Steering Committee
Dees, Richard
Professor of Philosophy
- Telephone
- (585) 275-8110
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Dr. Dees works on issues at the intersection of political philosophy and health care in public health ethics. He has a particular interest in the ethical issues in newborn screening, in the intersection of neuroscience and ethics in neuroethics, and in the nature and meaning of death. He is the primary advisor for students majoring in Bioethics, and he serves as the chair of the Steering Committee.
McNulty, Molly
Assistant Professor of Public Health Law and Policy
- Office Location
- 206 Morey Hall
- Telephone
- (585) 276-5305
Interests: The role of law and the policymaking process in health policy; Health equity for the poor and underserved; Community-engaged pedagogy; Professor McNulty is also an advisor for students majoring in Health Policy.
Raz, Mical
Charles E. and Dale L. Phelps Professor of Public Health and Policy
- Telephone
- (585) 756-4425
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Dr. Raz works on the intersection of race, public health and policy interventions. She works at the intersection of child welfare, poverty and policymaking, and is the author of four books and numerous articles. Dr. Raz's teaching responsibilities include: HIST 267M Unequal, Unjust: 100 Years of Racism in American Public Health, HIST 373W American Health Policy and Politics, HIST 374 Pandemics and Policies, HIST 203: Raising America’s Future: Childhood, Health and the Formation of American Social Policy and PHLT 116 Introduction to the U.S. Health System. Mical Raz is the primary advisor for students majoring in health policy.
Rich, David
Professor of Public Health Sciences, Environmental Medicine, and Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)
- Telephone
- (585) 276-4119
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Dr. Rich's primary research efforts have focused on the cardiorespiratory and reproductive health effects of ambient air pollution and other environmental toxicants. He also conducts accountability studies assessing the effects of air quality actions and environmental regulations and policies on air pollutant emissions, ambient air pollutant concentrations, and morbidity and mortality in human populations. Dr. Rich’s teaching responsibilities include: PHLT 201W Environmental Health, PM 416 Epidemiologic Methods, and PM 470 Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology. He is the primary advisor for students majoring in Environmental Health.
VanWijngaarden, Edwin
Professor of Public Health Sciences, Environmental Medicine, Pediatrics, Dentistry, and Community Health
- Telephone
- (585) 275-1985
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Dr. van Wijngaarden's primary research efforts have focused on the influence of environmental exposures on cognitive outcomes in children and adults. He leads the Seychelles Child Development Study (SCDS) which for over 30 years has investigated the impact of pre- and postnatal methylmercury exposure on child development. He also has significant collaborative research experience in clinical and population health research. Dr. van Wijngaarden's teaching responsibilities include: PHLT 201W Environmental Health and PM 413 Field Epidemiology. He is the primary advisor for students majoring in Epidemiology.
Ziv, Tali
Assistant Professor, Program in Public Health-Related Majors
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Interests: Dr. Ziv’s work centers urban and national inequality, addiction, and incarceration and sits at the intersection of anthropology and public health. Her first book, The Treatment Game: The Street, The State, and the Global Politics of Recovery in Philadelphia, explores the twinned trajectories of Medicaid managed care and mass incarceration as they structure life in community-based drug treatent in Philadelphia. Both a committed, critical ethnographer, and applied public health practitioner, Dr. Ziv is committed to interdisciplinary research and applied initiatives.