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 | Title Sort descending | PROGRAM AREAS/TRACKS | Overview |
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Katie Nelson | Assistant Scientist | Social and Behavioral Interventions | |
Emily Keats | Assistant Scientist | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
Francene Larzelere | Assistant Scientist | Social and Behavioral Interventions | |
Yeonsoo Baik | Assistant Scientist | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
Kendra Williams | Assistant Scientist | Social and Behavioral Interventions | |
Chelsea Kettering | Assistant Scientist | Social and Behavioral Interventions | |
Sara Loo | Assistant Scientist | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
Dadirai Fundira | Assistant Scientist | ||
Kevin Etter | Associate | Health Systems | |
Ashley Sheffel | Associate | Ashley Sheffel, DrPH ’19, MPH, uses research to improve maternal and child health and measurements of quality of care in low-resource settings. |
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Anbrasi Edward | Associate Practice Professor | Health Systems | Anbrasi Edward, PhD, MPH ’96, MBA, MSc, works in health systems research and evaluation addressing primary healthcare and community-oriented systems in global contexts. |
Andrea Ruff | Associate Professor | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
W. Courtland Robinson | Associate Professor | Health Systems | |
Krishna Rao | Associate Professor | Health Systems | Krishna D. Rao, PhD '04, MSc, finds ways to improve access to quality health services and financing of health care in low and middle-income countries. |
Kawsar Talaat | Associate Professor | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
Steven Harvey | Associate Professor | Social and Behavioral Interventions | |
Abdulgafoor Bachani | Associate Professor | Health Systems | Abdulgafoor M. Bachani, PhD '11, MHS '08, studies how to address burden of and preventing injury and disabilities, and to expand access to rehabilitation services. |
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. |
Kristen Hurley | Associate Professor | Human Nutrition | |
Melissa Walls | Associate Professor | Social and Behavioral Interventions | Melissa Walls, PhD, MA, is an Indigenous researcher who works with American Indian and First Nations communities to promote health equity through culturally centered projects. |