Alumni News: Fall 2026
Alumni honors, career moves, and items of note
Melanie E. Mayberry, SM ’15, was elected president of the Michigan Dental Association. A respected educator, mentor, and leader, Mayberry has dedicated her career to advancing the profession and supporting the next generation of dentists across Michigan.
Madison Murphy Barney, MPH ’20, recently published her first book, Our Ancestors Want Us to Be Mushrooms. The book explores teachings from the mycelial world for living in balance with one’s self, their peers, and the planet.
Cornerstone Research announced that Gregg S. Meyer, MPH ’93, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, has affiliated with the firm. Meyer brings more than thirty years of experience in value-based care, hospital operations, vertical integration, and healthcare quality measurement.
In memoriam
Michael A. Wolfson, devoted his life to medicine, public health, environmental justice, and his family. As a physician specializing in family practice and occupational and environmental medicine, he spent decades advocating against environmental hazards and injustices long before many recognized their impact on communities and public health. He was deeply committed to helping others and was known among family, friends, and patients for his willingness to offer guidance, solve difficult medical problems, and care for those in need.
Wolfson had a number of degrees, including an MPH from Harvard Chan School, where he also served as a senior research scientist.
At a young age, Paul Lierhaus, developed a lifelong passion for science; and as a teenager, he immersed himself in history and physics. He went on to earn a master’s from Harvard Chan School. Many years later, Lierhaus taught himself computer programming and built a software engineering career at Polaroid and Avid. He and his wife Alison, and two daughters settled in Harvard in the nineties, “drawn not by the schools but because he read about the “nice views.”” Lierhaus remained in the Harvard Bridge and Cable Committee communities for many, many years.
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