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List of Professors
| Name |
Years at Michigan |
Position | |
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Nathan Sinai |
1924 - 1964 | Professor of Hygiene and Public Health |
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William Morgan Brace |
1925 - 1956 | Assistant Professor of Hygiene & Public Health |
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Kenneth Alexander Easlick |
1928 - 1964 | Professor of Dentistry & Public Health |
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Walter David Block |
1934 - 1982 | Professor Emeritus of Human Nutrition |
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Ella Elizabeth McNeil |
1939 - 1967 | Professor of Public Health Nursing |
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Robert Albert Bowman |
1949 - 1980 | Professor of Health Education |
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Kathryn A. Robeson |
1953 - 1973 | Professor of Public Health Nursing |
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Warren Ayer Cook |
1953 - 1971 | Professor of Industrial Health |
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Bettie Arthur |
1958 - 1988 |
Professor of Psychology Professor of Community Mental Health |
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John P. Kirscht |
1961 - 1989 | Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education |
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Irwin M. Rosenstock |
1961 |
Professor of Public Health Administration Chair of the Department of Health Behavior and Education |
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Don P. Haefner |
1962 - 1993 | Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education |
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Frank M. Andrews |
1963 - 1993 |
Professor of Psychology Professor of Population Planning and International Health Research Scientist in the Institute for Social Research |
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Gayl D. Ness |
1964 - 1996 |
Professor of Sociology Professor of Population Planning and International Health |
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John Y. Takeshita |
1964 - 1967 |
Assistant Professor of Sociology Associate Professor of Population Planning |
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Harlan D. Hahn |
1964 - 1968 |
Assistant Professor of Political Science Assistant Professor and Research Associate in Health Development |
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Paul J. Feldstein |
1964 - 1987 | Professor of Economics, Health Services Management and Policy |
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Yuzuru J. Takeshita |
1964 - 1997 | Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education |
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Scott K. Simonds |
1966 - 1994 | Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, Public Health Policy and Administration |
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Lenin A. Baler |
1967 |
Professor of Psychology Professor of Community Mental Health Chair of Department of Health Programs |
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Harold Johnson |
1967 - 1995 |
Professor of Social Work, Health Behavior and Health Education Dean of Social Work |
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Frances Larkin |
1968 - 1993 | Associate Professor of Nutrition |
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Snebendu B. Kar |
1969 - 1979 | Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education |
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Lillian G. Ostrand |
1969 - 1978 | Professor of Public Health Nursing |
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Ruth S. Simmons |
1970 - 2007 | Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education |
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George H. Nolan |
1970 - 1980 |
Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology Associate Professor of Maternal & Child Health |
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Alan Tsai |
1973 - 2009 | Associate Professor of Human Nutrition |
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Peter A. Dual |
1975 - 1980 | Assistant Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education |
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Tom Hickey |
1976 - 2003 | Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education |
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Beryl A. Shulman |
1977 - 1981 | Assistant Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education |
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Marshal H. Becker |
1977 - 1993 |
Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education – Public Health Chair Department of Health Behavior and Health Education – Public Health Professor of Health Behavior, Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases – Medical School |
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George M. Owen |
1977 - 1981 |
Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases Professor of Human Nutrition – Public Health |
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James Albers |
1979 | Professor of Neurology & Occupational Health |
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Mark J. Young |
1984 - 1987 |
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine Assistant Professor of Health Services Management and Policy – Public Health |
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Lynda A. Anderson |
1986 - 1991 | Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Community Health |
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Willard G. Manning |
1988 - 1991 | Professor of Economics, Health Services Management and Policy |
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Sylvia N. Tesh |
1991 - 1999 | Assistant Professor of Public Health Policy and Administration |
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Gregory V. Button |
1993 - 2000 | Assistant Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education |
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Philip J. Held |
1993 - 1998 |
Professor of Internal Medicine Professor of Health Services Management and Policy – Public Health |