Welcome to MPHI

Get In Touch!

Karie Morgan, MPHI Research Scientist: kmorgan@mphi.org

Kelly Nowicki, Senior Program Manager: knowicki@mphi.org

MPHI is a mission-driven, nonprofit public health institute. We are a team of teams, process and content experts with a shared mission to advance population health through public health innovation and collaboration, promoting health and well-being for all. Our broad network of partners includes academia, government, community-based organizations, and healthcare providers. These connections empower us to develop solutions to the most critical public health needs. Together, we are committed to our vision of a just world where tomorrow is healthier for all!

What does MPHI bring to global health? 

  • We are centered on creating opportunities for everyone to live healthy lives. 

  • We are systems thinkers and understand health and wellbeing are products of interconnected systems. 

  • We aim to foster and support human-centered, community-driven approaches that promote sustainable health solutions. 

  • We value authentic relationships and have extensive experience enacting and supporting equitable partnerships. 

  • We hold broad and deep public health expertise in research, design, and implementation that emerges out of our varied experiential and multidisciplinary groundings. 

  • We bridge intersections of academia, government, and community and between private and public entities.  

Areas of Strength

  • Community-based participatory research, community and patient engagement

  • Anthropological principles 

  • Data analytics, database development, data interoperability

  • Mixed and multi-methods research 

  • Monitoring and evaluation 

  • Storytelling, bringing research to practice  

  • Quality Improvement 

  • Capacity building

  • Program management 

  • Facilitation and convening 

Current Projects

  • Partnered with Wayne State University Global Health Research Collaborative (GHRC) on the Michigan Global Health Workforce Assessment

  • Established MPHI Global Health Workgroup to guide portfolio development and strategic planning

Let’s Work Together