Director

Associate Professor, 

Department of Systems, Population and Leadership

Director, Occupational Health Nursing (OHN) program

School of Nursing, University of Michigan 

Marie-Anne was trained as a nurse and an occupational health and safety research scientist. Her work focuses on promoting the health and wellbeing of youth and adult working populations. As an immigrant herself, she is keenly aware of the disparities that the immigrant workforce experiences across multiple service industries such as nail salons. Marie-Anne enjoys spending time with her family, playing tennis, reading, going to museums and walks. 

You can find Dr. Rosemberg's full bio on ORCID or here.

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PhD Student

School of Nursing, University of Michigan

Julianne Armijo is a first-year Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan School of Nursing. She is funded through the NIH/NINR Predoctoral Fellowship Training Grant T32. She graduated from the University of Michigan with her BSN in 2010. In 2022, she graduated from the University of New Mexico with her MSN as a family nurse practitioner. She was honored with the Graduate Academic Achievement award and ANEW grant through the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration. She has a diverse bedside nursing background and served our nation’s elder Veterans as a geriatric nurse practitioner in Albuquerque, New Mexico. While in New Mexico, she led multiple interdisciplinary teams at the University of New Mexico Hospital intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her interest in the mental health of registered nurses blossomed after this experience, particularly regarding bipolar spectrum disorders. Her program of research will initially focus on obtaining socioeconomic demographics of registered nurses diagnosed with bipolar I, bipolar II, and cyclothymic disorders. In her spare time, she is a licensed general-level falconer, working with birds of prey in a rehabilitation framework to prepare them for a life in the wild.

Research Assistant

Current PhD Student
Psychology Department, Eastern Michigan University
Joseph is a doctoral student at Eastern Michigan University's (EMU) Clinical Psychology program. He has studied augmented reality exposure therapy for specific phobia and the impacts of racial trauma with the Fear and Anxiety Research lab. He also researches the impact of PTSD and military sexual trauma among Veterans. Joseph delivered therapy to the community with the University of Michigan Psychological Clinic. He has also worked with the VA Ann Arbor’s neuropsychology outpatient and polytrauma clinic. Currently, he is delivering therapy for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures at Michigan Medicine and is clinic co-director at the EMU Community Behavioral Health Clinic. In his spare time, Joseph enjoys perusing the farmer’s market and hosting elaborate dinner parties.

Research Assistant

University of Michigan Graduate Student

Ruiyang Dong is a first-year master's student at the University of Michigan in the School of Public Health majoring in Health Data Science. Ruiyang’s interests are using big data analytics

to improve healthcare outcomes and address public health challenges. Post-graduation, he aspires to apply his expertise by working for a hospital or pharmaceutical company, where he

can use his data and statistics knowledge and research experience to drive innovation and optimize people's lives. He is committed to making a meaningful impact in public healthcare and advancing his career goals. In his spare time, he likes to hang out with friends, watch movies, and play sports.

UROP Student

University of Michigan Undergraduate 

Amara Tariq is a freshman at the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts studying Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience. She plans on pursuing a business minor at the Ross School of Business. Amara is interested in biology and neurodevelopment in regards to human behavior and thought. Specifically, she is inclined towards medicine and oral care and hopes to pursue a career in dentistry surgery. In her free time, Amara enjoys working out, hiking, playing and watching soccer, snowboarding, spending time with her cat, and binging new shows. 

UROP Student

University of Michigan Undergraduate 

Nidhi Mistry is a freshman at the University of Michigan School of Literature, Science, and Arts on the Pre-Med track. She has an interest in understanding disparities revolving around Women and Gender in health and improving access to mental health resources amongst underprivileged populations. In her free time, Nidhi enjoys baking, listening to music, and dancing alongside her team here at the University of Michigan.

UROP Student

University of Michigan Undergraduate 

Insiyah Kapadia is a junior at the University of Michigan in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts studying Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience. She's deeply interested in the intersections of health and psychology, hoping to pursue a career in healthcare. Beyond academics, Insiyah enjoys skiing, travel, and quality time with friends and family. 

