Michigan State Affiliated Faculty
Joan B. Rose, PhD.
Professor
Research interests: Water microbiology, water quality, public health
Celina Wille, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Research interests: Community development, nutrition education
David Macfarlane, PhD.,LTE
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Forest Measurements and Modeling Laboatory, Department of Forestry
Research interests: focuses in answering two basic questions:
- How do we know what we think we know about forests? (i.e., forest measurements)
- How can we utilize what we know to better understand how forests work and how to manage them more effectively? (i.e., forest modeling).
Felicia Wu, PhD.
Hannah Distinguished Professor
Research interests: Global health, agriculture, trade
Peter Lapine, PhD.
Associate Professor of Communicative Sciences and Disorders
Research interests: Voice restoration after laryngectomy, videostroboscopic imagery and vocal fold dynamics, speech acoustics, resonance disorders
Maria Lapinski, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication
Research interests: Social-psychological factors on health and environmental risk behaviors with a focus on culturally-based differences and similarities, One Health communication
Evangelyn C. Alocilja, Ph.D.
Professor of Biosystems Engineering
Research interests: Nano-biosensors and point-of-care-diagnostics
Syed A. Hashsham, Ph.D.
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research intere: Point-of-care diagnostics
Peter Lillehoj, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research interests: BioMEMS, nanotechnology, microfluidics, biosensors, point-of-care diagnostics
Brian Thompson, Ph.D.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research interests: High speed machinery, composite materials, smart materials, design methodologies, community development
Thomas C. Voice, Ph.D.
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director, Hazardous Substance Research Center
Research interests: Environmental health and water quality
Norbert E. Kaminski, Ph.D.
Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Director, Center for Integrative Toxicology
Research interests: Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology
Tom Tomlinson, PhD.
Professor, Department of Ethics and Humanities in the life sciences
Research interests: Social issues in medical science
James E. Trosko, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics and Human Development
Research interests: Cancer genetics, adult stem cells, toxicology, environmental health, food security
Siddharth Chandra
Director of Asian Studies Center, Professor, James Madison College
Research interests: Behavior and polic relating to addictive substances, the intersection of economics, health, history in Asia
David T. Long, Ph.D.
Professor of Environmental Geochemistry
Research interests: Environmental health and water quality
Patricia Peek, DNP, RN, PNP-BC, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Nursing
Research interests: HIV/AIDS, Family adaptation to chronic childhood respiratory disorders.
Barbara Smith, Ph.D., RN, FACSM, FAAN.
Professor of Nursing
Research interests: HIV/AIDS, breast cancer, public health
Farha Abbasi, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Research interests: Cultural psychiatry and cultural competency
Reza Nassiri Ph.D.
Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Research interests: Clinical Pharmacology of HIV/AIDS & TB, prevention and control of infectious diseases, neglected tropical diseases, community health, global health, and socio-ethical determinants of health
Margaret Aguwa, D.O. M.P.H.
Professor of Family and Community medicine
Research interests: Community and public health, family planning
Andy Amalfitano, D.O. Ph.D.
Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Endowed Professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology and Molecular Biology
Research interests: Gene transfer to treat several diseases, genetic and non-genetic
Michael Boivin, Ph.D. M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Neurology
Research interest: Neuropsychiatry of HIV/AIDS
Lisa DeStefano, DO
Associate Professor of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Research interest: Manual medicine
Peter Gulick, D.O. F.A.C.O.I. FACP
Associate Professor of Hematology/Oncology and Infectious Diseases
Research interests: HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B and C, hematologic malignancies
Randolph Hillard, MD
Professor of Psychiatry
Member H. pylori Study Group
Research interest: Global mental health and Helicobacter pylori
Kari Hortos, DO.
Professor of Family Medicine
Research interest: Clinical nutrition
Jed Magen, Do.
Associate Professor and Chair of Psychiatry
Research interest: Global mental health
Justin McCormick, Ph.D.
University Distinguished Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Research interest: Carcinogenesis
Edward Rosick, DO.
Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Research interests: Herbal remedies and community health
Jake Rowan, DO.
Associate Professor of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Research interests: Manual medicine and community health
Rene Hinojosa, Ph.D.
Professor of Urban and Regional Planning
Research interests: transportation planning, evaluation in planning, methods of regional analysis
Theresa M. Bernardo, DVM, MSc
Associate Professor of Veterinary Medicine.
Research interests: Medical informatics: use of information technology to improve health care and education, Agricultural health and international trade: Sanitary and phytosanitary measures under the World Trade Organization, Disease surveillance and reporting, One Health Education
John Kaneene, DVM, MPH, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology and Director for Comprehensive Epidemiology
Research interests: Epidemiology of infectious diseases, Zoonoses
P.S. Mohankumar, BVSc, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathobiology
Research interests: Neuroendocrinology of reproductive aging, Neuroendocrinology of diabetes, Neuro-immune interactions
International Affiliated Faculty
Prof. Luisa Caricio-Martins Federal University of Para Belem Belem, Brazil Tropical and infectious diseases |
Amanda Fecury Federal University of Para Belem Belem, Brazil Tropical and infectious diseases |
Prof. Helen Fuzzi Federal University of Para Belem Belem, Brazil Tropical and infectious diseases |
Joel Spadaro, M.D., Ph.D. Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) Sao Paulo, Brazil Community medicine |
Plamen Dimitrov, M.D., Ph.D.
National Center of Public Health & Analyses
Sofia, Bulgaria
Environmental and public health
Roberto Paulino, MD
UNIBE School of Medicine
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
HIV/AIDS