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Paul Fleming, Ph.D., M.P.H.

(He/him/his)
Associate Professor
Health Behavior and Health Education
pauljf@umich.edu
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Biography

Dr. Fleming is an Associate Professor and co-founder of the Collaborative for Transformative Public Health. His research and teaching focus on the root causes of racial health inequities and strategies to address them. In this work, he partners with community-based organizations and community organizers to help bring equity and anti-racism principles into practice. He is a sought-after thought leader on how to advance health equity and create communities and organizations that enable all people to thrive. He and his work has been featured in top journals and in media outlets such as NPR and The Detroit Free-Press. His latest book, Imagine Doing Better: Why policies backfire and how prevention thinking can change everything, aims to provide a hopeful roadmap for leaders and do-ers who want to transform their organizations, their communities, and the world.

  • Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • M.P.H., Emory University

Research

community-based participatory research; anti-racism; immigrant health; immigration policies; structural interventions; health equity; historical roots

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Michigan Research Experts Profile
Condition Focus
Mental Health
Mental Health Depression
Mental Health Anxiety
Type 2 Diabetes
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Population Focus
Minority Populations
Minority Populations Hispanic/Latino
Minority Populations Immigrant/non-American
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Center, Institute, and Program Affiliations
Caswell Diabetes Institute
Michigan Center for Diabetes Translational Research
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Career Track
Translational Research
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Language Proficiency
  • Spanish (Latin American) - Read/Write/Speak

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