Public Health Sciences Faculty
The Henry Ford Public Health Sciences Faculty is comprised of researchers each of whom do their part to ensure excellence in research.
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Christine Cole Johnson, PhD, MPH
Chair, Department of Public Health Sciences
Senior Scientist, Epidemiology
Senior Scientist, Epidemiology
Research Interests:
Early life exposures, Microbiome, Asthma
Early life exposures, Microbiome, Asthma
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Eric Adjei Boakye, PhD
Assistant Scientist, Epidemiology
Research Interests: HPV vaccination, Patient-reported outcomes, Health disparities/Social determinants of health, Cancer survivor's psychosocial outcomes improvements
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Indra Adrianto, PhD
Associate Scientist, Bioinformatics
Research Interests: Multiomics approaches for disease risk prediction, Single-immune cell transcriptomics and epigenomics, Predictive modeling of patient outcomes
![Dr. Gwen Alexander](/-/media/project/hfhs/henryford/physician-directory/physicians/g/gwen-alexander.jpg?h=210&w=150&hash=1C2F2F85ADE9F9E772860294F61E11F9)
Gwen Alexander, PhD
Assistant Scientist,
Health Behavior
Health Behavior
Research Interests: Behavior change interventions, Cancer communication, Survey design, Program evaluation
![Dr. Andrea Cassidy](/-/media/project/hfhs/henryford/physician-directory/physicians/a/cassidy-bushrow-andrea.jpg?h=210&w=150&hash=AB868BEA795CA0165E92B58B29C760C2)
Andrea Cassidy-Bushrow, PhD
Senior Scientist,
Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Research Interests: Developmental origins of health and disease, Cardiovascular and renal disease, Racial disparities
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George Divine, PhD
Senior Scientist, Biostatistics
Research Interests:
The Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test, Sample size estimation
The Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test, Sample size estimation
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Sunita Ghosh, PhD
Senior Scientist, Biostatistics
Research Interests: Cancer epidemiology, Statistical design and analysis for clinical trials, Predictive analysis, Prognostic study design and analysis, Longitudinal and Missing data analysis
![Dr. Christine Joseph](/-/media/project/hfhs/henryford/physician-directory/physicians/c/christine-joseph-phd.jpg?h=210&w=150&hash=D584F5866BCBF5446463EC1626A035E2)
Christine Joseph, PhD
Senior Scientist, Epidemiology
Research Interests: Adolescent health, Asthma and Allergy, Comparative effectiveness, Health disparities/Social determinants of health
![Dr. Albert Levin](/-/media/project/hfhs/henryford/physician-directory/physicians/a/albert-levin-phd.jpg?h=210&w=150&hash=21DDCF352E7D12326D54543ACF46D88C)
Albert Levin, PhD
Vice- Chair, Senior Scientist, Biostatistics
Research Interests: Genetic-epidemiological study design, Statistical methods for disease gene mapping, DNA analysis of copy number & gene expression data
![Dr. Mei Lu](/-/media/project/hfhs/henryford/physician-directory/physicians/m/mei-lu-phd.jpg?h=210&w=150&hash=6CE4617380D8D7F10054D2ECA7597704)
Mei Lu, PhD
Senior Scientist, Biostatistics
Research Interests:
Clinical trial DCC management, Comparative effectiveness statistical methods, Risk-model design and validation, Chronic hepatitis
Clinical trial DCC management, Comparative effectiveness statistical methods, Risk-model design and validation, Chronic hepatitis
![Dr. Christine Neslund-Dudas](/-/media/project/hfhs/henryford/physician-directory/physicians/c/christine-neslund-dudas.jpg?h=210&w=150&hash=449C117E9D0C49984EF16B16B1CD6580)
Christine Neslund-Dudas, PhD
Associate Scientist, Epidemiology
Research Interests:
Cancer epidemiology, Prostate Cancer, Lung Cancer & Lung Cancer Screening, Cancer disparities
Cancer epidemiology, Prostate Cancer, Lung Cancer & Lung Cancer Screening, Cancer disparities
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Cathy Peltz, PhD
Assistant Scientist
Research Interests: Patient-Centered Research, Precision Medicine Research
![Dr. Laila Poisson](/-/media/project/hfhs/henryford/physician-directory/physicians/l/laila-poisson-phd.jpg?h=210&w=150&hash=F1C0E6D1AE54FD3E0915A960E2E25DA6)
Laila Poisson, PhD
Vice-Chair, Senior Scientist, Biostatistics
Research Interests: Disease progression, Molecular marker identification, Statistical and study design education
![Dr. Benjamin Rybicki](/-/media/project/hfhs/henryford/physician-directory/physicians/b/benjamin-rybicki.jpg?h=210&w=150&hash=22F2D4D7F151D5236AD57BC7C86A71D9)
Benjamin Rybicki, PhD
Vice-Chair, Senior Scientist, Epidemiology
Research Interests: Prostate Cancer Biomarkers, Sarcoidosis Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology Methods, Case-control studies
![Dr. Sara Santarossa](/-/media/project/hfhs/henryford/physician-directory/physicians/s/santarossa-sara-21.jpg?h=210&w=150&hash=2712F2151D343ECF5BA84C3E7F3A880C)
Sara Santarossa, PhD
Assistant Scientist
Research Interests: Patient-Centered Research, qualitative and mixed-methods design, digital technologies, knowledge translation and exchange
![Dr. Lonni Schultz](/-/media/project/hfhs/henryford/physician-directory/physicians/l/lonni-schultz-phd.jpg?h=210&w=150&hash=489364FED03C6A0423948EB2983700D0)
Lonni Schultz, PhD
Senior Scientist, Biostatistics
Research Interests: Neurology, Neurosurgery, MSSIC (MI Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative)
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Jennifer Straughen, PhD
Associate Scientist, Epidemiology
Research Interests: Perinatal epidemiology, Developmental origins of health and disease, Placental function, Neurodevelopment
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Laura Susick, PhD
Assistant Scientist, Epidemiology
Research Interests: Breast cancer, Health outcomes, Research development
![Menghua Tao](/-/media/project/hfhs/henryford/physician-directory/physicians/m/menghua-tao.jpg)
Menghua Tao, PhD
Assistant Scientist, Epidemiology
Research Interests: Cancer epidemiology, Nutrition epidemiology, Health disparity, Clinical care research
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Wan-Ting Su, PhD
Assistant Scientist, Medical Informatics
Research Interests: EHR Data-driven Risk Predictive Modeling of Health Outcomes, Women's Health, Cancer Informatics, Natural Language Processing
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Ivana A. Vaughn, PhD
Assistant Scientist, Epidemiology
Research Interests: Gerontology, Health Services Research and Economic Evaluation, Pharmacoepidemiology and Health Outcomes Research, Implementation Science
![Dr. Ganesa Wegienka](/-/media/project/hfhs/henryford/physician-directory/physicians/g/ganesa-wegienka-phd.jpg?h=210&w=150&hash=8A3EB28BDCB2CA9DE9F465FDACD77ED0)
Ganesa Wegienka, PhD
Senior Scientist, Epidemiology
Research Interests: Women’s Health, Children’s Health, Clinical Care Research
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Kim Woodcroft, PhD
Associate Scientist,
Lab Science
Lab Science
Research Interests: Childhood immune development, Immune markers of disease, Biospecimen collection and processing methodology