Dr. Megan Threats, PhD, MSLIS is an assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Information with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Health Management and Policy at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.  She is an interdisciplinary scholar with a background in library and information science and public health. Her research focuses on historically marginalized communities’ health information and technology practices, particularly Black and LGBTQ communities. Dr. Threats develops theory about information practices, and investigates structural and social determinants of information and health inequities, specifically intersectional discrimination. She uses community-based methods to design information resources and technologies to reduce disparities and improve marginalized communities' health and well-being.

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Her award-winning research has been published in leading journals, such as the Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, the Journal of Medical Internet Research, Health Equity, Social Media + Society, and the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.  It has received funding support from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Medical Library Association. She holds affiliations with UM’s Center for Racial Justice and the Community Health Informatics Data Lab at Brown University.

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Dr. Threats has over a decade of experience directing large-scale, community-engaged health initiatives and federally-funded programs. She also directs a consulting agency that offers training to government offices, community-based organizations, companies, and schools on various topics related to social determinants of health, social and behavioral health, health informatics, and more.

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