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 Environmental Health
![Sara Adar](/faculty-profiles/images/sadar.jpg)
- Associate Professor, Epidemiology
- Associate Chair, Epidemiology
- Associate Professor, Global Public Health
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Air Quality, Brain Disorders, Chronic Disease, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, Global Public Health, Health Equity, Modeling
![Kelly Bakulski](/faculty-profiles/images/bakulski.jpg)
- Associate Professor, Epidemiology
- Data Management and Statistical Core Leader, Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Brain Disorders, Chronic Disease, Environmental Health, Epigenetics, Genetics, Genomics, Health Equity, Mental Health, Precision Health, Reproductive Health, Toxicology
![Stuart Batterman](/faculty-profiles/images/stuartb.jpg)
- 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
![Miatta Buxton](/faculty-profiles/images/mabuxton.jpg)
- Assistant Research Scientist, Epidemiology
- Adjunct Lecturer, Epidemiology
Areas of Expertise
Air Quality, Child Health, Environmental Health, Global Public Health, Health Equity, Maternal Health
![Dana Dolinoy](/faculty-profiles/images/ddolinoy.jpg)
- NSF International Chair of Environmental Health Sciences
- Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Professor, Nutritional Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Cancer, Child Health, Environmental Health, Epigenetics, Genetics, Maternal Health, Nutrition, Precision Health, Reproductive Health, Toxicology
![J. Tim Dvonch](/faculty-profiles/images/dvonch.jpg)
- Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Associate Chair, Environmental Health Sciences
Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Environmental Health, Global Public Health
![Joseph Eisenberg](/faculty-profiles/images/jnse.jpg)
- Professor, Epidemiology
- Professor, Global Public Health
Areas of Expertise
Environmental Health, Infectious Disease, Modeling, Water Quality
![Jackie Goodrich](/faculty-profiles/images/gaydojac.jpg)
- 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
![Alexis Handal](/faculty-profiles/images/ahandal.jpg)
- 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
![Wei Hao](/faculty-profiles/images/weihao.jpg)
- Research Assistant Professor, Biostatistics
Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, Cancer, Chronic Disease, Child Health, Environmental Health
![Sean Harris](/faculty-profiles/images/harrsemi.jpg)
- Research Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Environmental Health, Maternal Health, Reproductive Health, Toxicology, Women’s Health
![Jennifer Head](/faculty-profiles/images/jrhead.jpg)
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Areas of Expertise
Environmental Health, Infectious Disease, Modeling
![Lisbeth Iglesias-Ríos](/faculty-profiles/images/lisgle.jpg)
- Research Investigator
Areas of Expertise
Environmental Health, Health Equity, Mental Health, Occupational Health
![Carrie Karvonen-Gutierrez](/faculty-profiles/images/ckarvone.jpg)
- Associate Professor, Epidemiology
- Associate Chair for Faculty Affairs, Epidemiology
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, COVID-19, Diabetes, Environmental Health, Health Equity, Reproductive Health, Sleep, Women’s Health
![Kate Manz](/faculty-profiles/images/katmanz.jpg)
- Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Air Quality, Child Health, Environmental Health, Maternal Health, Precision Health, Reproductive Health, Water Quality
![Roshanak Mehdipanah](/faculty-profiles/images/rmehdipa.jpg)
- Associate Professor, Health Behavior and Health Education
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Environmental Health, Health Equity, Racism, Urban Health
![Alison Mondul](/faculty-profiles/images/amondul.jpg)
- Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Areas of Expertise
Cancer, Chronic Disease, Environmental Health, Precision Health
![Richard Neitzel](/faculty-profiles/images/rneitzel.jpg)
- 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
![Sung Kyun Park](/faculty-profiles/images/sungkyun.jpg)
- Associate Professor, Epidemiology
- Associate Chair, Epidemiology
- Director of Masters Studies, 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
![Epidemiology Logo](/faculty-profiles/images/mpedde.jpg)
- Assistant Research Scientist, Epidemiology
Areas of Expertise
Air Quality, Brain Disorders, Child Health, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice
![Bambarendage Perera](/faculty-profiles/images/pinithip.jpg)
- Research Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Environmental Health, Epigenetics, Genetics, Precision Health
![Amy Schulz](/faculty-profiles/images/ajschulz.jpg)
- University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor
- Professor, Health Behavior and Health Education
Areas of Expertise
Environmental Health, Health Equity, Racism
![Young Ah Seo](/faculty-profiles/images/youngseo.jpg)
- Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Child Health, Environmental Health, Genetics, Nutrition, Precision Health
![Peter Song](/faculty-profiles/images/pxsong.jpg)
- Professor, Biostatistics
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Biostatistics, Chronic Disease, Child Health, COVID-19, Environmental Health, Infectious Disease, Nutrition
![Laurie Svoboda](/faculty-profiles/images/lmyrant.jpg)
- Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Environmental Health, Toxicology
![Xin Wang](/faculty-profiles/images/xwangsph.jpg)
- Research Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Diabetes, Environmental Health, Health Equity, Mental Health, Nutrition, Precision Health, Reproductive Health, Women’s Health
![Hao Wang](/faculty-profiles/images/wahao.jpg)
- Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Brain Disorders, Chronic Disease, Environmental Health, Toxicology
![Deborah Watkins](/faculty-profiles/images/debjwat.jpg)
Areas of Expertise
Child Health, Environmental Health, Maternal Health, Mental Health, Reproductive Health, Women’s Health
![Chuanwu Xi](/faculty-profiles/images/cxi.jpg)
- Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Professor, Global Public Health
Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Environmental Health, Global Public Health, Infectious Disease, Water Quality
![Donglin Zeng](/faculty-profiles/images/dzeng.jpg)
- 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
![Carina Gronlund](/faculty-profiles/images/gronlund.jpg)
- Research Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
- Research Assistant Professor, Institute for Social Research, Survey Research Center
Areas of Expertise
Aging, Air Quality, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, Health Economics
![Victoria Convertino](/faculty-profiles/images/vlconv.jpg)
- 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
![Courtland Keteyian](/faculty-profiles/images/cketeyia.jpg)
- 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
![Natalie Sampson](/faculty-profiles/images/nsampson.jpg)
- Associate Professor, College of Education, Health and Human Services, University of Michigan Dearborn
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Health Behavior and Health Education
Areas of Expertise
Environmental Health, Health Communication, Health Equity, Health Policy, Public Health Practice
![Rita Loch-Caruso](/faculty-profiles/images/rlc.jpg)
- Professor Emerita, Toxicology
- Professor Emerita, Program in the Environment
Areas of Expertise
Environmental Health, Maternal Health, Reproductive Health, Women’s Health
![Hal Morgenstern](/faculty-profiles/images/halm.jpg)
- Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology
- Professor Emeritus, Environmental Health Sciences
- Professor Emeritus, Urology, Medical School
Areas of Expertise
Cancer, Chronic Disease, Environmental Health, Health Equity, Racism, Social Epidemiology
![Vasantha Padmanabhan](/faculty-profiles/images/noPicture_person.jpg)
- Professor emerita (In service), Pediatrics
- Professor emerita (In service), Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Professor emerita (In service), Molecular and Integrative physiology
Areas of Expertise
Chronic Disease, Child Health, Environmental Health, Maternal Health, Reproductive Health, Women’s Health
![Rudy Richardson](/faculty-profiles/images/rjrich.jpg)
- Dow Professor Emeritus, Toxicology
- Associate Professor Emeritus, Neurology
Areas of Expertise
Aging, COVID-19, Environmental Health, Infectious Disease, Modeling, Toxicology