Michael D. Barnes is a professor of public health and Associate Academic Vice President for Faculty Development at Brigham Young University (BYU).
He received his Ph.D. in community health from Southern Illinois University and has taught at New Mexico State University and Brigham Young University. His research monitors socio-behavioral health determinants of substance misuse and emotional well-being. It involves applying computational health algorithms to monitor big data and, more recently, focuses on the impact of family health and familial factors on public health problems and policies.
During his career, Barnes has co-authored more than 75 original peer-reviewed publications, received funded research proposals totaling more than $1.7 million, and several honors, including BYU’s Wesley P. Lloyd Award, SOPHE’s National Public Health Fellow and Health Education Advocate Achievement awards, and NMSU’s Donald C. Roush Excellence in Teaching Award (university-level award).
He and his wife, Stephanie, are the parents of four children and grandparents of five.