The Department of Social Medicine & Healthcare Leadership For additional background information on selected faculty and staff, click on the name.
Gail Singer-Chang, Psy.D
Department Chair/Assistant Professor, Department of Social Medicine & Healthcare Leadership
Assistant Dean, Interdisciplinary Education, COMP
Director, Institute for Medical Educators (IME), COMP
gsingerchang@westernu.edu
James W. Bell, EdD
Vice Chair/Professor, Department of Social Medicine & Healthcare Leadership
Director, Standardized Patient Program, COMP-Northwest
jwbell@westernu.edu
Jan Boller, RN, PhD
Associate Professor & Director of Nursing Leadership Program, CGN
jboller@westernu.edu
Miki Carpenter
Director of Assessment & Program Development, College of Optometry
mcarpenter@westernu.edu
Jennifer Cassidy, MLIS
Access Services Librarian, WU
Adjunct Instructor, Social Medicine & Healthcare Leadership
jcassidy@westernu.edu
Frances Chu, MSN, MLIS
Associate Director of Reference and Outreach, Pumerantz Library
Adjunct Instructor, Social Medicine & Healthcare Leadership
fchu@westernu.edu
Michelle Emmert, EdD
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, COMP
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Social Medicine & Healthcare Leadership
memmert@westernu.edu
Dirk Foley, MA
Executive Director for Educational Development, NW Region, COMP
Adjunct Instructor, Social Medicine & Healthcare Leadership
foleyd@westernu.edu
Thomas G. Fox, Ph.D
Senior Vice President, WU
(Special Assistant to the President)
Adjunct Professor, Social Medicine & Healthcare Leadership
tfox@westernu.edu
Marcel Fraix, DO
Chair and Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
mfraix@westernu.edu
Sandra Garner, M.Ed.
Sr. Executive Director, Office of Medical Simulation, COMP
Instructor, Social Medicine & Healthcare Leadership
sgarner@westernu.edu
Dagmar Goretzki (Cofer), MS, MAMS
Assistant Director, LEAD, WU
Adjunct Instructor, Social Medicine & Healthcare Leadership
dcofer@westernu.edu
Rebecca Giusti, DO
Assistant Professor of NMM/OMM
rgiusti@westernu.edu
Ruth Harris, MLIS
Reference Librarian II, WU
Adjunct Instructor, Social Medicine & Healthcare Leadership
harrisr@westernu.edu
Scott Helf, DO, MSIT
Chief Technology Officer, Director Academic Informatics, COMP
Assistant Professor, Social Medicine & Healthcare Leadership
shelf@westernu.edu
Susan Mackintosh, DO, MPH
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, COMP
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Social Medicine & Healthcare Leadership
smackintosh@westernu.edu
Jeanine Mann, MPH
Professional Development Specialist, COMP Administration
Adjunct Instructor, Social Medicine & Healthcare Leadership
jmann@westernu.edu
Dennis Muscato
Interprofessional Education Manager, COMP-Northwest
Adjunct Instructor, Social Medicine & Healthcare Leadership
dmuscato@westernu.edu
Louise Muscato, PhD
Assistant Dean for Medical Education, COMP-Northwest
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Social Medicine & Healthcare Leadership
lmuscato@westernu.edu
Neil Patel, PhD
Research Analyst, Office of Institutional Research
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Social Medicine & Healthcare Leadership
patelnm@westernu.edu
Juan Ramirez, PhD
Director, Office of Institutional Research
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Social Medicine & Healthcare Leadership
jramirez@westernu.edu
Elizabeth Rega, PhD
Associate Vice Provost for Academic Development
Associate Professor of Anatomy
erega@westernu.edu
Alicia Saulpaugh, MLIS
Reference Librarian II, WU
Adjunct Instructor, Social Medicine & Healthcare Leadership
asaulpaugh@westernu.edu
Olivia Solis, MLIS
Library Archivist, WU
Adjunct Instructor, Social Medicine & Healthcare Leadership
osolis@westernu.edu
Richard Sugerman, PhD
Professor, Anatomy, COMP
Adjunct Professor, Social Medicine & Healthcare Leadership
rsugerman@westernu.edu
Patricia Vader, MLIS
Director, Library, WU
Adjunct Instructor, Social Medicine & Healthcare Leadership
pvader@westernu.edu
Stephanie White, DO
Assistant Dean of Clinical Education, COMP
swhite@westernu.edu
Rafi Younoszai, PhD
Professor of Anatomy (Emeritus) & Social Medicine & Healthcare Leadership, COMP
Director- Center for Global & Community Health-WU
ryounoszai@westernu.edu