{"id":190611,"date":"2021-02-01T16:19:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T21:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=190611"},"modified":"2021-02-01T16:21:03","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T21:21:03","slug":"faculty-and-research-q-and-a-michael-mcclean-sphty","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/articles\/2021\/faculty-and-research-q-and-a-michael-mcclean-sphty\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I Look to Our New Faculty and Students&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin sphnews-block-editorial-leadin is-style-side-by-side has-media has-flip has-media-focus-center-middle\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2872\" height=\"4480\" src=\"\/sph\/files\/2021\/02\/Michael-McClean-vertical-headshot.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/02\/Michael-McClean-vertical-headshot.png 2872w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/02\/Michael-McClean-vertical-headshot-408x636.png 408w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/02\/Michael-McClean-vertical-headshot-656x1024.png 656w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/02\/Michael-McClean-vertical-headshot-768x1198.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/02\/Michael-McClean-vertical-headshot-985x1536.png 985w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/02\/Michael-McClean-vertical-headshot-1313x2048.png 1313w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/02\/Michael-McClean-vertical-headshot-755x1178.png 755w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/02\/Michael-McClean-vertical-headshot-641x1000.png 641w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/02\/Michael-McClean-vertical-headshot-577x900.png 577w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/02\/Michael-McClean-vertical-headshot-1920x2995.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2021\/02\/Michael-McClean-vertical-headshot-1200x1872.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2872px) 100vw, 2872px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">SPH This Year<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8216;I Look to Our New Faculty and Students and I&#8217;m Comforted&#8217;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"deck\">Michael McClean, associate dean for research and faculty advancement, on the Think part of Think. Teach. Do. and why he is hopeful about the future of public health.<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar js-block-editorial-metabar sphnews-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">February 1, 2021<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-credit-type=\"By\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/authors\/michelle-samuels\/\">Michelle Samuels<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a sphnews-block-editorial-q-and-a\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-title\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-title-heading\">Q<span>&amp;<\/span>A<\/h2><h4 class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-title-subheading\">with Michael McClean, associate dean for research and faculty advancement<\/h4><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-question\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\"><strong>SPH: <\/strong>How are faculty and research staff moving public health forward?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-answer\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/profile\/michael-mcclean\/\">Michael McClean:<\/a><\/strong> As Dean Galea emphasizes, our goal must be to create the conditions that generate health. Focusing on root causes requires the engagement of disciplines that have not traditionally fallen within the domain of public health.<br><br>For example, we have been at the forefront of addressing gun violence as a public health issue, studying the human health effects of climate change, developing strategies to combat the obesity and opioid epidemics, and using innovative machine-learning techniques to derive public health insights from large unstructured data resources. In fact, many of the new faculty featured in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/news\/sph-this-year\/\">this issue of <em>SPH This Year<\/em><\/a> are working in these important areas.<br><br>Our faculty and research staff bring diverse backgrounds and expertise to their work at SPH, and solving the complex problems of public health requires that diversity of expertise and perspectives.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-question\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">How has the SPH faculty changed over time?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-answer\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">We have always been fortunate to have outstanding faculty at SPH who are deeply committed educators, researchers, and practitioners. <br><br>Our research focuses on solving important real-world problems and translating findings into actions that will improve the lives of the communities in which we work. Our faculty choose to do this research at SPH because they are also dedicated teachers, and, while we are a world-class research institution, we are, indeed, a school first.<br><br>The interests and perspectives of our new faculty are increasingly shaped by factors such as climate change, the Internet of Things, big data, and social media. And as we welcome new faculty into our community, our more experienced faculty are providing mentorship as part of our robust portfolio of faculty development programming that is especially valuable while learning to navigate the complexities of faculty life.<br><br>It\u2019s truly a privilege to be part of such a vibrant, mission-driven organization. The members of our community have all been drawn to public health\u2014and specifically SPH because they are motivated to make the world a better place.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-question\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">What makes you hopeful about the future of public health?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-answer\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">When I consider the future of public health, despite the formidable challenges we face, I look to our new faculty and our students at SPH, and I\u2019m comforted. I\u2019m comforted not only by their passion and dedication, but also by the diversity of their backgrounds and expertise.<br><br>The recruitment of new students and new faculty to our community is always especially exciting, in part because their enthusiasm renews our own, and reminds us why we also chose careers in public health.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael McClean, associate dean for research and faculty advancement, on the Think part of Think. Teach. 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