Mary Zimmerman

Dr. Zimmerman received a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Minnesota, which she followed with an NIH post-doctoral research fellowship in cardiovascular epidemiology. She spent several years on the School of Medicine faculty at the University of Minnesota - Duluth prior to coming to the University of Kansas in 1982 to help begin the Department of Health Policy and Management. Dr. Zimmerman is Joy McCann Professor for Women in Medicine and Science in the School of Medicine where she also directs the PhD program in Health Policy and Management. In addition to her Medical Center appointments, Dr, Zimmerman is a Courtesy Professor in the Department of Sociology and has affiliate relationships with the KU Department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Center for Global and International Studies, Institute for Policy and Social Research and Office of Aging and Long Term Care.  She founded and served as faculty director for the KU summer study abroad course, "Health Care and Social Policies in Sweden," which has been taught annually by the Departments of Health Policy and Management and Sociology for over two decades. Dr. Zimmerman has been active in professional service and leadership regionally and nationally. She was a Fulbright Scholar in Finland in 1990 and a 2000-2001 recipient of the W.T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence.