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
Environmental Health Sciences Faculty
Department Chair
![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
Department Associate Chair
![Simone Charles](/faculty-profiles/images/simonec.jpg)
- Clinical Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Associate Chair, Curriculum, Environmental Health Sciences
- Director, Certificate in Risk Science & Human Health
Areas of Expertise
Environmental Justice
![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
Core Faculty
![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
![Simone Charles](/faculty-profiles/images/simonec.jpg)
- Clinical Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Associate Chair, Curriculum, Environmental Health Sciences
- Director, Certificate in Risk Science & Human Health
Areas of Expertise
Environmental Justice
![Justin Colacino](/faculty-profiles/images/colacino.jpg)
- Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences
![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
![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
![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
![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
![John Meeker](/faculty-profiles/images/meekerj.jpg)
- Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Professor, Global Public Health
- Senior Associate Dean for Research
![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
![Marie O'Neill](/faculty-profiles/images/marieo.jpg)
- Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Professor, Epidemiology
Areas of Expertise
Air Quality, Environmental Justice
![Bambarendage Perera](/faculty-profiles/images/pinithip.jpg)
- Research Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Environmental Health, Epigenetics, Genetics, Precision Health
![Laurie Svoboda](/faculty-profiles/images/lmyrant.jpg)
- Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Environmental Health, Toxicology
![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
Faculty with Joint Appointments
![Toby Lewis](/faculty-profiles/images/tobyl.jpg)
- Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases
- Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Assistant Research Scientist, Health Behavior and Health Education
![Mats Ljungman](/faculty-profiles/images/ljungman.jpg)
- Professor, Radiation Oncology
- Professor, Environmental Health Science
Areas of Expertise
Cancer, Genetics, Precision 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
![Karen Peterson](/faculty-profiles/images/karenep.jpg)
- Stanley M. Garn Collegiate Professor of Nutritional Sciences
- Chair, Department of Nutritional Sciences
- Professor of Global Public Health
Areas of Expertise
Nutrition
![Emily Somers](/faculty-profiles/images/emsomers.jpg)
- Professor, Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
- Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lecturers
![Ingrid Bergin](/faculty-profiles/images/noPicture_person.jpg)
- Lecturer, Environmental Health Sciences
- Assistant Professor, Laboratory Animal Medicine
![Bradley Joseph](/faculty-profiles/images/noPicture_person.jpg)
- Lecturer, Occupational Ergonomics
Areas of Expertise
Occupational Health
Adjunct Faculty
![Geoffrey Jacquez](/faculty-profiles/images/gjacquez.jpg)
- President of BioMedware, Inc.
- Chair of TerraSeer, Inc.
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
![UM SPH Logo](/faculty-profiles/images/noPicture_person.jpg)
- Adjunct Associate Professor in Environmental Health Sciences
- Investigador, Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia
![Felipe Vadillo-Ortega](/faculty-profiles/images/noPicture_person.jpg)
- Adjunct Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Director of Research, National Institute of Perinatology
Emeritus Faculty
![Alfred Franzblau](/faculty-profiles/images/afranz.jpg)
- Professor Emeritus, Environmental Health Sciences
- Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
- Associate Research Scientist, Center for Ergonomics
![David Garabrant](/faculty-profiles/images/dhg.jpg)
- Professor Emeritus, Environmental Health Sciences
- Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology
- Associate Professor Emeritus, Emergency Medicine
![Craig Harris](/faculty-profiles/images/charris.jpg)
- Dow Professor Emeritus of Toxicology
- Professor Emeritus, Toxicology
- Professor Emeritus, Nutritional Sciences
![W. Monroe Keyserling](/faculty-profiles/images/wmkeyser.jpg)
- Professor, Industrial and Operations Engineering
- Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
![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
![Betzy Lozoff](/faculty-profiles/images/noPicture_person.jpg)
- Research Professor, Center for Human Growth and Development
- Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Professor, Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, Medical School
![Jerome Nriagu](/faculty-profiles/images/jnriagu.jpg)
- Emeritus Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
- Research Professor, Center for Human Growth and Development
![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