Marc A. Zimmerman

Marc 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 2014–2025. ^{[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

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11. "Editorial Board: Health Education & Behavior". Sage Journals. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
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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.