Members
Meet the current members of the Center for Health Equity Transformation.
If you are interested in becoming a member of CHET, please see the Institute for Public Health and Medicine Center Membership form and select Health Equity Transformation.
Sheehan, Karen M
Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine), Medical Education and Preventive Medicine (Public Health Practice)
Bio
Karen Sheehan, MD, MPH is a Professor of Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. She is a founding volunteer of the Chicago Youth Programs, a commu... [more]
Simon, Melissa A
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (General Obstetrics and Gynecology)/Preventive Medicine and Medical Social Sciences (Implementation Science)
Bio
Dr. Simon's primary research interests are aimed at promoting health equity and eliminating health disparities among low income, medically underserved women across the lifespan. Integrating health ser... [more]
Smith, Justin Dean
Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Psychology)
Bio
Implementation of family-centered prevention and health promotion programs in real-world delivery systems Family processes in the development and prevention of pediatric obesity Development and evalua... [more]
Smith, Shawn M
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine)
Bio
Dr. Smith has been a member of the Division of Hospital Based Medicine at Northwestern Medicine and Lurie Children's Hospital for over 10 years.
Spencer, Andrea
Vice Chair for Research, The Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health; Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Spring, Bonnie J
Professor of Preventive Medicine (Behavioral Medicine), Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Bio
My laboratory conducts research on behavioral risk factors (obesity, poor quality diet, physical inactivity, tobacco use). We also develop cutting-edge technologies that support self-regulation and he... [more]
Summersett Williams, Faith C
Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine)
Thompson, Dana M
Professor of Otolaryngology (Pediatric Otolaryngology)
Bio
Dr. Thompson is the Division Head of Pediatric Otolaryngology at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Professor of Otolaryngology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medi... [more]
Vela, Alyssa M
Assistant Professor of Surgery (Cardiac Surgery) and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Walsh-Bailey, Callie L
Assistant Professor of Medical Social Sciences (Implementation Science)