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FACULTYIntroducing New Faculty . . .ChairpersonMaryjean Schenk, MD, MS, MPH313-577-0884mschenk@med.wayne.eduAssociate ChairpersonBruce R. Deschere, MD, MBA313-577-1424Deschere@med.wayne.eduAssociate ChairpersonRick K. Severson, PhD313-577-6852severson@med.wayne.eduDepartment AdministratorJoan C. Price, MBA313-577-4062jcprice@med.wayne.eduDivision HeadsJames E. Blessman, MD, MPHOccupational & Environmental Medicine313-577-1421jambles@med.wayne.eduRichard E. Gallagher, PhDMedical Education313-577-6861rgallgh@med.wayne.eduTsveti Markova, MDFamily Practice Residency313-340-4322tmarkova@med.wayne.eduJohn Porcerelli, PhDBehavioral Science313-340-4348jporcer@med.wayne.eduKendra L. Schwartz, MD, MSPHPractice-based Research313-577-0880kensch@med.wayne.eduProfessorsTerrance L. Albrecht, PhDRichard Gallagher, PhDHikmet Jamil, MD, PhDVictoria Neale, PhD, MPHLouis A. Penner, PhDRick Severson, PhDAssociate ProfessorsRebecca Cline, PhDJohn Porcerelli, PhDLinda Roth, PhDMaryjean Schenk, MD, MPH, MSKendra Schwartz, MD, MSPHAssistant ProfessorsJames E. Blessman, Jr, MD, MPHPatrick Bridge, PhDJoseph Brocato, PhDBruce Deschere, MD, MSBAMelissa Franks, PhDJohn Graff, PhDFelicity Harper, PhDNejla Israel, MDHarsha Jayatilake, MDNehman Lauder, MDTsveti Markova, MDJames Meza, MDPierre Morris, MDKodavayour Nirmal, MDSharon Popp, PhD, MSWThomas Roe, MDFrederick C. Rosin, MDPromita Roychoudhury, MDRaouf Seifeldin, MDJames N. Skupski, MD, MPHJinping Xu, MDRebecca Cline, Ph.D.Dr. Rebecca Cline joined the Department of FamilyMedicine as an associate professor in the Communicationand Behavioral Oncology Program at Karmanos CancerInstitute. Previously she was at the University of Florida.She serves as a source of expertise in health communication,particularly related to behavioral aspects of cancer andchronic disease, interpersonal communication in healthcare, the roles of everyday communication in health andhealth behavior, and the complex challenges of analyzinghow populations interpret and respond to health messages,and designing effective health messages.Felicity Harper, Ph.D.Dr. Felicity Harper is an assistant professor in theDepartment of Family Medicine and a scientist in theCommunication and Behavioral Oncology ResearchProgram at the Karmanos Cancer Institute. She alsoprovides clinical mental health services through the WertzCounseling Service. After graduating from the Universityof Kentucky, Dr. Harper completed a postdoctoralresearch fellowship at the National Institute of MentalHealth. She will apply her training and experience inpsychosocial oncology and family violence to helpimprove the emotional well-being, quality of life, andhealth behaviors of cancer patients and their families.Pierre Morris, M.D.Dr. Pierre Morris joined the Department of FamilyMedicine as a clinical faculty member within theresidency program after completing his training hereand serving as Chief Resident. In his faculty position, heteaches residents and medical students in both inpatientand ambulatory settings. He also serves as an academicadvisor, mentor, and supervisor within the residencyprogram. Dr. Morris additionally provides direct patientcare at the University Family Physicians-Detroit clinic.LecturerJuliann Binienda, MA4 Department of Family Medicine 2004 Annual Report