The School of Public Health is delighted to welcome six new faculty members across four academic departments. These new faculty bring a wealth of experience, diverse perspectives, and equity-oriented action to the SPH community. Together with our previous successful years of recruiting, these faculty represent the future of the school. They bring experience in the classroom, impressive scholarly track records, and will be wonderful additions to the school’s collaborative environment.
We are so pleased to welcome the following new faculty members to SPH:
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Amira Aker, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Professor Amira Aker is an environmental epidemiologist who applies interdisciplinary research to identify risks associated with exposures to contaminants of emerging concern. Her community-based, participatory research focuses on the health effects of exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Inuit communities. She also studies the health effects associated with living in proximity to unconventional oil and gas development. Prior to joining SPH, Dr. Aker served as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Social and Preventative Medicine at Université Laval. |
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Emily Goldmann, PhD, MPH
Clinical Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Professor Emily Goldmann is interested in the development of pedagogical approaches for teaching epidemiology and public health to diverse audiences, and will serve as the Director of the Online MPH Program. Her research focuses on the social determinants of common mental disorders, population mental health surveillance, and physical-mental health comorbidity. Her previous work centered on the role of neighborhoods, socioeconomic status and social support in post-traumatic stress disorder in urban areas. She joins the faculty having served as a Clinical Associate Professor of Epidemiology at New York University School of Global Public Health for almost a decade. |
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Jungwun Lee, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biostatistics
Professor Jungwun Lee’s research interests include latent class analysis, cluster analysis, and incomplete data analysis. Within each of these areas, Dr. Lee’s work is motivated by unanswered problems arising from complicated data structures, such as multivariate longitudinal data, longitudinal data with mixed (categorical and continuous) variables, and EHR data. He aims to develop reliable methods for longitudinal, large-scale data that help researchers in public health gain scientific insight and guide their decision-making. Prior to joining SPH, Dr. Lee served as a postdoctoral fellow in the department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. |
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Margaret (Maggie) Lind, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Professor Maggie Lind’s research concentrates on the utilization of large, heterogeneous, observational data to improve patients’ health through the evaluation of interventions, disease prediction and estimation of causal drivers of disease risk. Her current research focuses on the evaluation of pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical interventions for SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 and the identification of risk factors for severe COVID-19 and leptospirosis. She joins the faculty having served as a Research Scientist in the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at Yale School of Public Health. |
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Gabriel (Gabe) Murchison, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences
Professor Gabe Murchison’s research focuses on interpersonal relationship experiences (e.g., dating violence, identity-related support) as risk factors for substance use, depression, and anxiety. In this research, he draws on principles of intersectionality, causal inference, and a strengths-based/positive youth development perspective. Dr. Murchison is principal investigator of the Whole Selves Project, a NIAAA-funded, community-engaged research project exploring the intersection of marginalization, romantic relationship experiences, substance use, and mental health in young adults who are transgender and/or nonbinary. Prior to joining SPH, Dr. Murchison served as a postdoctoral fellow with the Yale AIDS Prevention Training Program. |
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Maureen Stewart, PhD
Research Associate Professor, Health Law, Policy, and Management
Professor Maureen Stewart’s research interests include the financing, payment, and organization of behavioral health services. Her research focuses on policy and system approaches to improve access to and quality of alcohol and drug treatment services and to reduce disparities in treatment. As PI of two NIH-funded R01 studies, Dr. Stewart examines how Medicaid managed care plan policies influence access and quality of addiction treatment; racial, ethnic, gender, and geographic disparities in treatment; and policies to improve addiction treatment. Prior to joining SPH, she served as a senior research scientist and lecturer at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. |
We would like to thank the Faculty Recruitment and Retention Committee (Jacqui Hicks, Alana Brennan, Allegra Gordon, Kevin Nguyen, Greg Wellenius, Amelia Wesselink), the ad hoc members (Matt Fox, Kerrie Nelson, Marcia Pescador Jimenez, Koichiro Shiba, Yorghos Tripodis, Janice Weinberg), and Caroline McQuade in the Faculty Resources Office for their contributions to the search process.
Please join us in welcoming these new members of our community.
Best,
Yvette Cozier, Co- Chair of the Faculty Recruitment and Retention Committee
Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice
Michael McClean, Co-Chair of the Faculty Recruitment and Retention Committee
Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Advancement