Harnessing the social and behavioral sciences to advance equity, innovation and impact in health.
In the Department of Medical Social Sciences (MSS) at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, we leverage the tremendous power of the social and behavioral sciences, including psychology, sociology, anthropology and economics, to create and implement innovations that equitably improve the health of our community and our society. We are leaders across the field of public health, working to improve health through outcome and measurement science, multi-level determinants of health, intervention science and implementation science.
Transdisciplinary Research
The Department of Medical Social Sciences is an international leader in transdisciplinary methods–focused research in population and public health.
Training the Future of MSS
Our faculty are dedicated to teaching, mentoring and supporting constituents at Feinberg School of Medicine while also contributing to educational and capacity-building efforts locally, nationally and globally.