All Faculty (A-Z)
Below is a list of all Medical Social Sciences faculty. View individual profiles of our faculty members — with publication and contact information, research and clinical specialties and more — via the links below.
Wakschlag, Lauren S
Professor of Medical Social Sciences (Determinants of Health), Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Bio
As a developmental/clinical psychologist, Dr. Wakschlag's scientific focus is on how early development (from the prenatal-preschool period) shapes mental health pathways. One major line of inquiry is ... [more]
Walsh-Bailey, Callie L
Assistant Professor of Medical Social Sciences (Implementation Science)
Walunas, Theresa L
Associate Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine), Medical Social Sciences, Microbiology-Immunology and Preventive Medicine (Health and Biomedical Informatics)
Bio
I received my PhD in immunology from the University of Chicago where I discovered the function of CTLA-4, the first checkpoint inhibitor. Following my MS in computer science, I worked in microbial gen... [more]
Wartella, Ellen A
Professor of School of Communication and Medical Social Sciences (Determinants of Health)
Watson, Katherine L
Associate Professor of Medical Education, Medical Social Sciences (Determinants of Health) and Obstetrics and Gynecology
Bio
Professor Katie Watson is a lawyer (New York U School of Law) who clerked in the federal judiciary and practiced public interest law before coming to Northwestern, and a bioethicist who completed fell... [more]
Webster, Kimberly
Research Assistant Professor of Medical Social Sciences (Outcome and Measurement Science)
Woitowich, Nicole
Research Assistant Professor of Medical Social Sciences (Determinants of Health)
Wolf, Michael S
Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) and Medical Social Sciences (Outcome and Measurement Science)
Bio
My work focuses on 1) the study of cognitive, psychosocial, and health system factors that affect a person's ability to successfully manage health, and 2) the design of practical, scalable interventio... [more]
Wong, Alex
Research Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Medical Social Sciences (Implementation Science)
Woo, Joyce L
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology) and Medical Social Sciences (Determinants of Health)