Faculty Directory
Our faculty are world-renowned experts, and trusted advisers to our students, public health leaders, and the public.
Melissa Walls, PhD, MA, is an Indigenous researcher who works with American Indian and First Nations communities to promote health equity through culturally centered projects.
Judd L. Walson, MD, MPH, is an infectious disease physician and epidemiologist who works to improve child survival, growth, and development in low- and middle-income settings.
Shelley Walton, MPH, RD, is a nutritionist and maternal and child health specialist focusing on improved nutrition and food security implementation in vulnerable populations.
Fengyi Wan, PhD, dissects the interactions between host cells, the microbiota, and pathogens to understand health and diseases in the colon.
Guoying Wang, MD, PhD, studies pediatrics and chronic diseases, bridging the gap between early life origin of obesity and insulin resistance and diabetes.
Jiangxia Wang, MA, MS, teaches and provides statistical consulting to advance research in public health and medicine with a focus on studies in neurology and ophthalmology.
Jiou Wang, MD, PhD, seeks to understand what controls the birth and death of a protein and how the shape and function of DNA and RNA are connected in health and diseases.
Mei-Cheng Wang, PhD, develops analytical methods for time-to-event data, recurrent events, and recurrent marker processes, with applications for follow-up and longitudinal studies.
Xiaobin Wang, MD, ScD ’91, MPH, pediatrician and molecular epidemiologist, focuses on early life origins of diseases, and maternal and child health
Yang Wang, PhD '22, studies the economics of healthcare pricing and hospital finance. His research informs policymaking that reduces healthcare spending and promotes care access.
Amal Wanigatunga, PhD, MPH, FACSM, is an epidemiologist who studies physical activity and emerging technology to improve quality of life as we age.
William (Bill) Ward, MBA, focuses on healthcare finance, leadership and management, governance and on improving clinical quality, patient safety, and operational process.