Ann E. Jeffers

Ann E. Jeffers, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI (USA). She has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, and she has a Master of Science and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech. Her research focuses on computational methods of anaylsis, with applications primarily involving building fires and wildfires. She was co-Editor-in-Chief of Fire Safety Journal from 2016-2018, and she has received a number of awards for her research, teaching, and service over the years. Following her diagnosis with bipolar disorder, Ann became a mental health advocate and a champion for disability rights. She has written pieces on mental health for The Mighty and Open Minds Quarterly. Ann lives in Michigan with her wife and three kids.