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

Ryan Spellecy, PhD
Ursula von der Ruhr Chair in Bioethics; Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Health






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









