Caress A. Dean, MPH, Ph.D.

Title: Director, Associate Professor - Public Health
Office: 3156 Human Health Building
Phone: (248) 364-8845
Fax: (248) 364-8657
E-mail: caressdean@oakland.edu

Educational Background: 
PhD; Public Health; Health Management and Policy; Saint Louis University
MPH; Public Health; Health Policy and Promotion; University of Missouri – Columbia
BS; Biological Sciences; Marquette University 

Teaching Interests: 
Her teaching interest include health policy and management, capstone, population health, health services, and cardiovascular health. 

Research/Scholarship: 
Dr. Dean’s area of expertise include chronic disease prevention and management. In her current work she seeks to understand the cardiovascular health of populations. She hopes to use these findings to inform the development of policies and procedures to address influential social determinants of health.