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A-Z Faculty

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

Wakschlag, Lauren S

Professor of Medical Social Sciences, 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]

Wartella, Ellen A

Wartella, Ellen A

Professor of School of Communication and Medical Social Sciences

Watson, Katherine L

Watson, Katherine L

Associate Professor of Medical Education, Medical Social Sciences 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

Webster, Kimberly

Research Assistant Professor of Medical Social Sciences

Williams, Simon

Williams, Simon

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medical Social Sciences

Woitowich, Nicole

Woitowich, Nicole

Research Assistant Professor of Medical Social Sciences

Wolf, Michael S

Wolf, Michael S

Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) and Medical Social Sciences

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

Wong, Alex

Research Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Medical Social Sciences

Woo, Joyce L

Woo, Joyce L

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology) and Medical Social Sciences

Wood, Christine

Wood, Christine

Research Assistant Professor of Medical Social Sciences

Bio

I am a qualitative sociologist by training. I work in the areas of science and technology studies, medical sociology, and gender and sexuality studies. My primary focus is on career decision-making in... [more]

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