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 Global Public Health

Sara Adar Sara Dubowsky Adar, ScD, MHS
  • Professor, Epidemiology
  • Professor, Global Public Health

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Air Quality, Brain Disorders, Cardiovascular Health, Chronic Disease, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, Global Public Health, Urban Health

K Rivet Amico K Rivet Amico, PhD
  • 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

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

Areas of Expertise
Global Public Health, Health Communication

Stuart Batterman Stuart Batterman, PhD
  • Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
  • Professor, Global Public Health
  • Professor, Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering

Areas of Expertise
Air Quality, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, Global Public Health, Occupational Health, Urban Health, Water Quality

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

Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, Global Public Health, Nutrition

Michael Boehnke Michael Boehnke, PhD
  • Richard G. Cornell Distinguished University Professor of Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, Chronic Disease, Diabetes, Genetics, Genomics, Global Public Health, Precision Health

Philip Boonstra Philip S Boonstra, PhD
  • Associate Professor, Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, Cancer, Clinical Trials, COVID-19, Global Public Health

Matthew Boulton Matthew L. Boulton, MD, MPH
  • Professor of Epidemiology
  • Senior Associate Dean for Global Public Health
  • Senior Advisor for Research, U-M Center for Global Health Equity
  • Pearl L. Kendrick Collegiate Professor of Global Public Health
  • Professor of Preventive Medicine
  • Director, Minority Health & Health Disparities International Research Training Program
  • Editor-in-Chief, American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • Professor of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Division, Michigan Medicine

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

Andrew Brouwer Andrew F Brouwer, PhD, MS, MA
  • Assistant Professor, Epidemiology

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

Fan Bu Fan Bu, PhD
  • Assistant Professor, Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, COVID-19, Diabetes, Global Public Health, Health Care, Health Informatics, Health Policy, Infectious Disease, Modeling, Social Epidemiology, Vaccines

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

Areas of Expertise
Air Quality, Child Health, Environmental Health, Global Public Health, Health Equity, Maternal Health

Melissa Creary Melissa Creary, PhD, MPH
  • Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy
  • Associate Professor of Global Public Health

Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, Global Public Health, Health Equity, Health Policy, Racism

J. Tim Dvonch J. Tim Dvonch, PhD
  • Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
  • Associate Chair, Environmental Health Sciences

Areas of Expertise
Air Quality, Environmental Health, Global Public Health, Water Quality

Marisa Eisenberg Marisa Eisenberg, PhD, MS
  • Professor, Epidemiology
  • Co-Director, Michigan Public Health Integrated Center for Outbreak Analytics and Modeling (MICOM)
  • Professor, Complex Systems
  • Director, Center for the Study of Complex Systems
  • Professor, Mathematics

Areas of Expertise
Cancer, COVID-19, Global Public Health, Health Equity, Health Informatics, Health Policy, Infectious Disease, Modeling, Public Health Practice, Vaccines, Water Quality

Jackie Goodrich 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

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

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

Scott Greer Scott L. Greer, PhD
  • Professor Health Management and Policy
  • Professor, Global Public Health
  • Professor (by courtesy), Political Science

Areas of Expertise
Aging, COVID-19, Global Public Health, Health Policy

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

Areas of Expertise
Brain Disorders, Child Health, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, Global Public Health, Health Equity, Maternal Health, Nutrition, Occupational Health, Racism, Reproductive Health, Social Epidemiology, Women’s Health

Kevin He Kevin He, PhD
  • Associate Professor, Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, Cancer, Chronic Disease, COVID-19, Genetics, Global Public Health, Health Care, Health Equity, Precision Health

Andy Jones Andy Jones, PhD
  • Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences

Areas of Expertise
Global Public Health, Nutrition, Sustainable Food Systems

Elizabeth King Elizabeth J. King, PhD, MPH
  • Associate Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity
  • Associate Professor of Global Public Health
  • Director of the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies

Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Global Public Health, Health Equity, Health Policy, Reproductive Health, Substance Use, Women’s Health

