Faculty

faculty photo
Michelle A. Williams
Adjunct Professor
ScD  
Harvard University, 1991
Epidemiology
SM  
Harvard University, 1988
Demography
MS  
Tufts University, 1986
Civil Engineering
AB  
Princeton University, 1984
Genetics
Professor, Epidemiology (primary appt.)
Professor, Global Health

Department of Health Services Program Affiliations:
  -  Maternal and Child Health Track, (MPH program)
Contact Information
Dept. of Epidemiology
1959 NE Pacific Street
Health Sciences F-161E
Box:  357236
Seattle, WA 98195-7236
(voice)  206-543-8225
http://depts.washington.edu/mirt/mirt.htm
mwilliam@u.washington.edu
External Funding (sampling of current and past involvement)
Maternal & Child Health Long Term Training
Health Resources Services Administration
PI:   Huebner           Dates:    06/2005 - 05/2010
The goals of this program are to train leaders in public health aspects of maternal and child health (MCH); to offer consultation and technical assistance to public health agencies; to conduct research related to MCH services and prevention; and to build awareness of MCH issues.

Maternal and Child Health Public Health Training
Health Resources Services Administration
PI:   Huebner           Dates:    07/2000 - 06/2005
The MCH Training program exists to educate future leaders and assist current leaders to solve MCH problems, conduct applied research, and collaborate with community and government partners to improve the health and well being of women, infants, children, and adolescents.


Selected Dissertation, Thesis and Capstone Committees (recent graduates)
2008
Chair, dissertation committee for Ihunnaya Frederick
The Relationships between Maternal Anthropometric, Social, Health Care, Dietary and Behavioral Factors and Infant Birth Weight in a Prospective Cohort Study

2005
Chair, thesis committee for Melissa Carbine
Relationship between placental infection with Plasmodium falciparum and time to first infant malaria infection