Health Experts
Below is a list of UDM experts in the area of Health. Feel free to contact our faculty directly. For assistance contacting faculty or arranging interviews, please call UDM's Media Relations office at 313-993-1254. Please note that the views of these experts are their own and may not reflect the views of their colleagues or the University of Detroit Mercy.
Phone area code is 313 except where noted. If you are conducting an in-person interview in the expert's office, be sure to ask faculty members on which campus they are located.
- Abortion
- Addictions
- AIDS
- Disease
- General
- Healthcare
- Medical Ethics
- Nursing
- Psychology
- Sports and Health
- Stress
Abortion experts
Legal Issues
Leon Lysaght (LAW)
Phone:
lysaghtl@udmercy.edu
Addictions experts
Addictions
John Franklin (ADS)
Phone:
frankljt@udmercy.edu
Adolescent Substance Abuse
Gerald Wehmer (ADS)
Phone:
wehmergm@udmercy.edu
John Franklin (ADS)
Phone:
frankljt@udmercy.edu
Assessment Methods
Gerald Wehmer (ADS)
Phone:
wehmergm@udmercy.edu
Chemical Dependency Recovery
John Franklin (ADS)
Phone:
frankljt@udmercy.edu
Childhood Chemical Dependency
John Franklin (ADS)
Phone:
frankljt@udmercy.edu
Childhood Sexual Abuse & Chemical Dependency
John Franklin (ADS)
Phone:
frankljt@udmercy.edu
Co-dependency & the Family
John Franklin (ADS)
Phone:
frankljt@udmercy.edu
Dual Diagnosis: Mental Illness & Dependency
John Franklin (ADS)
Phone:
frankljt@udmercy.edu
Early Prevention
Libby Balter-Blume (LA&E)
Phone:
blumelb@udmercy.edu
Gambling
John Franklin (ADS)
Phone:
frankljt@udmercy.edu
Group and Individual Therapy
Gerald Wehmer (ADS)
Phone:
wehmergm@udmercy.edu
Preventing Substance Abuse
John Franklin (ADS)
Phone:
frankljt@udmercy.edu
Research
Gary Jeffers (DEN)
Phone:
jefferge@udmercy.edu
Substance Abuse
Christine Panyard (LA&E)
Phone:
panyarcm@udmercy.edu
Therapy Methods
Gerald Wehmer (ADS)
Phone:
wehmergm@udmercy.edu
Women’s Chemical Dependency
John Franklin (ADS)
Phone:
frankljt@udmercy.edu
AIDS experts
AIDS
John Molinari (DEN)
Phone:
molinaja@udmercy.edu
James Winkler (DEN)
Phone:
winklejr@udmercy.edu
Disease experts
Alzheimer’s Disease
Mary Lou Caspers (ES)
Phone:
casperml@udmercy.edu
Luann Nowak (HP)
Phone:
nowakrlu@udmercy.edu
Infectious Diseases & Viruses
John Molinari (DEN)
Phone:
molinaja@udmercy.edu
Sexually Transmitted
John Molinari (DEN)
Phone:
molinaja@udmercy.edu
General experts
Conflict Management Within the Family
Carol Weisfeld (LA&E)
Phone:
weisfecc@udmercy.edu
CPR
Claudine Sordyl (DEN)
Phone:
sordylcm@udmercy.edu
Medical
Suzanne Mellon (HP)
Phone:
mellonsk@udmercy.edu
Parenting Skills
Cheryl C. Munday
Phone:
mundayc@udmercy.edu
Physician Assistant Education
Suzanne Warnimont-York (HP)
Phone:
warnimsk@udmercy.edu
Physician Assistant Issues
Suzanne Warnimont-York (HP)
Phone:
warnimsk@udmercy.edu
Therapeutic Method
John Franklin (ADS)
Phone:
frankljt@udmercy.edu
Treating the Impaired Professional
John Franklin (ADS)
Phone:
frankljt@udmercy.edu
Healthcare experts
Health Care Ethics
Leonard Weber (LA&E)
Phone:
weberlji@udmercy.edu
Health Care Reform
Suzanne Mellon (HP)
Phone:
mellonsk@udmercy.edu
Julia Stocker-Schneider (HP)
Phone:
stockju@udmercy.edu
Medical Ethics experts
Issues
Gloria Albrecht (LA&E)
Phone:
albrecgh@udmercy.edu
Life-Sustaining Treatment
Leonard Weber (LA&E)
Phone:
weberlji@udmercy.edu
Nursing experts
Anesthesiology
Michael Dosch (HP)
Phone:
doschmi@udmercy.edu
