The following experts on various aspects of public health genomics are affiliated with the Center and are available for presentations, consultations, and technical assistance:
| NAME |
DESCRIPTION |
| Kathleen Cho, MD |
- Professor of Pathology and Internal Medicine
Life Sciences Institute
Research Expertise: Ovarian cancer genetics |
Toby Citrin, JD,
Director |
- Director of the Center for Public Health and Community Genomics
- Professor in the Department of Health Management and Policy
- Director of the Michigan School of Public Health's Office of Community-Based Public Health
- PI of the Michigan Public Health Training Center
- Director of dissemination and training core in the Prevention Research Center
- Practice Coordinator at the UM School of Public Health and 19 year member of the Council of Practice Coordinators for the Association of Schools of Public Health
- PI on the Communities of Color and Genetics Policy Project (funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute), which utilized community dialogues for the development of genetics policies.
- Member of the School of Public Health Genetics Program executive committee
Expertise: Policy and community - expertise in connecting research, academe, practice and community around issues related to public health genomics. |
Pamela Clouser-McCann,
MS, CGC |
- Former Adult Genomics Coordinator, Michigan Department of Community Health and Program Manager of University of Michigan Life Sciences and Society Program
- Doctoral student, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Department of Health Management and Policy
|
Ana Diez-Roux,
MD, PhD, MPH |
- Professor of Epidemiology University of Michigan School of Public Health
Interests: Social determinants of health, neighborhood health effects, cardiovascular disease epidemiology, epidemiologic methods generally, methodological issues related to the presence of multiple levels of analysis and the integration of social and biological factors in epidemiology, multilevel analysis, and health in Latin America |
Sarah Gollust,
PhD student |
- Doctoral student, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Department of Health Management and Policy
- Research Assistant/Intern, Center for Public Health and Community Genomics
|
Steve Gruber,
MD, PhD, MPH |
- Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
- Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Human Genetics
- Director, Cancer Genetics Center
Research Expertise: Colorectal cancer genetics, genetic epidemiology, cancer genetics, environmental modification of genetic susceptibility |
Peter Jacobson,
JD, MPH |
- Professor of Health Law and Policy University of Michigan School of Public Health, Department of Health Management and Policy,
- Director of the Center for Law and Ethics and Health
|
Sharon Kardia, PhD,
Co-Director |
- Co-Director of the Center for Public Health and Community Genomics
- Associate Professor of Epidemiology
- Director of the Public Health Genetics Program
- Co-Director of the Life Sciences and Society Program
Research Expertise: Genetic epidemiology of cardiovascular disease, gene-environment and gene-gene interactions in risk of common chronic disease |
| Michael Lehmann, MD |
- Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine
Practice Expertise: Genetic aspects of long Q-T syndromes
Research Expertise: Genetics of sudden cardiac death |
| Jeffrey Long, MD |
- University of Michigan
- Professor of Human Genetics
- Adjunct Professor of Biostatics
|
| Gilbert Omenn, MD, PhD |
- Professor of Internal Medicine for Human Genetics and Public Health at the University of Michigan
- Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs and Chief Executive Officer of the University of Michigan Health System (1997-2002)
- Former Dean of the School of Public Health and Professor of Medicine and Environmental Health at the University of Washington
Practice Expertise: Policy, education, medicine, and translating research into practice |
| Elizabeth Petty, MD |
- Associate Professor of Human Genetics certified in pediatrics, clinical genetics, and molecular genetics
- Medical Director of the University of Michigan Genetic Counseling Program
- Served on the Michigan Commission of Genetic Privacy and Progress
Research Expertise: Cancer Genetics
Interests: Genetic education especially as related to public policy and the ethical, cost-effective applications of genetic technology and diagnostic testing. |
| Ovide Pomerleau, PhD |
- Director, Behavioral Medicine Program
- Professor Psychology in Psychiatry
Research Expertise: Bio-behavioral research on substance abuse, underlying mechanisms in nicotine dependence, and genetics of smoking and nicotine dependence |
| Julia Richards, PhD |
- University of Michigan
- Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology
- Associate Professor, Opthalmology and Visual Services
- Medical School
Research Interests: Genetics of vision loss, specializing in glaucoma genetics |
| Scott Roberts, PhD |
- Assistant Professor of Public Health Education and Genetics
- University of Michigan Dept. of Health Behavior and Health Education
Interests: public health education and genetics |
Jennifer Smith,
MPH, PhD student |
- Epidemiological Science PhD Student
- University of Michigan School of Public Health
Interests: Examining the relationship between genetic variation and complex diseases, including common chronic diseases (heart disease, hypertension) and complex developmental disorders (autism) and developing an exhibit to accompany Pfizer's Genome Exhibit at the Detroit Science Center
Research Interests: Genetics policy issues at the federal and state levels, including working with nonprofit agencies and state legislators to address genetic policy needs in Michigan |
Wendy Uhlmann,
MS, CGC |
- Genetic Counselor/Clinic Coordinator, Internal Medicine University of Michigan
- Clinical Instructor, Department of Human Genetics
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