves Sarah L Reeves, PhD, MPH
  • Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
  • Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
  • Director, Child Health Evaluation and Research Fellowship

Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, Child Health, Health Care, Health Informatics, Health Policy

Aruna Sarma Aruna V Sarma, PhD, MHA
  • 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
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

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

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

Lecturers

Miatta Buxton Miatta A Buxton, PhD, MPH
  • Assistant Research Scientist, Epidemiology
  • Adjunct Lecturer, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Environmental Health, Global Public Health, Maternal Health

Elizabeth Levin-Sparenberg Elizabeth Levin-Sparenberg, PhD, MPH
  • Lecturer III, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Public Health Practice

Scott Ratliff Scott Ratliff, MS, BS
  • Research Area Specialist Intermediate and
  • Intermittent Lecturer in Epidemiology 

Areas of Expertise
Genetics

Adjunct Faculty

Natasha Bagdasarian Natasha Bagdasarian, MD, MPH, FIDSA
  • Chief Medical Executive
  • Chief Medical Executive, State of Michigan,
  • Adjunct Faculy, Department of Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Global Public Health, Health Care, Infectious Disease

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

Christine Joseph Christine L.M. Joseph, PhD, MPH, BSc
  • Epidemiologist, Department of Public Health Sciences, Henry Ford Health System
  • Director, HFHS Health Disparities Research Collaborative

Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Racism

Mark Katz Mark A. Katz, MD
  • Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Global Public Health, Infectious Disease

Courtland Keteyian Courtland Keteyian, MD, MBA, MPH
  • Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health
  • President/CEO, Jackson Health Network

Areas of Expertise
Environmental Health, Health Care, Occupational Health, Public Health Practice

Anurag Malani Anurag N. Malani, MD
  • Adjunct Clinical Professor, Epidemiology
  • Adjunct Clinical Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School
  • Medical Director, Hospital Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Stewardship, and Special Pathogens at Trinity Health St. Joseph Mercy

Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Infectious Disease

Juan Luis Marquez Juan Luis S. Marquez, MD, MPH
  • Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
  • Medical Director, Washtenaw County Health Department
  • Medical Director, Livingston County Health Department

Areas of Expertise
Public Health Practice

Eve Mokotoff Eve Mokotoff, MPH
  • Director, HIV Counts

Areas of Expertise
LGBT Health

Emeritus Faculty

Lawrence Bielak Lawrence F Bielak, DDS, MPH
  • Associate Research Scientist Emeritus, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Genetics, Women’s Health

Stephen Eklund Stephen A. Eklund, DrPH, DDS, MHSA
  • Professor Emeritus, Dental Public Health
  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, School of Dentistry
Kathleen Ford Kathleen Ford, PhD
  • Research Scientist Emeritus, Epidemiology
  • Faculty Associate, Southeast Asian Studies

Areas of Expertise
Global Public Health, Infectious Disease, Mental Health, Reproductive Health

David Garabrant David H. Garabrant, MD, MPH
  • Professor Emeritus, Environmental Health Sciences
  • Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology
  • Associate Professor Emeritus, Emergency Medicine
Janet Gilsdorf Janet Reed Gilsdorf, MD, DSc (hc)
  • Professor Emerita, Epidemiology
  • Robert Kelch Research Professor Emerita, Pediatrics

Areas of Expertise
Infectious Disease

Ernest Harbug Ernest Harburg, PhD, MA, BSS
  • Research Scientist Emeritus, Epidemiology
  • Research Scientist Emeritus, Psychology

Areas of Expertise
Mental Health

Siobán D. Harlow Siobán D. Harlow, PhD
  • Professor, Epidemiology
  • Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Professor, Global Public Health

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Reproductive Health, Women’s Health

Millicent Higgins Millicent W. Higgins, MB, BS, MD, DPH, FAACP (hc)
  • Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology
  • Professor Emeritus, Internal Medicine

Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease

James House James S. House, PhD
  • Senior Research Scientist Emeritus
  • Professor Emeritus, Sociology
  • Research Professor Emeritus, Survey Research Center

Areas of Expertise
Health Informatics

George Kaplan George A. Kaplan, PhD
  • Thomas Francis Collegiate Emeritus Professor of Public Health
  • Emeritius Professor, Epidemiology
  • Founder, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health (CSEPH)
James Koopman James S. Koopman, MD, MPH
  • Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Public Health Practice

Carl Marrs Carl F. Marrs, PhD
  • Associate Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Genetics

Arnold Monto Arnold S. Monto, MD
  • Professor, Epidemiology
  • Professor, Global Public Health
  • Thomas Francis, Jr. Collegiate Professor of Public Health

Areas of Expertise
Infectious Disease, Public Health Practice

Hal Morgenstern Hal Morgenstern, BArch, MRP, PhD
  • Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology
  • Professor Emeritus, Environmental Health Sciences
  • Professor Emeritus, Urology, Medical School

Areas of Expertise
Cancer, Chronic Disease, Environmental Health, Health Equity, Racism

Image Placeholder Patricia A. Peyser, PhD
  • Professor, Epidemiology
Friedrich Port Friedrich K. Port, MD, MS, FACP
  • Emeritus Professor, Epidemiology and Internal Medicine

Areas of Expertise
Global Public Health, Health Policy, Public Health Practice

Julia Richards Julia E. Richards, PhD
  • Harold F. Falls Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Professor, Epidemiology
  • Professor, Epidemiology
  • Director, Glaucoma Research Center

Areas of Expertise
Genetics

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

Areas of Expertise
Cancer

Mark Wilson Mark L. Wilson, ScD
  • Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology
  • Professor Emeritus, Global Public Health
  • Professor Emeritus, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Areas of Expertise
Infectious Disease