Community Health Issues
Suzanne Mellon (HP)
Phone:
mellonsk@udmercy.edu
Judith Mouch (HP)
Phone:
mouchj1@udmercy.edu
Luann Nowak (HP)
Phone:
nowakrlu@udmercy.edu
Education
Judith Lewis (HP)
Phone:
lewisj1@udmercy.edu
Elder Care
Luann Nowak (HP)
Phone:
nowakrlu@udmercy.edu
Family Violence
Joan Urbancic (HP)
Phone:
urbancjc@udmercy.edu
Gerontology
Luann Nowak (HP)
Phone:
nowakrlu@udmercy.edu
Health Care of Homeless
Judith Mouch (HP)
Phone:
mouchj1@udmercy.edu
Janet Baiardi (HP)
Phone:
baiardjm@udmercy.edu
Health Promotion
Judith Mouch (HP)
Phone:
mouchj1@udmercy.edu
Labor & Delivery
Medical or Surgical Problems
Sandra Cleveland (HP)
Phone:
fleminsa@udmercy.edu
Mary White (HP)
Phone:
whiteml@udmercy.edu
Mental Health Issues
Carla Groh (HP)
Phone:
grohcj@udmercy.edu
John Knisely (HP)
Phone:
kniselje@udmercy.edu
Newborns
Nutrina Tate (HP)
Phone:
tatenu@udmercy.edu
Shirley Sherrick-Escamilla (HP)
Phone:
sheescsa@udmercy.edu
Nursing at UDM
Suzanne Mellon (HP)
Phone:
mellonsk@udmercy.edu
Oncology
Suzanne Mellon (HP)
Phone:
mellonsk@udmercy.edu
Practice
Janet Baiardi (HP)
Phone:
baiardjm@udmercy.edu
Patricia Rouen (HP)
Phone:
rouenpa@udmercy.edu
Pregnancy
Sarah Halter (HP)
Phone:
haltersa@udmercy.edu
Retention and Recruitment Issues
Suzanne Mellon (HP)
Phone:
mellonsk@udmercy.edu
Women’s Health
Shirley Sherrick-Escamilla (HP)
Phone:
sheescsa@udmercy.edu
Psychology experts
Adult Depression/Anxiety
Cheryl C. Munday
Phone:
mundayc@udmercy.edu
Battered Women
Joan Urbancic (HP)
Phone:
urbancjc@udmercy.edu
Child/Adolescent Mental Health Issues
Cheryl C. Munday
Phone:
mundayc@udmercy.edu
Childhood Sexual Abuse
Joan Urbancic (HP)
Phone:
urbancjc@udmercy.edu
Clinical Psychology
Steven Abell (LA&E)
Phone:
abellsc@udmercy.edu
Conflict Management within the Family
Carol Weisfeld (LA&E)
Phone:
weisfecc@udmercy.edu
Counseling
Carol Weisfeld (LA&E)
Phone:
weisfecc@udmercy.edu
Deviant Behavior
Robert Homant (LA&E)
Phone:
homantr@udmercy.edu
Early Childhood
Libby Balter-Blume (LA&E)
Phone:
blumelb@udmercy.edu
Family Violence
Joan Urbancic (HP)
Phone:
urbancjc@udmercy.edu
Gender Behavior Differences
Carol Weisfeld (LA&E)
Phone:
weisfecc@udmercy.edu
Insanity Defense
Robert Homant (LA&E)
Phone:
homantr@udmercy.edu
Juvenile Offenders
Michael Witkowski (LA&E)
Phone:
witkowmj@udmercy.edu
Legal Issues (Psychological Understanding)
Robert Homant (LA&E)
Phone:
homantr@udmercy.edu
Marital Relationships
Carol Weisfeld (LA&E)
Phone:
weisfecc@udmercy.edu
Mental Health Treatments
Cheryl C. Munday
Phone:
mundayc@udmercy.edu
Psychological Testing (Criminal)
Christine Panyard (LA&E)
Phone:
panyarcm@udmercy.edu
Psychology of Policing
Robert Homant (LA&E)
Phone:
homantr@udmercy.edu
Spousal Abuse
Robert Homant (LA&E)
Phone:
homantr@udmercy.edu urbancjc@udmercy.edu
Substance Abuse
Christine Panyard (LA&E)
Phone:
panyarcm@udmercy.edu
Trauma
Christine Panyard (LA&E)
Phone:
panyarcm@udmercy.edu
Treatment of Offenders
Robert Homant (LA&E)
Phone:
homantr@udmercy.edu
Sports and Health experts
Diet, Exercise and Fitness
Suzanne Mellon (HP)
Phone:
mellonsk@udmercy.edu
Study and Impact of
Suzanne Mellon (HP)
Phone:
mellonsk@udmercy.edu
Walking & Running
Carla Groh (HP)
Phone:
grohcj@udmercy.edu
Stress experts
Stress and Coping among African Americans
Cheryl C. Munday
Phone:
mundayc@udmercy.edu
Stress Relief
Christine Panyard (LA&E)
Phone:
panyarcm@udmercy.edu
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