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 Informatics

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

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

Irina Gaynanova Irina Gaynanova, PhD
  • Associate Professor, Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, Diabetes, Health Informatics, Precision Health

Bret Hanlon Bret Hanlon, PhD
  • Associate Director of Clinical Trials, SABER
  • Research Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Biostatistics, Cancer, Cardiovascular Health, Clinical Trials, Health Care, Health Informatics, Modeling, Women’s Health

Michael Hayashi Michael A.L. Hayashi, PhD, MPH
  • Clinical Assistant Professor

Areas of Expertise
Health Informatics, Modeling, Tobacco

Hyun Min Kang Hyun Min Kang, PhD
  • Professor, Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, Genetics, Genomics, Health Informatics, Precision Health

Jian Kang Jian Kang, PhD, MS
  • Associate Chair for Research
  • Professor, Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Biostatistics, Child Health, COVID-19, Health Informatics, Infectious Disease, Mental Health, Precision Health, Substance Use

Aleda (Allie) Leis Aleda (Allie) M. Leis, PhD, MS
  • Research Assistant Professor, Epidemiology

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Biostatistics, Cardiovascular Health, Chronic Disease, COVID-19, Diabetes, Health Informatics, Precision Health, Respiratory Viruses, Social Epidemiology, Vaccines, Women’s Health

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

Zhenke Wu Zhenke Wu, PhD
  • Associate Professor, Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Biostatistics, Child Health, Clinical Trials, COVID-19, Health Informatics, Infectious Disease, Mental Health, Precision Health, Substance Use

Donglin Zeng Donglin Zeng, PhD
  • 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

Andrew Admon Andrew J. Admon, MD, MPH, MS
  • Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
  • Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
  • Associate Investigator, VA Center for Clinical Management Research

Areas of Expertise
COVID-19, Health Care, Health Informatics, Modeling, Respiratory Viruses

Charles Friedman Charles P. Friedman, PhD
  • Josiah Macy Jr. Professor of Medical EducationChair, Department of Learning Health Sciences, Medical School
  • Professor, Health Management and Policy

Areas of Expertise
Health Informatics

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

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

Xiang Zhou Xiang Zhou, PhD
  • Professor of Statistics and Data Science, Yale University
  • Adjunct Professor of Biostatistics

Areas of Expertise
Biostatistics, Cancer, Genetics, Health Informatics, Precision Health

John Piette John Piette, PhD, MPH
  • Professor Emeritus, Health Behavior and Health Equity
  • VA Senior Career Scientist

Areas of Expertise
Aging, Chronic Disease, Global Public Health, Health Care, Health Communication, Health Informatics, Mental Health, Opioids, Precision Health