About the Office of Community Engagement
About us
Meet Our Faculty & Staff

Staci A. Young, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Community Engagement, School of Medicine; Director, Office of Community Engagement; Professor of Family and Community Medicine; Director, Center for Healthy Communities and Research; Associate Director, Community Outreach and Engagement, Cancer Center


Rebecca Bernstein, MD, MS
Associate Professor, Family & Community Medicine; Co-Director, Urban & Community Health Scholarly Concentration; Community Health Instructor, M3 Family Medicine Clerkship



Zeno Franco, PhD
Associate Professor; Director, Research and Education, Emergency Medicine




David Nelson, PhD
Professor, Family & Community Medicine; Director, Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)


Leslie Ruffalo, PhD, MS
Associate Professor, Family & Community Medicine; Director, Center for Healthy Communities and Research; Director, Thriving During Clerkship, MCWfusion Curriculum; Co-Director, Continuous Professional Development Course, Discovery Curriculum; Director, Building Community Partnerships and Coalitions, DrPH Program

Christopher Simenz, PhD, MS
Associate Professor, Associate Director- Master’s and Doctor of Public Health Programs
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