Biography
Dr. Michelle Teti is the associate dean of the Honors College and a professor in the Department of Public Health. She also holds affiliate faculty appointments in Black Studies and Visual Studies. She earned a Master of Public Health (MPH) and a Doctorate in Community Health and Prevention (DrPH) from Drexel University in Philadelphia. She completed Visiting Professorships at the Center for AIDS Prevention at the University of California, San Francisco, in 2010–2012 and 2015.
Dr. Teti has more than 25 years of experience teaching about and conducting community-engaged health research focused on HIV and related public health issues, including homelessness, substance use, and violence. Her work is grounded in the belief that people who are sick and disenfranchised matter, and that they are often best positioned to identify what is needed to address their complex health challenges. Her research has been conducted across different geographic settings, including urban and rural communities in the United States and internationally. She is a Fulbright award recipient related to her HIV research in South Africa and has served as a lead or collaborating investigator on numerous community health projects funded by the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Defense, Health Forward Foundation, Boone County Health Department, and other organizations.
Dr. Teti is an expert in participatory research and in qualitative and visual, participant-driven methods such as photovoice. Her work centers the experiences and expertise of people living with varied health conditions and illnesses to inform innovative public health questions, interventions, and solutions. She has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and presented her work at numerous national and international conferences. She also serves as the North America Editor for the International Journal of Qualitative Methods.
