Maureen Lichtveld, MD

Board Member

Dr. Maureen Lichtveld is the Dean of the School of Public Health, the Jonas Salk Chair in Population Health, and Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health at the University of  Pittsburgh with over 35 years of expertise in environmental health. 

As Dean, Dr. Lichtveld oversees seven academic departments, 1000 students, 165 faculty, and 320 staff. Her research  focuses on environmentally-induced disease, health disparities, climate and health, environmental health policy, disaster preparedness, public health systems, and community  resilience. Dean Lichtveld is a member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), the NAM  Council, and a member of numerous NAM and National Academies of Sciences Engineering  and Medicine (NASEM) Boards, Roundtables, and Committees. 

She is also a member of the National Research Council (NRC) Governing Board and Project Approval Committee. Dean  Lichtveld is the Chair of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH). She has co authored the textbook on Environmental Policy and Public Health. Honors include Johns  Hopkins University Society of Scholars, CDC Environmental Health Scientist of the Year, and Woman of the Year of the City of New Orleans for her contributions to science.