Faculty
We encourage you to connect with our accomplished faculty in each program area.
GDEC: Global Disease Epidemiology and Control program faculty improve techniques for prevention of morbidity and mortality caused by diseases affecting disadvantaged populations.
SBI: Social and Behavioral Interventions program faculty conduct research and training on the development, implementation and evaluation of social science-based public health interventions.
HUMAN NUTRITION: The multidisciplinary nature of nutrition is reflected in the program's faculty, which includes pediatricians, biochemists, epidemiologists, physiologists, anthropologists, and biostatisticians.
HEALTH SYSTEMS: Health Systems designs systems and implements equitable and cost-effective strategies for delivering health care interventions to disadvantaged and underserved communities in the U.S. and abroad.
Name Sort descending | Title | PROGRAM AREAS/TRACKS | Overview |
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Janesse Brewer | Senior Research Associate | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
Jean Humphrey | Professor | Human Nutrition | Jean Humphrey, ScD '92, conducts research on finding feasible solutions to the underlying causes of undernutrition, morbidity, and mortality of infants and young children in low-income countries. |
Jennifer Applegate | Assistant Research Professor | Health Systems | |
Jennifer Requejo | Senior Scientist | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
Jennifer Richards | Assistant Professor | Social and Behavioral Interventions | |
Jeremy Shiffman | Professor | Health Systems | Jeremy Shiffman, PhD, MA, a political scientist, researches the politics of health policy-making in low-income countries and in global health governance. |
Jessica Schue | Assistant Scientist | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
Joanne Katz | Professor | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | Joanne Katz, ScD ’93, MS, is an epidemiologist with expertise in maternal, neonatal, and child health and extensive work experience in Nepal and other South Asian countries. |
Joel Espinoza | Research Associate | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
Joel Gittelsohn | Professor | Human Nutrition | Joel Gittelsohn, PhD, MS, is a medical anthropologist and public health nutritionist who develops programs to improve food access and reduce risk for chronic diseases. |
Joseph Ali | Associate Professor | Health Systems | Joseph Ali, JD, studies how to conduct global public health research and practice that maximally respects ethical values in an increasingly interconnected digital world. |
Joseph Rosen | Assistant Scientist | Social and Behavioral Interventions | Greg Rosen, PhD '23, MSPH '18, uses mixed methods and implementation science principles to improve delivery of health interventions for persons living with and/or affected by HIV globally. |
Joshua Mak | Research Associate | Health Systems | Joshua Mak, MSPH ‘21, evaluates vaccine equity in international contexts and assesses the feasibility of new technologies to address vaccine and mental health issues. |
Joshuaa Allison-Burbank | Assistant Scientist | Social and Behavioral Interventions | |
Judd Walson | Professor | Judd L. Walson, MD, MPH, is an infectious disease physician and epidemiologist who works to improve child survival, growth, and development in low- and middle-income settings. |
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Julia Powers Becker | Research Associate | Social and Behavioral Interventions | |
Julia Wolfson | Associate Professor | Julia Wolfson, PhD '16, MPP, studies individual, structural, and policy factors that influence food choices, diet quality, and diet-related health outcomes. |
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Julie Denison | Associate Professor | Social and Behavioral Interventions | Julie Denison, PhD '06, MHS '99, develops interventions for youth living with HIV, with a focus on the role of family and environmental and structural determinants of health. |
Justin Mayhew | Practice Associate II | Social and Behavioral Interventions | |
Kaitlyn Atkins | Assistant Scientist | Social and Behavioral Interventions | Kaitlyn Atkins, PhD '22, MPH, is a social epidemiologist with a focus on community-engaged, mixed-methods research that optimizes the sexual and mental health of multiple marginalized populations. |