Population Health

Emeritus council members

Past members of the Population Health Initiative executive council are noted below and organized by the academic year in which their respective term concluded.

Academic year 2022 - 23

  • Mark Richards, provost and executive vice president
  • Jennifer Bacci, assistant professor of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy
  • Kyle Crowder, professor of Sociology, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Beatrice Gandara, clinical associate professor of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry
  • Jonathan Posner, professor of Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Gundula Proksch, associate professor of Architecture, College of Built Environments
  • Anita Ramasastry, professor of Law, School of Law
  • Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health
  • Mustapha Sametah, undergraduate student representative, College of Arts & Sciences
  • June Spector, associate professor of Medicine and Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, Schools of Medicine and Public Health
  • Judd Walson, professor of Global Health, Medicine, and Pediatrics, Schools of Medicine and Public Health
  • Hamza Zafer, associate professor of Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Jeffrey Riedinger, vice provost, Office of Global Affairs

Academic year 2021 - 22

  • Francis Abugbilla, graduate student representative, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Becky Alexander, professor of Atmospheric Sciences, College of the Environment
  • Bianca Frogner, professor of Family Medicine, School of Medicine
  • Lee Heck, senior associate vice president of development programs, University Advancement
  • Heather Hill, professor, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance
  • Selina Mohammed, professor and associate dean, School of Nursing & Health Studies, UW Bothell
  • Priya Sarma, undergraduate representative, School of Public Health
  • Holly Schindler, associate professor, College of Education
  • Ana Lucia Seminario, associate professor, Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry
  • Mike Spencer, presidential term professor, School of Social Work

Academic year 2020 - 21

  • Nidhi Agrawal, professor of marketing, Foster School of Business
  • Jared Baeten, professor of Global Health, Epidemiology, and Medicine, Schools of Medicine and Public Health
  • Wendy Barrington, associate professor of psychosocial and community health, School of Nursing, adjunct associate professor of epidemiology and health services, and faculty senate liaison
  • Patrick Heagerty, professor, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health
  • Michelle Montgomery, associate professor of social and historical studies, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, Assistant Director of the Office of Undergraduate Education, UW Tacoma
  • Wanda Pratt, professor, Information School, and adjunct professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education

Academic year 2019 - 20

  • Gabino Abarca, graduate student representative, School of Public Health
  • David Anderson, executive director, Health Sciences Administration
  • Sara Curran, professor, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, and director, Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology
  • Carmen Gonzalez, assistant professor of communication, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Phil Levin, professor of practice, environmental and forest sciences, College of the Environment
  • Julian Marshall, John R. Kiley endowed professor of civil & environmental engineering, College of Engineering
  • India Ornelas, associate professor of health services, School of Public Health
  • Kiana Alexis Rahni, undergraduate student representative, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Andy Stergachis, professor of pharmacy and global health, and associate dean for research, graduate programs and new initiatives, School of Pharmacy
  • Abigail Swann associate professor of atmospheric sciences and biology, College of the Environment and College of Arts & Sciences
  • Jürgen Unützer, professor and chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Academic year 2018 - 19

  • Alison Cullen, professor, Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, and adjunct professor, School of Public Health and College of the Environment
  • James Fogarty, professor, Computer Science and Engineering
  • Julia Jones, undergraduate student representative, Foster School of Business and Department of Global Health
  • Sallie Sanford, associate professor of law and adjunct associate professor of health services
  • Jane Simoni, professor of psychology and adjunct professor of global health
  • Clarence Spigner, professor of health services, School of Public Health
  • Bruder Stapleton, professor of pediatrics and associate dean, School of Medicine
  • Wadiya Udell, associate professor, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, UW Bothell

Academic year 2017 - 18

  • Kendra Canton, undergraduate student representative
  • David Eaton, professor of environmental and occupational health sciences, School of Public Health
  • Eric King, graduate/professional student representative
  • Vicky Lawson, professor of geography; director of University Honors
  • David Reyes, assistant professor of nursing & healthcare leadership, UW Tacoma
  • Judith Wasserheit, professor and William H. Foege Endowed Chair, Department of Global Health
  • Thaisa Way, professor of landscape architecture; Faculty Senate liaison

Academic year 2016 - 17

  • Ceci Giachelli, professor and W. Hunter and Dorothy Simpson Endowed Chair, Department of Bioengineering
  • Hedwig Lee, professor, Department of Sociology
  • Joe Lott, associate professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
  • Emiko Tajima, associate dean for academic affairs and associate professor, School of Social Work
  • LuAnne Thompson, professor, School of Oceanography