Faculty Directory
Our faculty are world-renowned experts, and trusted advisers to our students, public health leaders, and the public.
![Lindsey Webb Lindsey Webb](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/4323.jpg?h=6d683c19&itok=BZycKtpt)
Lindsey Webb, MS, PhD, uses research to promote wellbeing and improve the mental health of youth who have experienced trauma.
![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.
![Ashani Weeraratna](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/2023-08/weeraratna-ashani-a.jpg?h=6294dc66&itok=0LR1C9OQ)
Ashi Weeraratna, PhD, studies how cancer cells move to distant sites and how changes in the normal cells around a tumor contribute to their movement, especially as we age.
![Brian Weir Brian Weir](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/3135.jpg?h=17f55adf&itok=JPl3IS5i)
Brian Weir, PhD ’13, MHS 12, MPH, is an HIV prevention researcher with expertise in study design, analytic methods, and economic evaluation.
![Kevin Welding Kevin Welding](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/3535.jpg?h=11253aae&itok=X9KVzS51)
Kevin Welding, PhD, MA, is an economist studying corporate influence on public health. His work has supported fiscal and health policy change around the world.
![Allison West Allison West](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/3290.jpg?h=321697a0&itok=RJKk8oTJ)
Allison West, PhD, MSW, focuses on applied and interdisciplinary research across multiple sectors within early childhood systems – health, education, and social services.
![Erik Westlund Picture of Erik Westlund](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/2024-01/cropped_0.jpg?h=6b9bf2e9&itok=mt34WM5h)
Erik Westlund, PhD, is a data scientist, statistical engineer, and sociologist who works with researchers to design and execute research studies using complex data sets and data sources.
![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.
![Sydney White Sydney White](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/4328.jpg?h=66aab336&itok=eV-eO0rd)
Sydney White, MPH '21, works to disseminate and implement evidence-based and culturally specific behavioral health interventions in partnership with Indigenous communities.
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Holly Wilcox, PhD '03, MS, uses research to advance public health approaches to suicide prevention, including policies, early intervention, and chain of care approaches.
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Anaise Williams, PhD ’23, MPH researches gender equity and gender-based violence prevention with a focus on norms and economic empowerment.