Faculty Experts

Michelle Anne Birkett

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Social Sciences and Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing

Field: Medical Social Sciences

Focus Areas: Data Bias, Discrimination, Health Disparities, HIV/AIDS, LGBT Health, Network Science

Hector Carrillo

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of Sociology and Gender & Sexuality Studies

Field: Global Health, Medical Social Sciences, Preventive Medicine, Public Health, Sociology

Focus Areas: Gender Diversity and Equality, Globalization, HIV/AIDS, Immigration, Latinx Culture and Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Public Health Policy, Relationships, Sexual Education, Sexual Health

David Cella

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Ralph Seal Paffenbarger Professor

Field: Cancer and Oncology, Medical Social Sciences, Psychology

Focus Areas: Cancer Survivorship, Healthcare Policy, Health Disparities, Statistics and probability

Joe Feinglass

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Research Professor of Medicine

Field: Emergency Medicine, Epidemiology, Medical Social Sciences, Preventive Medicine, Public Health

Focus Areas: Amputations, Arthritis, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Health, Community Health, Depression and Anxiety, Diabetes, Healthcare Policy, Health Disparities, Health Insurance, Medical Quality of Life, Opioid Abuse, Postpartum Health, Public Health Policy, Vascular Disease

Sheehan D. Fisher

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Field: Medical Social Sciences, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology, Sociology

Focus Areas: Behavior Change, Child Psychology, Gender Diversity and Equality, Men’s Health, Mental Health, Postpartum Health, Race and Ethnicity, Women's Health

Heather Limper Himelhoch

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Director, Quality Innovation Center, Northwestern Medicine

Field: Medical Social Sciences, Public Health

Focus Areas: Healthcare Industry, Healthcare Policy

Dr. Kelly Michelson

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Julia and David Uihlein Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities

Field: Medical Ethics, Medical Social Sciences, Pediatrics, Public Health

Focus Areas: Clinical Research, Communication Skills, Decision Making, Patient Care, Pediatric Illness

Brian Mustanski

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor of Medical Social Sciences, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology

Field: Medical Social Sciences

Focus Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Health Disparities, HIV/AIDS, LGBT Health, Mental Health, Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Elizabeth Norton

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, School of Communication

Jane Steiner Hoffman and Michael Hoffman Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Field: Communications Sciences and Disorders, Human Development, Linguistics, Medical Social Sciences, Neurology, Psychology

Focus Areas: Autism, Childhood Development, Childhood Education, Child Psychology, Communication Skills, Infant Health, Language Learning and Processing, Neuroscience

Gregory Phillips II

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Social Sciences and Preventive Medicine

Field: Medical Social Sciences

Focus Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, HIV/AIDS, LGBT Health, Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Dr. Lisa J. Rosenthal

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor

Field: Medical Ethics, Medical Social Sciences, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Focus Areas: Employee wellness and burnout, Mental Health, Psychiatric Disorders, Violence Prevention

Dr. Melissa Simon

Center for Civic Engagement, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University School of Professional Studies

Vice Chair of Clinical Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Field: Epidemiology, Medical Social Sciences, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Preventive Medicine, Public Health

Focus Areas: Birth Control and Contraception, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Gender Diversity and Equality, Health Disparities, Lifestyle and Wellness, Public Health Policy, Reproductive Health, Sexual Education, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Women's Health

Sera Young

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Associate Professor of Anthropology and Global Health

Field: Anthropology, Global Health, Human Biology, Human Development, Medical Social Sciences, Public Health

Focus Areas: Climate Change, Community Health, Eating Disorders, HIV/AIDS, Hunger, Food and Water Security, Infant Health, Nutrition, Pediatric Illness, Postpartum Health, Waterborne Disease, Water Quality and Purification