Emeritus Faculty

Emeritus faculty are tenured faculty members who have retired from the University of Minnesota.

Donald E. Barber, PhD, Professor Emeritus

Jack S. Mandel, PhD, MPH, Professor Emeritus

Rexford D. Singer, MS, Associate Professor Emeritus

Donald Vesley, PhD, Professor Emeritus

Adjunct Faculty

Adjunct faculty members hold primary appointments in other University departments or outside the University. Adjunct faculty teach or co-teach courses in the division and advise master's and doctoral candidates. They may also assist with special projects or collaborate with research projects.

Michael L. Austin, MS, JD, Adjunct Instructor, Public Health Specialist, Department of Environmental Health and Safety, University of Minnesota

Cristina Ann Baker, BS, MD, MPH, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Hennepin County Medical Center, Division of Infectious Diseases

Kumar Girdharidas Belani, MBBS, MS, FACA, FAAP, Adjunct Professor, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota

Peter Berthold, LDS, PhD, DMD, FICD, Adjunct Professor, Professor and Head, Division of Community Oral Health, Director, International Affairs, School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota

Kelly Coleman, PhD, DABT, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Distinguished Scientist, Medtronic, Inc. Biomaterials Department

Matthew Joseph Commers, PhD, MPH, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Hennepin County Medical Center, Business Development Specialist, Planning Department

David A. Cossi, JD, Adjunct Assistant Professor,General Counsel, LTD

James L. Craig, MD, Adjunct Professor; Vice President (Retired), Health and Human Services, General Mills, Inc.

Aaron Shawn Huyer DeVries, BS, MPH, Medical Specialist, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, and Control Division

Myron Falken, PhD, MPH, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Epidemiologist, Minnesota Department of Health

Gregory Alan Filice, MD, Adjunct Professor, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Infectious Disease Section (111F)

Mary Findorff, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor

Susan Aldritt Fleming, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Project Leader, Human Biology, Science Museum of Minnesota

Nirmal Ganguly, MBBS, MD, PhD, Adjunct Faculty; Director, General, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

Kate Goldade, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Program in Health Disparities Research, Medical School, University of Minnesota

Robert J. Gorman, MD, MPH, FACOEM, FACP, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Associate Department Head, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, HealthPartners

Julia U. Halberg, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Department of Health and Human Services, General Mills, Inc.

Carl Herbrandson, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Research Scientist, Minnesota Department of Health

Catherine M Hunt, MPH, BSN, Community/Clinical Preceptor, Vice President of BHK&R, Risk Management

Catherine F. Jacobson, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Corporate Toxicology and Regulatory Services, 3M Medical Department, 3M Company

James Robert Johnson, BA, MD, Adjunct Professor, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Infectious Disease Section (111F)

Jean Johnson, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Principal Epidemiologist, Division of Chronic Disease and Environmental Epidemiology, Minnesota Department of Health

Madeleine J. Kerr, PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor; School of Nursing

Gerhard W. Knutson, PhD, CIH, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Knutson Ventilation Consulting, Inc

Louise W. Liao, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Environmental Laboratory Manager, Public Health Laboratory Division, Minnesota Department of Health

Michael P. McGrail, Jr., M.D., MPH, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Program Director, Occupational Medicine Program, Midwest Center for Occupational Heath and Safety; Physician, Department of Occupational Medicine, Park Nicollet Clinic, HealthSystem Minnesota.

Charles E. McJilton, PhD, CIH, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Senior Industrial Hygienist, Environmental Health and Safety, Inc.

Chisato Mori, MD, D.Med.Sc., PhD, Adjunct Professor, Department of Bioenvironmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan

Gary W. Olmstead, PhD, CIH, CSP, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Director of Safety and Environmental Management, General Mills, Inc.

