Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education and University Diversity & Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan
About
Dr. Amy Schulz’ research focuses on social factors that contribute to health with a particular focus on social and physical environmental factors and their effects on health, health equity and urban health. A majority of Dr. Schulz's research is conducted with partners in Detroit, using a community-based participatory research approach. She has been involved in working with Detroit partners to understand and address factors that contribute to excess risk of cardiovascular disease in Detroit, conduct health impact assessments of proposed policies, and develop public health action plans to reduce air pollution and promote health in Detroit and the surrounding area. She teaches master's and doctoral level courses focused on social and environmental health equity, and on survey research. Dr. Schulz's research appears in the American Journal of Public Health, Social Science and Medicine, the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Health and Place, Social Problems, Health Education and Behavior, The Annual Review of Public Health, The Journal of Urban Health and Health Education Research.
Current Work:
Current research efforts focus on understanding social determinants of health in urban communities, the contributions of social and environmental factors to racial and socioeconomic inequities in cardiovascular disease, social aspects of community and their relationship to health, and interventions designed to promote environmental health and health equity in urban areas.
Research Area Keyword(s):
Environmental justice, health equity
