Faculty Profile
Paula Lantz, PhD
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Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
- James B. Hudak Professor of Health Policy
- Professor of Public Policy
- Weill Hall
- 735 S. State St. #4125
- Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Paula Lantz is the associate dean for academic affairs and the James B. Hudak Professor
of Health Policy at the Ford School. She also holds an appointment as professor of
health management and policy in the School of Public Health. Lantz, a social demographer,
studies the role of public policy in improving population health and reducing social
disparities in health. Lantz is currently engaged in research regarding the potential
for and challenges associated with using social impact bonds to fund public/private
partnerships aimed at improving health in low-income populations, including Medicaid
beneficiaries. An elected member of the National Academy of Social Insurance and the
National Academy of Medicine, Lantz received an MA in sociology from Washington University,
St. Louis, and an MS in epidemiology and PhD in sociology from the University of Wisconsin.
- PhD, Social Demography, University of Wisconsin, 1991
- MS, Epidemiology, University of Wisconsin, 1991
- MA, Sociology, Washington University, 1983
- BA, Sociology/English, St. Olaf College, 1981
National Academy of Social Insurance: Elected Member, National Academy of Medicine:
Elected Member