Lindsay Kobayashi Lindsay C Kobayashi, PhD, MSc
  • Associate Professor of Epidemiology
  • Faculty Affiliate, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
  • Associate Professor of Global Public Health
  • Associate Director for Research, Center for Global Health Equity
  • Co-Director, Certificate in Social Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Brain Disorders, Cancer, Chronic Disease, Global Public Health, Health Equity, Social Epidemiology

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

Yi Li Yi Li, PhD
  • M. Anthony Schork Collegiate Professor of Biostatistics
  • Professor, Global Public Health

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, Cancer, Chronic Disease, Clinical Trials, COVID-19, Firearm Injury Prevention, Genetics, Genomics, Global Public Health, Health Care, Opioids, Precision Health, Substance Use

Richard Neitzel 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

Leah C Neubauer Leah Neubauer, EdD, MA, CPH

Clinical Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity

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

Sari Reisner Sari L. Reisner, ScD, MA
  • 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

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

Areas of Expertise
Child Health, COVID-19, Global Public Health, Health Care, Health Communication, Health Equity, Infectious Disease, Respiratory Viruses, Vaccines

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

Chuanwu Xi Chuanwu Xi, PhD, MS
  • Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
  • Professor, Global Public Health

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

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

Areas of Expertise
Global Public Health, Infectious Disease, Vaccines

Donglin Zeng Donglin Zeng, PhD
  • 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

HwaJung Choi HwaJung Choi, PhD
  • Research Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
  • Research Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy
  • Faculty Associate, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Brain Disorders, COVID-19, Global Public Health, Health Care, Health Policy

Zora Djuric Zora Djuric, PhD
  • Research Professor, Family Medicine
  • Research Professor, Nutritional Sciences

Areas of Expertise
Cancer, Global Public Health, Nutrition

Gary Freed Gary L. Freed, MD, MPH
  • Percy and Mary Murphy Professor of Pediatrics
  • Director of Research, Michigan Medicine Health Advancement

Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Global Public Health, Health Care, Health Equity, Health Policy, Public Health Practice

Michele Heisler Michele Heisler, MD, MPA
  • Professor, Internal Medicine
  • Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity
  • Research Scientist, Center for Clinical Management Research
  • Staff Physician

Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, Global Public Health, Health Care, Health Equity, Urban 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

Elyse Thulin Elyse Thulin, PhD
  • 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

Akbar Waljee Akbar K. Waljee, MD, MS, AGAF
  • Leslie D. Yamada and Tachi Yamada MD Director, U-M Center for Global Health Equity
  • Assistant Dean, Global Health Research
  • Lyle C. Roll Professor, Learning Health Sciences and Internal Medicine
  • Professor, Epidemiology, University of Michigan
  • Research Scientist, VA HSR&D Center for Clinical Management Research
  • Staff Physician, Gastroenterology VA Ann Arbor LTC Charles S. Kettles Healthcare System

Areas of Expertise
Global Public Health, Health Care

Natasha Bagdasarian Natasha Bagdasarian, MD, MPH, FIDSA
  • Adjunct Faculty, Department of Epidemiology
  • Chief Medical Executive
  • Chief Medical Executive, State of Michigan, Department of Health and Human Services

Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Global Public Health, Health Care, Health Equity, Infectious Disease, Opioids, Respiratory Viruses

Theodore Hanss Theodore A. Hanss, MA, MBA
  • Lecturer, Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health

Areas of Expertise
Global Public Health

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

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

Christine Stead Christine Stead, MHSA
  • CEO, Extracorporeal Life Support Organization
  • Adjunct Faculty, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Global Public Health, Health Care, Health Equity, Health Policy, Nutrition, Public Health Practice, Women’s Health

Brant Fries Brant E. Fries, PhD, LLD (hc)
  • 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

John Piette John Piette, PhD, MPH
  • Professor Emeritus, Health Behavior and Health Equity
  • VA Senior Career Scientist

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Global Public Health, Health Care, Health Communication, Health Informatics, Mental Health, Opioids, Precision Health

Kenneth Warner Kenneth E. Warner, PhD
  • Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Public Health
  • Dean Emeritus, School of Public Health
  • Professor Emeritus, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
Global Public Health, Health Policy, Substance Use, Tobacco