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Doctoral Candidate in Movement Science, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan
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Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
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Research Professor at the Center for Political Studies, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Information, University of Michigan
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Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Digital Academic Initiatives (University of Michigan Law School) | Visiting Lecturer (University of Chicago Law School) | Visiting Lecturer (UCLA School of Law), University of Michigan
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Research Investigator at the Survey Research Center at the Institute of Social Research, University of Michigan
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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Business Law, University of Michigan
