University of Michigan-Flint

Nancy Gouin is the Program Director for the Medical Technology Program as well as lecturer in clinical laboratory sciences. She earned a B.S. in Medical Technology from the University of Wisconsin and M.P.H. from the University of Texas School of Public Health in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Sunny Kang received her Doctorate degree in Gerontology (Aging Policy Concentration) from the University of Maryland at Baltimore and Baltimore County; meanwhile, she received an MS. degree in Epidemiology from the University of Maryland, School of Medicine.  She also holds an MPP degree (Health Policy Concentration) as well as an MPA degree.

Dr. Kang's research interests center on health disparities in long-term care settings among underserved populations, and how federal and state legislation, regulations, policies and programs can reduce or eliminate such disparities. 

Another research area of interest to her is to examine the significant role of health care financing (e.g. Medicare, Medicaid) in the process of healthcare delivery and access.

Dr. Kang' previous works are published in journals such as The Gerontologist, Journal of Aging & Social Policy, and Medical Care Research and Review.  

Dr. Lebeck is a clinical assistant professor and the Director of the M.S. in Anesthesia Program. She received her doctorate in nursing science from Rush University, a B.S.N. from Madonna University, an A.A.S. in Nursing from Schoolcraft College, and an Associate of Science from Schoolcraft College.

Dr. Lebeck was previously employed for 18 years at William Beaumont Hospital. She is President-elect of the Michigan Association of Nurse Anesthetists and a member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists.

Her hobbies include sewing and reading.

Dr. Arlesia Mathis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Sciences and Administration at the University of Michigan-Flint. She holds a Ph.D. in Public Health from the University of South Florida, a Master of Arts in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of West Florida, and Bachelor of Science degrees in Microbiology and Psychology from the Louisiana State University. She is also a Certified Public Manager.

Prior coming to the University of Michigan-Flint, she was awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Center for Population Research at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development for her research on the effects of privatization on the provision of public health services and changes in population health status. She worked as a Statistician at the Florida Center for Health Statistics and as a Operations and Management Consultant at the Florida Department of Health in the area of minority health. She has twenty years of experience working in the public and private sector and was awarded numerous professional and academic awards including the McKnight Doctoral Fellowship, the Delores Auzenne Fellowship, the Kosove Award, the Davis Productivity Award, the Superior Accomplishment Award, and the Chancellor’s Award.

Sam Oberstein is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Michigan-Flint.  His business experience includes consulting services for Risk Management Incorporated, where he has specialized in managed health care arrangements, employee benefit plans, and risk management and insurance programs.  He has also served as an in-house human resources management consultant with Healthtech Consolidated Companies, where he was involved in both corporate and human resources planning; an in-house managed health care consultant with General American Life Insurance Company, where he was extensively involved in negotiations with health care systems and provider networks; a research assistant in an OSHA program; and a governor's intern with the Minnesota Health Department.  Sam began his career in accounting where he worked as an IRS agent for several years.  His previous academic experience includes having served as a program director of health services management programs in Montana, Texas and New York.  He has also taught extensively in the areas of health services management, risk management and insurance, employee benefits and personal financial planning, and human resources management.

Sam earned his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota where his major areas of study were pharmacy administration, health services management, and risk management and insurance.  His Ph.D. dissertation was on the topic of Multiple Employer Trusts in Health Insurance and the findings were published in the Journal of Insurance Regulation.  He earned both a Master of Arts in Industrial Relations and a Master of Public Health from the University of Minnesota, and a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in accounting from Baruch College.  Sam holds designations as a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), a Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS), and a Health Insurance Associate (HIA).  He also is a past president of the Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter of the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists. 

Sam enjoys being involved in religious and community based activities.  He also enjoys hiking and other outdoor activities.

Dr. Parker is an associate professor. She received her doctorate in Health Education and Health Promotion jointly from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa and The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health where she also received her M.P.H. Her B.S. in Biology is from the University of South Alabama .

Dr. Parker is a health promotionist who has focused her efforts on working with minority populations, specifically African Americans in addressing disease prevention. Her areas of interest include HIV/AIDS and STD prevention and reproductive health. She also works in the areas of diabetes education, nutrition, and breast and cervical cancer prevention. She has worked in developing culturally sensitive interventions for minority populations including women, adolescents, and persons in substance abuse treatment and has brought her expertise to her work with many community agencies in Flint to address these health issues for the citizens of Flint .

Dr. Parker teaches primarily in the health education programs. She has been engaged in research at the university acting as the principal investigator on a research project to address HIV and gonorrhea prevention among youth. She has conducted research with HIV prevention and substance abuse and is engaged in evaluation research with a number of programs in the community.

Her hobbies including Chicago style ballroom dancing, decorating and reading.

Dr. Selig is a professor and the Department Director. She received her doctorate in Medical Sociology and Human Ecology from the University of Cincinnati , an M.P.H. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, an M.S.W. from The University of Michigan, an M.S. in Medical Sociology from the University of Maine and a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Florida .

Previously, she was the Coordinator of the School of Health Sciences at UM-Flint. Her current teaching interests include epidemiology and cultural competence.

Dr. Selig's research interests are in the areas of community-campus partnerships, the role of racism in health disparities, social epidemiology and culturally competent practice.

Her hobbies include hiking, walking, reading, swimming and travel.

John Sonnega is an Assistant professor of Health Education in the Department of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Michigan - Flint.   Dr. Sonnega received his Doctorate degree in Public Health Psychology from Johns Hopkins University.

Prior to coming to the University of Michigan - Flint he was employed at the Institute of Social Research in Ann Arbor.  Dr.  Sonnega’s research interests include sleep promotion, mental health, stress and coping, and novel measurement strategies.

He grew up in Michigan and has family roots in Flint.