Core Faculty/ Practitioners
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Marita Titler, PhD, RN, FAAN
- Rhetaugh Graves Dumas Professor, School of Nursing, University of Michigan
- Professor, School of Nursing, University of Michigan
- Associate Dean, Practice and Clinical Scholarship Development, U-M School of Nursing
Dr. Titler’s research interests include evidence-based practice, patient/stakeholder engagement in research, nursing interventions, quality and...

Richard Tolman, LMSW, PhD
- Sheldon D. Rose Collegiate Professor, Social Work, University of Michigan School of Social Work
- Professor, Social Work, University of Michigan School of Social Work
- Research Professor, Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan
- Co-Director, Global Research Program on Mobilizing Men for Violence Prevention, University of Michigan
Dr. Tolman's work focuses on the effectiveness of interventions designed to change violent and abusive behavior, and the impact of violence on the...

Philip Veliz, PhD
- Research Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Michigan
- Research Assistant Professor, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, University of Michigan
Dr. Veliz's research focuses on athletes’ use and misuse of prescription opioids. In particular, he assesses whether athletes in certain types of...

Terri Voepel-Lewis, PhD, RN
- Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Michigan
- Associate Research Scientist, Anesthesiology, U-M Medical School
Dr. Voepel-Lewis’s research interests include Pain Assessment, Pain Behavior, Nursing Assessment, Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice,...

Jennifer Waljee, MD, MPH, MS
- Associate Professor, Surgery, U-M Medical School
- Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery, U-M Medical School
Dr. Waljee is an Associate Professor in the Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Michigan School of Medicine. Dr....

Maureen Walton, MPH, PhD
- Senior Associate Director, Injury Prevention Center, University of Michigan
- Professor, Psychiatry, U-M Medical School
- Associate Director for Child Research, Addiction Center, University of Michigan
Dr. Walton has particular interest and expertise in developing e-health and m-health interventions (e.g., web, text messaging, social media,...