IHE Directors
The Institute for Health & Equity is comprised of four divisions: Dr. John Meurer is the director of the Institute for Health & Equity as well as the director of the Community Health Division. Dr. Laura Cassidy is the director of the Epidemiology Division. Dr. Art Derse is the director of the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities. Dr. Brent Logan is the director of the Biostatistics Division.
John Meurer, MD, MBA
Professor of Pediatrics and Community Health; Director of the Institute for Health & Equity
Laura Cassidy, MS, PhD
Professor and Director of Epidemiology
GHE Course: Statistics for Global Health & Epidemiologic Research Methods
Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD, FACEP
Julia and David Uihlein Chair in Medical Humanities; Professor of Bioethics and Emergency Medicine; Director of the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities
IHE Staff Leadership
IHE Faculty Members
Bud Beatty, PhD
Senior Director for Evaluation; Kern National Network for Caring & Character in Medicine; Assistant Professor, Institute for Health and Equity
Kirsten Beyer, PhD, MPH, MS
Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology; Director, PhD Program in Public & Community Health; Co-Director, Global Health Pathway; Co-Director, GEO Shared Resource; Adjunct Associate Professor, Geography, UW-Milwaukee
Angelica Delgado Rendón, PhD
Instructor; 2021-2023 Academic Fellow in Primary Care, Epidemiology
Jennifer Geurts, MS, CGC
Assistant Professor; Program Director, Master of Science in Genetic Counseling Program
C. Greer Jordan, PhD
Assistant Professor, Institute of Health and Equity; Vice President, Inclusion and Diversity
Fabrice Jotterand, PhD
Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities; Director, Graduate Program in Bioethics
Constance Kostelac, PhD
Assistant Professor; Director, Division of Data Surveillance and Informatics
Liliana E. Pezzin, PhD, JD
Professor, Institute for Health & Equity; Executive Director, Collaborative for Healthcare Delivery Science
Charles R. Rogers, PhD, MPH, MS, MCHES®
Associate Professor, Institute for Health & Equity; Associate Director of Community Outreach & Engagement, MCW Cancer Center; MCW Cancer Center Research Scholar Endowed Chair
Ryan Spellecy, PhD
Ursula von der Ruhr Chair in Bioethics; Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Rodney Sparapani, PhD
Associate Professor, Institute for Health and Equity, Biostatistics
IHE Staff Members
Jessica Bell, MPH
Education Program Coordinator II, Master of Science in Genetic Counseling Program
Kelli Brown, BS, MPH
Education Program Coordinator II for the MS Global Health Equity program
Kellie LeGrave, BA
Education Program Coordinator II for the MS Precision Medicine program Research Coordinator for Epidemiology
Sarah Linn, BS
Administrative Assistant, Master of Science in Genetic Counseling Program
