Our Faculty
Our world-renowned faculty draw upon their foundation in interdisciplinary social science to contribute ethical and historical perspectives to the field of public health.
Chair
Kathleen J. Sikkema, PhD
Stephen Smith Professor and Chair of Sociomedical Sciences
Director, Global Mental Health at Mailman
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![Jennifer Hirsch, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/60c27f00-70ee-11ed-be78-89649695f5c2.jpeg?itok=EjqWaNe3 200w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/60c27f00-70ee-11ed-be78-89649695f5c2.jpeg?itok=hDeq8JkS 260w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/60c27f00-70ee-11ed-be78-89649695f5c2.jpeg?itok=R0GwZBQp 320w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/60c27f00-70ee-11ed-be78-89649695f5c2.jpeg?itok=vEBChdA3 400w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/60c27f00-70ee-11ed-be78-89649695f5c2.jpeg?itok=J9SRuGM9 520w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/60c27f00-70ee-11ed-be78-89649695f5c2.jpeg?itok=QcYt5IrZ 640w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/60c27f00-70ee-11ed-be78-89649695f5c2.jpeg?itok=rLTGe3zb 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Sociomedical Sciences
Research Interests
Community Health, Global Health, HIV/AIDS, LGBT health, Maternal and Reproductive Health
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Sociomedical Sciences
![Leah Hooper Profile Headshot](https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/5d0db800-77cb-11ed-857e-53bad8135885.jpg?itok=k5Ywp7yz 200w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/5d0db800-77cb-11ed-857e-53bad8135885.jpg?itok=eR7_lygw 260w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/5d0db800-77cb-11ed-857e-53bad8135885.jpg?itok=yJ7oy-qg 320w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/5d0db800-77cb-11ed-857e-53bad8135885.jpg?itok=7yqvb6UV 400w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/5d0db800-77cb-11ed-857e-53bad8135885.jpg?itok=hyHMZ6WL 520w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/5d0db800-77cb-11ed-857e-53bad8135885.jpg?itok=7Es8ZeDb 640w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/5d0db800-77cb-11ed-857e-53bad8135885.jpg?itok=Ou66-HhW 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Sociomedical Sciences
Academic Appointments
- Associate in Sociomedical Sciences
![Kim Hopper, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/3aadaa00-bd70-11ed-938e-bdcda9acdcb8.jpg?itok=CCWcSav4 200w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/3aadaa00-bd70-11ed-938e-bdcda9acdcb8.jpg?itok=h7cHZnbD 260w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/3aadaa00-bd70-11ed-938e-bdcda9acdcb8.jpg?itok=powH8Qt1 320w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/3aadaa00-bd70-11ed-938e-bdcda9acdcb8.jpg?itok=7MNJCV0h 400w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/3aadaa00-bd70-11ed-938e-bdcda9acdcb8.jpg?itok=1ti5xP_H 520w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/3aadaa00-bd70-11ed-938e-bdcda9acdcb8.jpg?itok=A9ik1A-J 640w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/3aadaa00-bd70-11ed-938e-bdcda9acdcb8.jpg?itok=vYehUBAg 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Sociomedical Sciences
Research Interests
Community Health, Mental Health
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Clinical, Sociomedical Sciences
- Adjunct Professor, School of Law
![Carole Hutchinson Profile Headshot](https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/c0ab83a0-7a33-11ed-a611-2b4fc68aed41.jpg?itok=N4BTMjIq 200w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/c0ab83a0-7a33-11ed-a611-2b4fc68aed41.jpg?itok=qV5DpgRa 260w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/c0ab83a0-7a33-11ed-a611-2b4fc68aed41.jpg?itok=1fgxHvNj 320w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/c0ab83a0-7a33-11ed-a611-2b4fc68aed41.jpg?itok=yMIU1DYg 400w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/c0ab83a0-7a33-11ed-a611-2b4fc68aed41.jpg?itok=-lRwAOlE 520w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/c0ab83a0-7a33-11ed-a611-2b4fc68aed41.jpg?itok=UIOWppWP 640w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/c0ab83a0-7a33-11ed-a611-2b4fc68aed41.jpg?itok=8h0IR945 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Sociomedical Sciences
Research Interests
Chronic disease, Community Health, Environmental Health, Food Policy and Obesity, Public Health Education, Urban Health
Academic Appointments
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sociomedical Sciences
![Mary Irvine Profile Headshot](https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/mki5_mary_irvine.jpg?itok=f8eg2ltT 200w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/mki5_mary_irvine.jpg?itok=jiS5u0Iw 260w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/mki5_mary_irvine.jpg?itok=Qsoh-nDy 320w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/mki5_mary_irvine.jpg?itok=mI9I-eHy 400w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/mki5_mary_irvine.jpg?itok=rQnB7i1j 520w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/mki5_mary_irvine.jpg?itok=nMYQlHLI 640w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/mki5_mary_irvine.jpg?itok=YeDeoTfM 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Sociomedical Sciences
Academic Appointments
- Adjunct Associate Research Scientist in the Department of Sociomedical Sciences
