Faculty

Morven McLean is Executive Director of Networks & Innovation and Professor of Practice in the School of Public Health, and she additionally serves as the inaugural Director of WashU’s Food and Agriculture Research Mission (FARM). An agricultural scientist with more than 25 years of experience, Morven has dedicated her career to developing and implementing applied […]

Mary Politi is a health psychologist, behavioral scientist and co-director of WashU’s Center for Collaborative Care Decisions. Her primary research interests include health communication and shared decision-making. Her work helps patients and the public understand health information, explore what is important to them when making health decisions, and collaborate to make evidence-informed decisions that meet […]

Stephanie Mazzucca-Ragan’s research works to develop and evaluate evidence-based approaches for promoting healthy eating and physical activity to prevent chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes and cancer. A member of the Prevention Research Center, her work focuses on improving home environments, as well as organizations such as public health departments and childcare centers, to support […]

Todd Combs’ research interests include health and social policy, scientific translation, and systems science. Much of his research focuses on policies that affect the built environment to promote behavioral change.  Combs currently leads or works on several projects, including:  Advancing Science & Practice in the Retail Environment (ASPiRE), which uses agent-based modeling to test the […]

Lora Iannotti is the Lauren and Lee Fixel Distinguished Professor at WashU School of Public Health and founding director of the E3 Nutrition Lab. Her lab aims to identify nutrition solutions that embrace principles embodied in the three E’s:  equity, environment and evolution. Iannotti leads projects in Ecuador, Haiti and Madagascar where she collaborates with local partners to test innovative approaches […]

Douglas Luke is a leading researcher in the areas of public health policy, systems science and tobacco control. Luke directs work focused primarily on the evaluation, dissemination and implementation of evidence-based public health policies. Over the past decade, Luke has used systems science methods, especially social network analysis and agent-based modeling, to address important public […]

Lindsay Stark is a social epidemiologist whose work focuses on preventing violence, improving mental health and advancing the well-being of women, children, and families in contexts of conflict, displacement and adversity. She is internationally recognized for developing innovative methods to measure sensitive social issues and for evaluating interventions that promote safety and resilience. Stark has […]

Angela Hobson teaches the Foundations of Public Health courses “Environmental Health” and “Epidemiology.” Hobson previously served as an adjunct faculty member at the Brown School and as an adjunct assistant professor in environmental and occupational health at Saint Louis University. Hobson has over 15 years of research and practice experience. Previous research has included occupational […]

Debra Haire-Joshu is an internationally renowned scholar of health behavior who develops population-wide interventions to reduce obesity and prevent diabetes among underserved women and children. She holds a joint appointment in the Washington University School of Medicine, and directs the Center for Obesity Prevention and Policy Research (COPPR) and the Washington University Center for Diabetes […]

Maura Kepper conducts research to reduce the burden of the social, economic, and environmental conditions that can negatively impact the health of individuals and communities. Her research intersects behavioral health, informatics, and dissemination and implementation research. She uses epidemiologic methods to evaluate the effects of environments on health and works to develop, implement, and sustain […]