Program Faculty

Faculty are involved locally, nationally, and internationally in health services research and policy. They are developing and testing interventions and translating research into practice. They play an important role in improving health and shaping health care systems and policy world-wide.

By participating in myriad organizations and associations outside of the UW, members of the faculty are able to provide relevant experience and opportunities to graduate students.

Dagmar Amtmann,  PhD, MA, MS
Adjunct Research Assistant Professor
Item response theory

Janice F. Bell,  PhD, MPH, MN
Assistant Professor
Maternal and child health, social determinants

Deborah J. Bowen,  PhD
Clinical Professor
Health behavior, underserved, communications

Michael K. Chapko,  PhD
Research Professor
Ambulatory care, long-term care, cost-effectiveness

Allen D. Cheadle,  PhD
Research Professor
Community-based research

Frederick A. Connell,  MD, MPH
Professor and Associate Dean
Measurement of health

Douglas A. Conrad,  PhD, MBA, MHA
Professor
Managed care; corporate finance in health care; risk and insurance

Paula K. Diehr,  PhD, MS
Professor
Statistics, insurance, quality of life

Bonnie M. Duran,  DrPH, MPH
Associate Professor

Amira El-Bastawissi,  PhD, MS, MBChB
Affiliate Assistant Professor
Determining epidemiologic and biologic risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcomes

Ruth B. Etzioni,  PhD, MS
Affiliate Professor
Methods and statistics for cancer research

Paul A. Fishman,  PhD, MA, MA
Affiliate Associate Professor

Stephen S. Gloyd,  MD, MPH
Professor
Infectious disease epidemiology (STD, TB, EPI), health systems research, and political economy of health and impact and equity in health care.

David Grembowski,  PhD, MA
Professor
Evaluation, research design in health services; health service systems

David C. Grossman,  MD, MPH
Professor
Injury Control; Native American Health; Suicide Prevention

Paul L. Hebert,  PhD
Research Associate Professor

Susan C. Hedrick,  PhD, MA
Professor
Long-term care

Colleen E. Huebner,  PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
Infants, toddlers, community-based intervention, parent-child interaction

Ann Marie Kimball,  MD, MPH
Professor
Global Health, Emerging Infections, Trade, Epidemiology,Informatics

Thomas D. Koepsell,  MD, MPH
Professor
Community trials, program evaluation

Branko Kopjar,  MD, PhD, MS
Associate Professor
Epidemiology, evidence-based health care planning, biostatistics, Prevention effectiveness, outcomes, quality

William E. Lafferty,  MD
Professor
CAM, STD, managed care, HIV

Bonnie K. Lind,  PhD, MS
Affiliate Assistant Professor
Statistics methods, research design, use of insurance claims data, complementary and alternative medicine, nursing workforce supply and demand

Chuan-Fen Liu,  PhD, MPH
Research Associate Professor
Health economics, mental health, risk adjustment, and outcomes research.

James P. LoGerfo Sr.,  MD, MPH
Adjunct Professor
Assessment, Medical and Preventive Care

Elliott Lowy,  PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor

Diane P. Martin,  PhD, MA
Professor
Research methods, health services organization and financing

Charles C. Maynard,  PhD, MSW, MA
Research Professor
CVD Admin databases

Bonnie A. McGregor,  PhD, MS
Research Assistant Professor
Psychological factors affecting health in cancer patients

Hendrika W. Meischke,  PhD, MPH
Professor
Health Communication, Health Promotion, Theory development

Donald L. Patrick,  PhD, MS
Professor
health-related quality of life assessment

Elizabeth Phelan,  MD, MPH
Adjunct Associate Professor
Delivering Effective Primary Care to Older Adults, Helath Promotion

Alonzo L. Plough,  PhD, MA, MPH
Professor
Prevention activity, Community-oriented primary care, Health policy and management.

James D. Ralston,  MD, MPH
Affiliate Assistant Professor
Electronic tools to improve health

Gayle E. Reiber,  PhD, MPH
Professor
DM, Foot Ulcer, Footwear, Epidemiology

Robert J. Reid,  MD, PhD, MPH
Affiliate Assistant Professor
Translation of research into practice to improve health

Hector P. Rodriguez,  PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Influence of organizational, team, and physician/patient factors on quality and patient experience with health care.

Carolyn M. Rutter,  PhD, MS
Affiliate Associate Professor
Longitudinal data analysis, assessment of diagnostic and screening tests, Bayesian methods.

Michelle D. Seelig,  MD, MS
Clinical Assistant Professor

Clarence Spigner,  DrPH, MPH
Associate Professor
Health behavior/education; institutional racism; structural inequalities

Andy Stergachis,  PhD, MS
Adjunct Professor

Sean D. Sullivan,  PhD, MS
Professor
CEA, Respiratory Diseases, Technology Assessment

Victoria M. Taylor,  MPH, BM BS
Research Professor
Special populations, health disparities, cancer control, secondary prevention

Engelberta Thompson,  PhD, MA
Professor
Community research, smoking, diet, cancer

Nicole D. Urban,  ScD, MS
Research Professor
Breast /ovarian cancer, screening, cost-effectiveness analysis.

Edward H. Wagner,  MD, MPH
Professor
Health promotion and disease prevention

Carolyn A. Watts,  PhD, MA
Professor
Health economics; health policy

Marcia R. Weaver,  PhD, MA
Research Associate Professor
Cost analysis, HIV/AIDS programs

William E. Welton,  DrPH, MHA
Senior Lecturer
Management and Leadership / Health Policy

Thomas M. Wickizer,  PhD, MPH
Professor
Health economics; health services organization

Steven Zeliadt,  PhD, MPH
Research Assistant Professor

Brenda K. Zierler,  PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor
The influence of care delivery systems on patient outcomes; clinical effectiveness