Faculty
![Michelle Spencer Michelle Spencer](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/3459.jpg?h=f97f901d&itok=GbY6osfY)
Michelle Spencer, MS, is a public health practitioner who focuses on the impacts of health equity, racial disparities, and health outcomes through community-based initiatives.
![Jon Vernick Jon Vernick](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/724.jpg?h=5c525bcd&itok=V0R8EoVm)
Jon Vernick, JD, MPH '94, promotes and evaluates the ways the law can be used as a tool to promote public health, particularly in the areas of injury and violence prevention.
![William Ward William Ward](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/734.jpg?h=46babec3&itok=YZu8yTaS)
William (Bill) Ward, MBA, focuses on healthcare finance, leadership and management, governance and on improving clinical quality, patient safety, and operational process.
![Daniel Webster Daniel Webster](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/739.jpg?h=313d563f&itok=6yC67qOQ)
Daniel Webster, ScD '91, MPH, studies policies and programs intended to reduce gun violence and teaches public health approaches to violence prevention.
![Sara Whaley Sara Whaley](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/4073.jpg?h=d8102449&itok=Gk8m-6XO)
Sara Whaley, MPH '20, MSW, MA, translates opioid research into effective policy, and advocates for equitable access to care and treatment for individuals who use drugs.
![Jennifer Wolff Jennifer Wolff](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/68.jpg?h=748b4459&itok=0uBgH74e)
Jennifer L. Wolff, PhD ’03, MHS '95, advances policies and programs that improve quality of care and life of older adults with complex health needs and their caregivers.
![Albert Wu Albert Wu](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/771.jpg?h=4f1b2b52&itok=ujP1Fuwz)
Albert Wu, MD, MPH, studies the impact of safety problems on patients and health care workers.
![Christina Yuan Christina Yuan](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/3651.jpg?h=2b1f73eb&itok=tGrv91si)
Christina Yuan, MPH, PhD, is a health care management researcher who uses mixed methods to study the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based practices to improve care delivery and quality.
![Hossein Zare Hossein Zare](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/3873.jpg?h=8f0b2d98&itok=xRoKORdd)
Hossein Zare, PhD, MS, researches health and racial disparities, income inequality, neighborhoods and violence, and hospital community benefits to improve health access.