Aging

Addressing the public health needs of our aging population demands a holistic approach, innovative healthcare, and age-friendly environments. SPH takes an interdisciplinary approach to advance the science of aging and is a research pioneer in the experience of older adults in long-term care facilities and nursing homes.

Faculty List
Zinzi Bailey
Zinzi D. Bailey, ScD, MSPH
Associate Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Cancer ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management ◦ Substance Use
Mary Butler
Mary Butler, PhD, MBA
Associate Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Data Science and Research Methods ◦ Mental Health and Cognition
Lynn Eberly
Lynn Eberly, PhD
Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Data Science and Research Methods ◦ Mental Health and Cognition
kristine ensrud
Kristine Ensrud, MD, MPH
Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention
Andrew Fenelon
Andrew Fenelon, PhD
Associate Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management
Mark Fiecas
Mark Fiecas, PhD
Associate Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Data Science and Research Methods ◦ Genomics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics ◦ Mental Health and Cognition ◦ Substance Use
Linda Frizzell
Linda Bane Frizzell, PhD
Associate Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Environment and Hazardous Exposures ◦ Genomics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics ◦ Global Health ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management ◦ Mental Health and Cognition
Joseph Gaugler
Joseph E. Gaugler, PhD
Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Robert L. Kane Endowed Chair in Long-Term Care and Aging
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Data Science and Research Methods ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management ◦ Mental Health and Cognition
Carrie Henning-Smith
Carrie Henning-Smith, PhD, MPH, MSW
Associate Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management
Peter Huckfeldt
Peter Huckfeldt, PhD
Vernon E. Weckwerth Professor in Healthcare Administration Leadership
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management
Kamakshi Lakshminarayan
Kamakshi Lakshminarayan, MBBS, PhD, MS
Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention
Pamela Lutsey
Pamela Lutsey, PhD, MPH
Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Food and Nutrition ◦ Mental Health and Cognition
Hannah Neprash
Hannah Neprash, PhD
Associate Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Data Science and Research Methods ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management
Manka Nkimbeng
Manka Nkimbeng, PhD, MPH, BSN
Assistant Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention
Faye Norby
Faye Norby, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Mental Health and Cognition
Jim Pankow
Jim Pankow, PhD, MPH
Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Data Science and Research Methods ◦ Genomics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics ◦ Mental Health and Cognition
Tess Peterson
Tess Peterson, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Data Science and Research Methods ◦ Genomics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics ◦ Global Health ◦ Infectious Diseases
B.R. Simon Rosser
B.R. Simon Rosser, PhD, MPH
Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Cancer ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Global Health ◦ Infectious Diseases ◦ Mental Health and Cognition ◦ Substance Use
Pamela Schreiner
Pamela Schreiner, PhD
Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Data Science and Research Methods
Tetyana Shippee
Tetyana Shippee, PhD
Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Antiracism and Health Equity ◦ Data Science and Research Methods ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management ◦ Mental Health and Cognition
Lyn Steffen
Lyn Steffen, PhD, MPH
Professor
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Food and Nutrition
Irina Stepanov
Irina Stepanov, PhD
Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Mayo Professor in Public Health
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Specialty Areas:
Aging ◦ Cancer ◦ Chronic Disease Causes and Prevention ◦ Data Science and Research Methods ◦ Environment and Hazardous Exposures ◦ Genomics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics ◦ Global Health ◦ Health Policy, Systems, and Management ◦ Mothers, Children, and Families ◦ Substance Use