Geary Olsen, DVM, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Senior Research Specialist, Medical Department, 3M Company

David L. Parker, M.D., MPH, Adjunct Assistant Professor

Phillip Keith Peterson, BA, MD, Adjunct Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, Dept. of Medicine, UMN

Gregory C. Pratt, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Research Scientist, Environmental Outcomes Division, Environmental Standards and Assessment Division, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Heidi Kristine Roeber Rice, MD, MPH, Adjunct Assistant Professor, HealthPartners Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Staff Physician

Pamela J. Shubat, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Environmental Toxicologist, Health Risk Assessment Unit, Minnesota Department of Health

Jean Ellen Small-Johnson, BS, MS, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Environmental Epidemiologist Minnesota Dept. of Health, Division of Environmental Health

William Stauffer, MD, MSPH, DTM & H, Adjunct Associate Professor; Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, Medical School, University of Minnesota

Patricia Walker, MD, DTM & H, Adjunct Associate Professor; Director, Health Partners Center for International Health; Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Disease and International Health University of Minnesota

Scott Wells, DVM, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Clinical and Population Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota

Lisa J Yost, MPH, DABT, Adjunct Instructor, Exponent Engineering and Scientific Consulting, Senior Managing Scientist

Erik Zabel, PhD, MPH, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Principal Epidemiologist, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, Minnesota Department of Health

Chang-Jiang (CJ) Zheng, MD, MSc, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Regions Hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota

Graduate Faculty

Graduate faculty members may advise master's and doctoral candidates and serve on students' doctoral committees or as reviewers of master's students' theses.

Beth Baker, M.D., MPH, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Staff Physician Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Healthpartners Wabasha Clinic

Alan P. Bender., D.V.M., PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Section Chief, Chronic Disease and Environmental Epidemiology, Minnesota Department of Health

Jeffrey B. Bender, DVM, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Assistant Professor, Clinical and Population Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota

Debora Boyle, BSN, DVM., MPH, PhD, Adjunct Professor; BioWatch program director for the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)

Colin R. Campbell, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology

Hillary M. Carpenter III, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Environmental Toxicologist, Division of Environmental Health, Minnesota Department of Health

L. Ronald French, MPH, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Epidemiologist Principal, Chronic Disease and Environmental Epidemiology, Minnesota Department of Health

Sagar Goyal, Bv.Sc, PhD, Professor, Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine

Jordan L. Holtzman, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Julian Marshall, PhD, Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering, and McKnight Land-Grant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering

Nicole Vars McCullough, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Senior Product Development Engineer, 3M Occupational Health and Environmental Safety Division

Carlota Medus, PhD, MPH, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Epidemiologist, Acute Disease Investigation and Control Section, Minnesota Department of Health.

Rita Messing, PhD, Supervisor, Site Assessment and Consultation Unit, Minnesota Department of Health

John R. Mulhausen, PhD, CIH, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Senior Industrial Hygiene Specialist, 3M Company

Claudia A Munoz-Zanzi, DVM, MPVM, PhD, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology

Heather H Nelson, MPH, PhD, Associate Professor, Cancer Center

Carol O'Boyle, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor, School of Nursing

R. Ashley Robinson, BVSc, MPH, PhD, Professor, Clinical and Population Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine

Robert R. Roy, PhD, DABT, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Toxicology Specialist, Toxicology Services/ Medical Department, 3M Company

Starr Sage, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Post-doctoral Fellow, Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence

John M. Shutske, PhD, Adjunct Professor; Associate Dean and Program Director
University of Wisconsin Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension & Outreach College of Agricultural and Life Sciences University of Wisconsin - Madison

Robert Skoglund, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Senior Laboratory Manager, Material EHS Section, 3M Company

Kirk Smith, DVM, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor; State Public Health Veterinarian; Supervisor of Foodborne, Vectorborne and Zoonotic Diseases Unit, Minnesota Department of Health

Sheldon Sparber, PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Medical School

Allan N. Williams, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Epidemiologist Principal, Chronic Disease and Environmental Epidemiology Section, Minnesota Department of Health

Community Preceptors/Lecturers

A community preceptor provides oversight and direction of students' field experiences and master's projects. A lecturer provides instructional support to faculty.

Jean M. Bey, BSN, MPH, Community Preceptor, Occupational Health Manager,Corporate Occupational Medicine, 3M