![Robert Klitzman, MD Profile Headshot](https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/b13a5640-c433-11ed-98b5-5dfb006386a7.jpg?itok=8bqrnomo 200w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/b13a5640-c433-11ed-98b5-5dfb006386a7.jpg?itok=CNCNyKPt 260w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/b13a5640-c433-11ed-98b5-5dfb006386a7.jpg?itok=6bR0uHAG 320w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/b13a5640-c433-11ed-98b5-5dfb006386a7.jpg?itok=RqZH4JTo 400w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/b13a5640-c433-11ed-98b5-5dfb006386a7.jpg?itok=l2AEaBYZ 520w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/b13a5640-c433-11ed-98b5-5dfb006386a7.jpg?itok=OrOlDggZ 640w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/b13a5640-c433-11ed-98b5-5dfb006386a7.jpg?itok=XMb_wLJD 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Psychiatry, Division of Gender, Sexuality, and Health, Department of Sociomedical Sciences
Research Interests
Genetics, Global Health, Healthcare Policy, HIV/AIDS, Infectious Diseases, Maternal and Reproductive Health, Mental Health, Palliative and end of life care, Public Health Education, Religious/Spiritual Cognition
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Psychiatry (in Sociomedical Sciences) at CUMC
![Justin Knox Profile Headshot](https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/6f6f7250-62ed-11ee-aff1-d1ff263f6b94.jpg?itok=koaImOXn 200w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/6f6f7250-62ed-11ee-aff1-d1ff263f6b94.jpg?itok=evzBgrPu 260w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/6f6f7250-62ed-11ee-aff1-d1ff263f6b94.jpg?itok=yDP6bR0m 320w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/6f6f7250-62ed-11ee-aff1-d1ff263f6b94.jpg?itok=FXSyFokE 400w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/6f6f7250-62ed-11ee-aff1-d1ff263f6b94.jpg?itok=kp68DcTG 520w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/6f6f7250-62ed-11ee-aff1-d1ff263f6b94.jpg?itok=p-oD5edC 640w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/6f6f7250-62ed-11ee-aff1-d1ff263f6b94.jpg?itok=e4ASRcc9 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Sociomedical Sciences
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Implementation Science and Intervention (in Psychiatry and Sociomedical Sciences)
![Rita Kukafka, DrPH Profile Headshot](https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/c9c250d0-bd28-11ed-938e-bdcda9acdcb8.jpeg?itok=F414GEEo 200w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/c9c250d0-bd28-11ed-938e-bdcda9acdcb8.jpeg?itok=czDXhT4r 260w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/c9c250d0-bd28-11ed-938e-bdcda9acdcb8.jpeg?itok=SWoLlTVr 320w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/c9c250d0-bd28-11ed-938e-bdcda9acdcb8.jpeg?itok=uc6xQZR_ 400w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/c9c250d0-bd28-11ed-938e-bdcda9acdcb8.jpeg?itok=YVyl6Vh_ 520w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/c9c250d0-bd28-11ed-938e-bdcda9acdcb8.jpeg?itok=W9x-kGbu 640w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/c9c250d0-bd28-11ed-938e-bdcda9acdcb8.jpeg?itok=Yj18xZQ3 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Sociomedical Sciences
Research Interests
Biostatistical Methods, Chronic disease, Community Health, Genetics, Public Health Education
Academic Appointments
- Professor, Sociomedical Sciences and Biomedical Informatics at the Columbia University Medical Center
![Mary Clare Lennon, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/70ffffd0-77fd-11ed-8d68-dd5203fad892.jpg?itok=g-lusZg2 200w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/70ffffd0-77fd-11ed-8d68-dd5203fad892.jpg?itok=ByPLtWGA 260w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/70ffffd0-77fd-11ed-8d68-dd5203fad892.jpg?itok=T-x6R6Ne 320w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/70ffffd0-77fd-11ed-8d68-dd5203fad892.jpg?itok=ab-VkRTI 400w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/70ffffd0-77fd-11ed-8d68-dd5203fad892.jpg?itok=pCdonFyY 520w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/70ffffd0-77fd-11ed-8d68-dd5203fad892.jpg?itok=pblQ7rv5 640w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/70ffffd0-77fd-11ed-8d68-dd5203fad892.jpg?itok=c4-hg3ts 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Sociomedical Sciences
Research Interests
Biostatistical Methods, Child and Adolescent Health, Chronic disease, Community Health, Global Health, Mental Health
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Clinical Sociomedical Sciences
![Bruce G. Link, PhD Profile Headshot](https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_200/public/cups-profile/headshot/cdb393d0-becb-11ed-9883-5dcef451790f.jpg?itok=iJ1SK0V1 200w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_260/public/cups-profile/headshot/cdb393d0-becb-11ed-9883-5dcef451790f.jpg?itok=WWHhMDym 260w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_320/public/cups-profile/headshot/cdb393d0-becb-11ed-9883-5dcef451790f.jpg?itok=MheeqSq3 320w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_400/public/cups-profile/headshot/cdb393d0-becb-11ed-9883-5dcef451790f.jpg?itok=TPwVa59V 400w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_520/public/cups-profile/headshot/cdb393d0-becb-11ed-9883-5dcef451790f.jpg?itok=A0Yxosex 520w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_640/public/cups-profile/headshot/cdb393d0-becb-11ed-9883-5dcef451790f.jpg?itok=D9XXhWTt 640w, https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/styles/cola_media_800/public/cups-profile/headshot/cdb393d0-becb-11ed-9883-5dcef451790f.jpg?itok=J-bKQfd0 800w)
Departments/Divisions
Department of Epidemiology, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Social Psychiatry, Department of Sociomedical Sciences
Research Interests
Biostatistical Methods, Chronic disease, Community Health, Mental Health
Academic Appointments
- Special Lecturer of Epidemiology and Sociomedical Sciences