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Meet the team who is dedicated to strengthening food and nutrition policies.
Director
Kate Bauer, PhD, MS
Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences
U-M School of Public Health
U-M School of Public Health
Co-Director
Eric Brandt, MD
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Program Director, Internal Medicine
Medical School
Program Director, Internal Medicine
Medical School
Investigators
Cem Akin MD, PhD
Kenneth P Mathews M.D.
Legacy Professor of Allergy and Immunology
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical School
Legacy Professor of Allergy and Immunology
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical School
Samuel Bagenstos
Frank G. Millard Professor of Law
James Buszkiewicz PhD, MPH
Research Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
U-M School of Public Health
U-M School of Public Health
Tammy Chang, MD, MPH, MS
Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Medical School
Medical School
Grace Chen, MD, PhD
Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical School
Medical School
Amanda Edmonds
Lecturer III, Program in the Environment
Jennifer Garner
John G. Searle Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences
Ashley Gearhardt, PhD
Clinical Science Area Chair
Professor of Psychology
U-M College of Literature, Science & the Arts
Professor of Psychology
U-M College of Literature, Science & the Arts
Dina H Griauzde, MD, MSc, DABOM
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Program Director, Caswell Diabetes Institute
Medical School
Program Director, Caswell Diabetes Institute
Medical School
Lesli Hoey
Director of Doctoral Studies in Urban and Regional Planning, Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning
Pamela Herd, PhD
Carol Kakalec Kohn Professor of Social Policy
Scott L Hummel, MD, MS
Professor of Internal Medicine and Service Chief
Internal Medicine
Medical School
Internal Medicine
Medical School
Noura Insolera
Assistant Research Scientist, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
Julie Simmons Ivy
Department Chair, Vivian L Carpenter Collegiate Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering
Andy Jones
Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences
Joyce M Lee, MD, MPH
Robert P Kelch M. D. Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Chief Medical Information Officer of MiChart Pediatric Research
Ambulatory Care Clinical Chief
UMMG Faculty Benefits
Associate Chair, Health Metrics and Learning Health Systems, Department of Pediatrics
Medical School and Professor of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health
Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Chief Medical Information Officer of MiChart Pediatric Research
Ambulatory Care Clinical Chief
UMMG Faculty Benefits
Associate Chair, Health Metrics and Learning Health Systems, Department of Pediatrics
Medical School and Professor of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health
Helen Levy, PhD
Research Professor, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy, Health Management and Policy
Mary H Weiser Food Allergy Center
Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy, Health Management and Policy
Mary H Weiser Food Allergy Center
Annelise Madison
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Tara Maudrie
Assistant Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work
Sofia D Merajver
GreaterGood Breast Cancer Research Professor
Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical School
Professor of Epidemiology
School of Public Health
Professor of Internal Medicine
Medical School
Professor of Epidemiology
School of Public Health
Haley Mertens
Gastroenterology Fellowship, 3rd Year Fellow
Briana Mezuk, PhD
Professor of Epidemiology
Director of Masters Studies, Epidemiology
Co-Director, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health
U-M School of Public Health
Director of Masters Studies, Epidemiology
Co-Director, Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health
U-M School of Public Health
Alison Miller, PhD
Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education
U-M School of Public Health
U-M School of Public Health
Don Moynihan, PhD
J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy
Lauren Oshman, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Program Director
Family Medicine
Clinical Professor of Family Medicine
Medical School
Family Medicine
Clinical Professor of Family Medicine
Medical School
Crystal Patil
Associate Dean for Research and Rackham Graduate Studies
Natasha Pilkauskas
Associate Professor of Public Policy
Greg Rybarczyk
Professor of Geography, Department of Geography, Planning, and Environment, College of Innovation and Technology, The University of Michigan-Flint
Laura Saslow, PhD
Associate Professor of Nursing
U-M School of Nursing
U-M School of Nursing
Laura Scott
Research Professor, Biostatistics
Kendrin Sonneville, ScD, RD
Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences
Associate Chair, Nutritional Sciences
U-M School of Public Health
Associate Chair, Nutritional Sciences
U-M School of Public Health
Emily Treleaven
Research Assistant Professor, Survey Research Center and Faculty Associate, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research
Francesca A Williamson, PhD
Assistant Professor of Learning Health Sciences, Medical School
Assistant Professor of Health Behavior and Health Equity, School of Public Health
Faculty Associate, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research
Assistant Professor of Health Behavior and Health Equity, School of Public Health
Faculty Associate, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research
Susan J Woolford, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Medical School
Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Equity, School of Public Health
Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Equity, School of Public Health
Suzie M Zick
Research Professor, Family Medicine, Integrative Medicine Fellowship Co-Director, Lead of Department FDI 2.0
Family Medicine, Medical School and Research Professor
Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health
Family Medicine, Medical School and Research Professor
Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health
Trainee Members
Ayat Al-Tamimi
Alumni
Hayley Falk
Research Fellow, Industrial and Operations Engineering
Genevieve Fischer
Public Health Student
Muqi Guo
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Public Health
Nina Hill, MD, MSc
Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School
Aurianna Lajaunie
Resident, Internal Medicine-Pediatrics
Hannah Lang
Doctoral Student, School of Public Health
Maricruz Moya
Doctoral Student, Department of Learning Health Sciences (HILS)
Karina Munshi
Student, School of Public Health
Vandya Nedle
Student, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Shravya Rao
Student, Neuroscience
Jessica Ruikka
Pediatric Nephrology Fellow
Sameeksha Sampath
Student, School of Public Health
Shreya Sokhal
Student, School of Public Health
Gabby Young
Doctoral Student, School of Public Health