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 Health Policy

Denise Anthony Denise L. Anthony, PhD, MA
  • Professor, Health Management and Policy
  • Professor, Sociology
  • Professor, School of Information

Areas of Expertise
Health Care, Health Informatics, Health Policy

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

James Buszkiewicz James H Buszkiewicz, PhD, MPH
  • Research Assistant Professor, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, COVID-19, Health Equity, Health Policy, Mental Health, Nutrition, Social Epidemiology, Substance Use, Tobacco

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

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

Michael Elliott Michael R. Elliott, PhD
  • Professor, Biostatistics
  • Research Professor, Survey Methodology

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Biostatistics, Child Health, Clinical Trials, COVID-19, Health Policy, Maternal Health, Substance Use, Women’s Health

Paul Fleming Paul J Fleming, PhD, MPH
  • Associate Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity

Areas of Expertise
Health Equity, Health Policy, Public Health Practice, Racism

Kyle Grazier Kyle Lynn Grazier, DrPH, MPH, MS
  • Richard Carl Jelinek Professor of Health Services Management and Policy
  • Professor, Health Management and Policy
  • Professor, Psychiatry

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

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

David Hutton David W. Hutton, PhD
  • Professor, Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health
  • Professor, Global Public Health, School of Public Health
  • Professor, Industrial and Operations Engineering, College of Engineering

Areas of Expertise
Health Policy, Modeling

Holly Jarman Holly Jarman, PhD
  • Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy
  • Associate Professor of Global Public Health

Areas of Expertise
Health Policy

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

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

Areas of Expertise
Cancer, Health Policy, Tobacco

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

Thuy Nguyen Thuy Dieu Nguyen, PhD, MPA
  • Searle Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Health Equity, Health Policy, Opioids, Substance Use

Minal Patel Minal R Patel, PhD, MPH
  • Professor, Health Behavior & Health Equity

Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, Diabetes, Health Care, Health Communication, Health Insurance, Health Policy

Lisa Prosser Lisa A. Prosser, PhD, MS
  • Marilyn Fisher Blanch Research Professor, Pediatrics
  • Professor, Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health
  • Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Medical School
  • Associate Vice President, Research - Health Sciences, University of Michigan Office of Research

Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Health Policy

Simone Rauscher Singh Simone R. Rauscher Singh, PhD
  • Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
Health Care, Health Policy

Michael Rubyan Michael A. Rubyan, PhD, MPH
  • Clinical Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, Health Communication, Health Equity, Health Informatics, Health Policy, Urban Health

Michael Sheperd Michael Shepherd, PhD, MA, MAP
  • Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
Health Policy

April Zeoli April M. Zeoli, PhD, MPH
  • Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy
  • Policy Core Director, Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention

Areas of Expertise
Firearm Injury Prevention, Health Policy

John Ayanian John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP
  • Alice Hamilton Distinguished University Professor of Medicine and Healthcare Policy

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Cancer, Chronic Disease, Health Care, Health Equity, Health Insurance, Health Policy

Mark Bicket Mark C. Bicket, MD, PhD, FASA
  • Associate Professor, Anesthesiology
  • Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, COVID-19, Health Care, Health Policy, Opioids, Substance Use, Women’s Health

Tom Buchmueller Tom Buchmueller, PhD
  • Waldo O. Hildebrand Professor of Risk Management and Insurance
  • Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy

Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Health Care, Health Equity, Health Insurance, Health Policy, LGBT Health, Mental Health, Substance Use

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

Kao-Ping Chua Kao-Ping Chua, PhD, MD
  • Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
  • Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
Health Policy

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

Christopher Friese Christopher R. Friese, RN, PhD
  • Elizabeth Tone Hosmer Professor of Nursing
  • Professor, Nursing
  • Professor, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
Cancer, Health Care, Health Policy

Susan Goold Susan Dorr Goold, MD, MHSA, MA
  • Professor, Internal Medicine
  • Professor, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
Health Equity, Health Policy

Sarah Hawley Sarah T. Hawley, PhD, MPH
  • Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Medicine
  • Professor, Health Management and Policy
  • Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity

Areas of Expertise
Health Care, Health Policy

Joel Howell Joel Howell, PhD, MD
  • Professor, Internal Medicine
  • Professor, History
  • Professor, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
Health Policy

Sarah Miller Headshot Sarah Miller, PhD
  • Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy
  • Assistant Professor, Business Economics and Public Policy, Stephen M. Ross School of Business

Areas of Expertise
Health Economics, Health Policy

Jodyn Platt Jodyn Platt, PhD, MPH
  • Associate Professor, Learning Health Sciences
  • Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
Health Informatics, Health Policy, Precision Health

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

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

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

Michael Thompson Michael Thompson, PhD, MPH
  • Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy
  • Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
  • Assistant Professor, Cardiac Surgery
  • Director of Analytic Strategy, Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy
  • Co-Director, Michigan Value Collaborative

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

Kara Zivin Kara Zivin, PhD, MS, MA, MFA
  • Marcia A. Valenstein, MD Collegiate Professor, Psychiatry
  • Professor, Health Management and Policy
  • Research Career Scientist, Center for Clinical Management
  • Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

Areas of Expertise
Health Policy, Maternal Health, Mental Health, Reproductive Health, Substance Use, Women’s Health

Victoria Convertino Victoria L. Convertino, JD
  • Lecturer, Public Health Law

Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, COVID-19, Environmental Health, Health Equity, Health Policy, Infectious Disease, Maternal Health, Public Health Practice, Reproductive Health, Substance Use, Women’s Health

Michelle Falkenbach headshot Michelle Falkenbach, PhD, MA
  • Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
Health Policy, Public Health Practice

Khaldun Joneigh S. Khaldun, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAAEM
  • Adjunct Professor, Health Management and Policy
  • Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer, CVS Health
  • Appointee, Biden-Harris Administration COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Child Health, COVID-19, Health Equity, Health Policy

Anand Parekh Anand Parekh, MD, MPH, FACP
  • Chief Health Policy Officer, School of Public Health
  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Health Management and Policy
  • Senior Advisor, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation

Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, Health Policy

Andrew Ryan Andrew Ryan, PhD
  • Adjunct Faculty, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
Health Policy

Natalie Sampson Natalie R. Sampson, PhD, MPH
  • Associate Professor, College of Education, Health and Human Services, University of Michigan Dearborn
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, Health Behavior and Health Equity

Areas of Expertise
Environmental Health, Health Communication, Health Equity, Health Policy, Public Health Practice

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

Marianne Udow-Phillips Marianne Udow-Phillips, MHSA
  • Lecturer, Health Policy and Management
  • Senior Advisor, Center for Health and Research Transformation

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Health Care, Health Policy, Substance Use

Julia Wolfson Julia A. Wolfson, PhD, MPP
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy
  • Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Areas of Expertise
Health Policy

Jeffrey Alexander Jeffrey A. Alexander, PhD
  • Professor, Emeritus

Areas of Expertise
Health Policy

Rashid Bashshur Rashid L. Bashshur, PhD
  • Professor Emeritus, Health Management and Policy
  • Executive Director, UMHS eHealth Center

Areas of Expertise
Health Policy

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 Griffith John R. Griffith, MBA
  • Andrew Pattullo Collegiate Professor, Health Management and Policy (Emeritus)

Areas of Expertise
Health Care, Health Policy

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

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

William Weissert William G. Weissert, PhD
  • Professor Emeritus, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
Health Policy