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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.

  • Jody Early, professor of Nursing and Health Studies, UW Bothell
  • Nancy Hertzog, professor of Learning Sciences and Human Development, College of Education
  • Tamara Michel Josserand, vice president for Development, University Advancement
  • Soo-Hyung Kim, professor of Environmental and Forest Sciences, College of the Environment
  • Karin Martin, associate professor, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance
  • Jennifer Romich professor, School of Social Work
  • Monica Vavilala, professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Pediatrics, School of Medicine
  • Maxine Wright, graduate student representative, College of Arts & Sciences

  • Sharon Laing, associate professor of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership, UW Tacoma
  • Clarita Lefthand-Begay, assistant professor, Information School
  • Magaly Ramirez, assistant professor of Health Systems and Population Health, School of Public Health
  • Mayumi Willgerodt, associate professor of Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing, School of Nursing
  • Yong-Pin Zhou, professor of Operations Management, Foster School of Business

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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