Steering Committee
Dees, Richard
Professor of Philosophy
- Telephone
- (585) 275-8110
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Dr. Dees works on issues at the intersection of political philosophy and health care in public health ethics. He has a particular interest in the ethical issues in newborn screening, in the intersection of neuroscience and ethics in neuroethics, and in the nature and meaning of death. He is the primary advisor for students majoring in Bioethics, and he serves as the chair of the Steering Committee.
McNulty, Molly
Associate Professor of Public Health Law and Policy
- Office Location
- 206 Morey Hall
- Telephone
- (585) 275-4878
Interests: Health law, policy, and advocacy for the poor and underserved
Raz, Mical
Charles E. and Dale L. Phelps Professor of Public Health and Policy
- Telephone
- (585) 756-4425
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Dr. Raz works on the intersection of race, public health and policy interventions. She works at the intersection of child welfare, poverty and policymaking, and is the author of four books and numerous articles. Dr. Raz's teaching responsibilities include: HIST 267M Unequal, Unjust: 100 Years of Racism in American Public Health, HIST 373W American Health Policy and Politics, HIST 374 Pandemics and Policies, HIST 203: Raising America’s Future: Childhood, Health and the Formation of American Social Policy and PHLT 116 Introduction to the U.S. Health System. Mical Raz is the primary advisor for students majoring in health policy.
Rich, David
Professor of Public Health Sciences, Environmental Medicine, and Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)
- Telephone
- (585) 276-4119
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Dr. Rich's primary research efforts have focused on the cardiorespiratory and reproductive health effects of ambient air pollution and other environmental toxicants. He also conducts accountability studies assessing the effects of air quality actions and environmental regulations and policies on air pollutant emissions, ambient air pollutant concentrations, and morbidity and mortality in human populations. Dr. Rich’s teaching responsibilities include: PHLT 201W Environmental Health, PM 416 Epidemiologic Methods, and PM 470 Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology. He is the primary advisor for students majoring in Environmental Health.
Seplaki, Christopher
Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences and Psychiatry
- Telephone
- (585) 273-1549
- Web Address
- Website
Interests: Dr. Seplaki's overarching goals are to understand how challenges in the social and physical environment interact with the biological processes of aging, and how to translate that understanding into effective interventions that reduce disability and mortality among older adults.