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Medical College of Wisconsin School of Graduate Studies

Medical College of Wisconsin Doctor of Public Health Faculty

Program faculty come from a variety of disciplines including public health, medicine, epidemiology, sociology, psychology, community engagement, and education. Students will be matched with a faculty advisor early in the process who will support and deepen an appreciation for a content area important to the student and the community.

David Nelson, PhD, MS

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

Staci A. Young, PhD

Professor, Family & Community Medicine; Senior Associate Dean for Community Engagement; Director, Office of Community Engagement; Faculty Director, ThriveOn Collaboration; Associate Director, Community Outreach and Engagement, Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center; Co-Director, Qualitative Research Consulting Service; Director Emerita, Center for Healthy Communities and Research

Ronald Anguzu, MBChB, MPH, PhD

Assistant Professor

ranguzu@mcw.edu

Courtney Barry, PsyD

Associate Professor

Kelli Brown, MPH, DrPH

Assistant Professor, Assistant Director of Education

kelbrown@mcw.edu

Rachel Cusatis, PhD

Associate Professor

Zeno Franco, PhD

Associate Professor; Director, Research and Education, Emergency Medicine; Associate Director, RAPID-EM Fellowship Program

Jennifer Freiheit, PhD, MCHES

Adjunct Assistant Professor

jfreiheit@mcw.edu

Tarakee M. Jackson, DrPH, MPH

Assistant Director of Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Engagement; Assistant Professor

Erin A. Lee, EdD, MS

Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine

Jessica Olson, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor, Community Health

jeolson@mcw.edu

Jennifer Peterson, PhD

Clinical Research Coordinator III, Adjunct Instructor

Katherine G. Quinn, PhD

Associate Professor and Director

kaquinn@mcw.edu

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

lruffalo@mcw.edu

Christopher Simenz, PhD, MS

Associate Professor, Director, Master and Doctor of Public Health Programs

csimenz@mcw.edu

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