MCW Institute for Health & Equity Directors
The Institute for Health & Equity is comprised of four divisions: Dr. John Meurer is the director of the Institute for Health & Equity as well as the director of the Community Health Division. Dr. Laura Cassidy is the director of the Epidemiology & Social Sciences Division. Dr. Art Derse is the director of the Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities. Dr. Christa Wagner is the director of the Center for Sustainability, Health, and the Environment.
John Meurer, MD, MBA
Professor of Community Health and General Pediatrics; Director of the Institute for Health & Equity
Laura Cassidy, MS, PhD
Professor and Director of Epidemiology; Associate Dean Global Health
GHE Course: Epidemiologic Research Methods
Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD, FACEP
Director, Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities; Julia and David Uihlein Chair in Medical Humanities, and Professor of Bioethics and Emergency Medicine
Christa L. Wagner, PhD
Founding Center Director, Assistant Professor
IHE Staff Leadership
IHE Faculty Members
Kirsten Beyer, PhD, MPH, MS
Professor, Division of Epidemiology; Director, PhD Program in Public & Community Health; Co-Director, Global Health Pathway; Co-Director, GEO Shared Resource; Adjunct Associate Professor, Geography, UW-Milwaukee
Jennifer Geurts, MS, CGC
Assistant Professor; Program Director, Master of Science in Genetic Counseling Program
C. Greer Jordan, PhD
Assistant Professor, Institute of Health and Equity; Vice President, Inclusion and Diversity
Fabrice Jotterand, PhD, MA
Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities; Director, Graduate Program in Bioethics
Constance Kostelac, PhD
Assistant Professor; Director, Division of Data Surveillance and Informatics
Mara Lord, PhD, MBA
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Social Sciences and Global Engagement; Senior Vice President University Engagement & Strategic Planning
David Nelson, PhD
Professor
Liliana E. Pezzin, PhD, JD
Professor, Institute for Health & Equity; Executive Director, Collaborative for Healthcare Delivery Science
Lisa Sanchez-Johnsen, PhD, MS
Associate Director, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (CCSG)
Ryan Spellecy, PhD
Assistant Provost and Director, MCW Human Research Protection Program, Ursula von der Ruhr Chair in Bioethics; Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Ben Weston, MD, MPH
Associate Professor; Chief Health Policy Advisor, Milwaukee County; Director of Medical Services, Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management
IHE Staff Members
Kelli Brown, BS, MPH
Education Program Coordinator II for the MS Global Health Equity program
Kellie LeGrave, BA
Education Program Coordinator III for the Precision Medicine MS degree and certificate & Public & Community Health PhD programs