UROP Student

University of Michigan Undergraduate 

Meyer Cusnir is a first-year undergraduate student at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. He is majoring in Biology, Health, and Society with hopes of attending Medical School after college to become a doctor. He was born and raised in Miami, Florida where he engaged in various acts of community service like becoming the head of movement of Maccabi Tzair Fort Lauderdale (A nonprofit Jewish youth group that holds weekly activities for children aged 5-18, to promote Jewish Continuity and Zionism in the community) and tutoring underprivileged youths from South America in English. Born to Colombian parents and being a first-generation American, he has prided himself in being part of the Hispanic community. In his free time, he enjoys playing and watching sports and participating in outside activities like scuba diving and being at the beach. 

UROP Student

University of Michigan Undergraduate 

Natasha Eliya is a first-year pre-medical undergraduate student at the University of Michigan who hopes to pursue a dual degree in Neuroscience and Public Health Sciences, along with a minor in Chinese Language and Culture. Over time, she has developed a passion for issues revolving around substance abuse and mental health in underserved communities. In pursuit of said interests, she will be working on Dr. Rosemberg’s project “Addressing Poor Mental Health and Substance Misuse Among Workers in Michigan During Covid-19 and Beyond.” After graduating, she hopes to attend medical school in order to pursue a career in emergency medicine with a subspecialty in toxicology in order to serve socioeconomically disadvantaged populations plagued by the substance abuse epidemic and a history of poor mental health. In her free time, Natasha loves exploring Ann Arbor, reading, drawing, and video editing.

Former Research Assistant

School of Social Work, University of Michigan

Vanessa Perez is pursuing her Master's degree in Social Work, with a Pathway to Interpersonal Practice in Integrated Health, Mental Health & Substance Abuse at the University of Michigan.  She obtained her dual degree in Criminology and Psychology from the Ohio State University in 2003.  Thereafter, she spent 18 years working in various social service agencies within the state of Texas.  Vanessa has a strong interest in mental health, management/leadership, and criminal justice reform.  Some of her personal interests include art, music and mindfulness.  She also enjoys long-distance running. 

Former Research Assistant

School of Public Health, University of Michigan

Easheta is a senior at the University of Michigan School of Public Health studying Public Health Sciences with a minor in Moral and Political Philosophy. She has a keen interest in racial justice, understanding disparities in mental health outcomes, and improving access to appropriate treatment options for marginalized populations. After graduating, hoping to pursue a career in health policy with a focus in mental health and substance abuse disorder. In her free time, Easheta enjoys working out, hiking, listening to music, and trying out new recipes. 

Former Research Assistant

Mackenzie Adams, MPH is a University of Michigan School of Public Health graduate. From 2019 - 2021, Mackenzie worked with Dr. Rosemberg on projects related to the concerns of service workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, the health intervention needs of hospitality workers, and psychosocial stressors and health protective factors among low-wage workers. She currently manages research projects at the University of Michigan School of Nursing. Her work focuses on adolescent and young adult health, new media interventions, and community-academic partnerships. 

Former Research Assistant

Dr. Polick is a nurse scientist and post-doctoral fellow in the National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP) at Duke and is additionally For a VA scholar. Her clinical background was in emergency nursing. She completed her PhD at the University of Michigan where she was a T32 pre-doctoral fellow and engaged in Dr. Rosemberg's lab on research projects regarding the stress response, mental health, and coping of low wage and minoritized workers. Her dissertation focused on the impacts of childhood adversity and adult stressors on Multiple Sclerosis biopsychosocial outcomes. Dr. Polick's research interests additionally encompass trauma-informed precision healthcare, preventative and mediating factors of adverse stressors and health outcomes, and equitable healthcare access and delivery. In her free time, she likes to be active in nature doing anything from hiking the Rocky Mountains to scuba diving shipwrecks in the Caribbean.

Former Research Assistant

Former UROP Student

PhD Student

School of Nursing, University of Michigan

Chris Nelson is a first year PhD student at the University of Michigan School of Nursing. After being awarded the first Fulbright Fellowship ever granted for research in Greenland, during which he investigated the expanded scope of practice of registered nurses working in isolated Arctic settlements, he began looking into health disparities affecting care in native and indigenous communities in the Polar North. While working as a public health nurse in Indian Health Service-affiliated clinics in Alaska, New Mexico, and California, he co-authored the first textbook on American Indian Health and Nursing and went on to earn a Masters of Health Science in Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is a MSU Extension Master Gardener and is also an enthusiastic and adventurous cook of the fruits, vegetables, and herbs he loves to grow.