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 L

Christine La Jeunesse Christine M. La Jeunesse, MHSA
  • Lecturer, Health Management and Policy
  • Administrative Director, Congenital Heart Center, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
Jan Lach Jan Lach, PE, CSP
  • Lecturer, Environmental Health Sciences
Laurie Lachance Laurie L. Lachance, PhD, MPH
  • Associate Research Scientist Emerita, Health Behavior and Health Equity
  • Evaluation Director, Center for Managing Chronic Disease
Rahul Ladhania Rahul Ladhania, PhD
  • Assistant Professor, Health Informatics
  • Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy
  • Assistant Professor, Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Clinical Trials

Kenneth Langa Kenneth M. Langa, PhD, MD
  • Cyrus Sturgis Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
  • Research Scientist, VA Center for Clinical Management Research
  • Professor, Health Management and Policy
Paula Lantz Paula Lantz, PhD
  • Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
  • James B. Hudak Professor of Health Policy
  • Professor, Public Policy
Pete Larson Peter Larson, PhD, MS
  • Research Investigator, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Air Quality, Biostatistics, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, Global Public Health, Health Care, Modeling, Opioids, Social Epidemiology, Substance Use, Urban Health, Water Quality

Thuy Le Thuy Le, PhD
  • Assistant Research Scientist, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
Cancer, Health Policy, Tobacco

Joyce Lee Joyce Lee, MD, MPH
  • Professor, Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases
  • Professor, Nutritional Sciences

Areas of Expertise
Nutrition

Seunggeun (Shawn) Lee Seunggeun (Shawn) Lee, PhD
  • Adjunct Professor, Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics

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

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Biostatistics, Cardiovascular Health, Chronic Disease, COVID-19, Diabetes, Health Informatics, Precision Health, Respiratory Viruses, Social Epidemiology, Vaccines, Women’s Health

James Lepkowski James M. Lepkowski, PhD
  • Professor Emeritus, Biostatistics, School of Public Health
  • Research Professor Emeritus, Survey Methodology, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.
  • Director, Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques, Survey Research Center, Institute

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics

Cindy Leung Cindy Leung, ScD, MPH
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences

Areas of Expertise
Nutrition

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

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

Helen Levy Helen Levy, PhD
  • Research Professor, Health Management and Policy
  • Research Professor, Institute for Social Research
  • Research Professor, Ford School of Public Policy
Toby Lewis Toby C. Lewis, MD, MPH
  • Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases
  • Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
  • Assistant Research Scientist, Health Behavior and Health Equity
Yi Li Yi Li, PhD
  • M. Anthony Schork Collegiate Professor of Biostatistics
  • Professor, Global Public Health

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, Cancer, Chronic Disease, COVID-19, Firearm Injury Prevention, Genetics, Global Public Health, Health Care, Health Equity, Health Policy, Infectious Disease, Substance Use

Gen Li Gen Li, PhD
  • Associate Professor, Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, Cancer

Jersey Liang Jersey Liang, PhD
  • Professor, Health Management and Policy
  • Professor, Global Public Health
  • Research Professor, Institute of Gerontology
Richard Lichtenstein Richard L. Lichtenstein, PhD, MPH
  • Associate Professor Emeritus, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
Health Care, Health Equity, Health Policy, Urban Health

Lynda Lisabeth Lynda Lisabeth, PhD, MPH
  • Interim Dean, School of Public Health
  • Professor, Epidemiology
  • Research Professor, Neurology

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

Roderick Little Roderick Joseph Little, PhD
  • Richard D. Remington Distinguished University Professor of Biostatistics
  • Professor, Department of Statistics
  • Research Professor, Institute for Social Research

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, Clinical Trials

Mats Ljungman Mats Ljungman, PhD
  • Professor, Radiation Oncology
  • Professor, Environmental Health Science

Areas of Expertise
Cancer, Genetics, Precision Health

Rita Loch-Caruso 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

William Lopez William D Lopez, PhD, MPH
  • Associate Chair and Clinical Associate Professor, Health Behavior & Health Equity
  • Senior Advisor, Poverty Solutions
  • Faculty Associate, Latina/o Studies Program

Areas of Expertise
Health Communication, Health Equity, Racism

Betzy Lozoff Betzy Lozoff, MD
  • Research Professor, Center for Human Growth and Development
  • Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
  • Professor, Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, Medical School
Julie Lumeng Julie C Lumeng, MD
  • Professor of Pediatrics
  • Thomas P. Borders Family Research Professor of Child Behavior and Development

Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Nutrition