Marc A. Zimmerman

Marc A. Zimmerman (born 1954) is a professor of public health at the University of Michigan.[1]

Education

Zimmerman received a Bachelor of Science in psychology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1976, his Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Oregon in 1980 and received a Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1986.[2]

Academic career

Zimmerman began his academic career in 1986.[3] In 1989, he joined the University of Michigan School of Public Health as an assistant professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Equity.[4] His research topics focused on adolescent health and resiliency, and empowerment theory.[4] In 1994,[5] he received funding from the National Institutes of Health to lead the Flint Adolescent Study (FAS) to explore risk, promotive factors and health outcomes.[6] In 2004, Zimmerman led the development of Youth Empowerment Solutions (YES), a program designed to help adolescents develop leadership skills through community projects[7]. In 2017, he was named the Marshall H. Becker Collegiate Professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.[8] In 2021, he became an inaugural co-director of the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention at the University of Michigan.[9]

Honors, awards and positions

Zimmerman is the founding director of the Prevention Research Center (PRC) of Michigan (established 1998)[10] and of the Michigan Youth Violence Prevention Center (MI-YVPC). He was the editor-in-chief for the Health Education & Behavior from 1998–2010[11] and Youth & Society from 2014 to 2025.[12][13] Zimmerman was awarded the Hometown Health Hero Award, Michigan Department of Community Health in 2011[14], named the Marshall H. Becker Collegiate Professor in 2017,[15] won the University of Michigan, President’s Award for Public Impact in 2019,[16] and was elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 2024.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Marc Zimmerman". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
  2. ^ "Marc Zimmerman - Faculty Profiles - U-M School of Public Health". sph.umich.edu. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  3. ^ "Marc A. Zimmerman". The Conversation. 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  4. ^ a b "Marc ZIMMERMAN | Professor (Full) | Ph.D. | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor | U-M | Department of Health Behavior and Health Education | Research profile". ResearchGate. Archived from the original on 2025-01-18. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  5. ^ "FAS 1994-2012". Flint Adolescent Study. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  6. ^ "About". Flint Adolescent Study. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  7. ^ "YES for Peaceful Communities". YES: Youth Empowerment Solutions. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  8. ^ "Regents Roundup — March 2017 | The University Record". record.umich.edu. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  9. ^ "Marc Zimmerman Appointed Co-Director of Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention | News | University of Michigan School of Public Health | Faculty | Firearm | Firearm Injury | Injury Prevention |". sph.umich.edu. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  10. ^ "About". Prevention Research Collaborative – UM SPH. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  11. ^ "Editorial Board: Health Education & Behavior". Sage Journals. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  12. ^ "Marc A. Zimmerman, PhD". Michigan Youth Violence Prevention Center. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  13. ^ "Editorial Board: Youth & Society". Sage Journals. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  14. ^ "Michigan's health policy champions, hometown health heroes to be honored at Lansing event". 11 April 2011.
  15. ^ Egan, Sydney (2017-03-20). "PRC Director Marc Zimmerman recognized with collegiate professorship". Prevention Research Collaborative – UM SPH. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  16. ^ "Past Award Winners | Office of the President". president.umich.edu. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  17. ^ "National Academy of Medicine Elects 100 New Members - NAM". nam.edu. 2024-10-21. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
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