Faculty Profiles
Kelly Brown. B.S., R.T., (T), ARRT
2102 William S. White Building
Kelly Brown is the Radiation Therapy Program Director. She completed her B.S. degree at Baker College of Jackson, Michigan, with an emphasis in Radiation Therapy. She is currently working on an MPA degree with a concentation in Health Care Administration. Prior to coming to UM-Flint, Kelly worked for six years in the clinical setting as a staff therapist. She also was active in educating and mentoring Radiation Therapy students.
She is a member of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT), the Michigan Society for Radiologic Technologists (MSRT) and is a registered Radiation Therapist with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) .
Her hobbies include gardening, yoga, reading, fishing, socializing and watching her son's sporting events. The University of Michigan is a family affair for Kelly. Her daughter is currently enrolled in the Inudstrial and Operations Engineering Program at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and her son hopes to attend in the Fall of 2010.
Nancy Gouin, M.P.H., MT (ASCP)
2102 William S. White Building
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.
Sunny Kang, Ph.D.
2102 William S. White Building
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.
Lynn L. Lebeck, CRNA, DNSc
2102 William S. White Building
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.
Arlesia Mathis, Ph.D.
2102 William S. White Building
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.
Shan Parker, Ph.D.
2102 William S. White Building
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.
Suzanne Selig, Ph.D.
2102 William S. White Building
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, Ph.D.
2102 William S. White Building
Rie Suzuki, Ph.D.
2102 William S. White Building
Dr. Suzuki received both her PhD in Health Education specializing in Health Behavior with gerontology portfolio certificate and her MA in Health Education specializing in Health Promotion from the University of Texas at Austin. She is an assistant professor at the University of Michigan-Flint giving special attention to the development, implementation, and evaluation of health promotion programs for aging and persons with disability living in a low SES community. In addition to these studies, she has major research interests in examining and intervening mediational factors of health behaviors and health outcomes across lifespan, and pursues a line of research in this area.
Prior to this position, she was the post doctoral research fellow in the RRTC at the Oregon Health & Science University, involving with all three strands of RRTC research (e.g., access to health care, health promotion, and quality of life measurement). She had been coordinating the development of the patient activation program, overseeing the study protocols and analyzing the data in the development of the QOL measures, conducting and writing a systematic review identifying barriers and facilitators relating to access to primary health care among individuals with disabilities.
She currently serves as a reviewer of several journals including the American Journal of Health Behavior, the Health Affairs in Health, the American Journal of Health Promotion and the Disability and Health Journal. She is a member of the American Public Health Association, the Society of Behavioral Medicine, the Gerontological Society of America, and the American Association on Health and Disability.