Mona Hanna
Associate Dean for Public Health and C. S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health at Michigan State University (MSU) College of Human Medicine
A pediatrician, scientist, activist, and author, Hanna is the author of What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City, a New York Times most notable book. For this and other work, she was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World and recognized as one of USA Today's Women of the Century for her role in uncovering the Flint water crisis and leading recovery efforts. She is reimagining how society can come together to eliminate infant poverty with a first-in-the-nation program, Rx Kids. She has testified multiple times before the United States Congress, and frequently contributes to national media outlets championing the cause of children in Flint and beyond. Hanna is also the founding director of the Pediatric Public Health Initiative, an innovative partnership of MSU and Hurley Children's Hospital in Flint, Michigan.
