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.
![Anthony So Anthony So](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/3305.jpeg?h=4f1b2b52&itok=ZkNv6uCk)
Anthony D. So, MD, MPA, works on research and policy to improve innovation and access to health technologies with a particular focus on antimicrobial resistance.
![Paul Spiegel Paul Spiegel](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/664.jpg?h=bd909d3d&itok=bPnDIR7U)
Paul Spiegel, MPH ’96, MD, is recognized for his research on preventing and responding to complex humanitarian emergencies and director of the Center for Humanitarian Health.
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Elizabeth Stierman, PhD ’22, MPH '11, evaluates approaches to improve quality of care, address social determinants, and advance equity in maternal and child health.
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Anna Sundbo, MGH, manages the Center for American Indian Health’s research and training programs, including culturally tailored course delivery and evaluation.
![Pamela Surkan Pamela Surkan](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/2098.png?h=df07afc6&itok=7-G2lpbo)
Pamela Surkan, PhD, ScD, MS, is a social epidemiologist working in the areas of mental health, child health, and development and testing of interventions to reduce health disparities.
![Andrew Thorne-Lyman Andrew Thorne-Lyman](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/3360.jpg?h=c63721b7&itok=K9O3AJJ7)
Andrew Thorne-Lyman, ScD, MHS ’97, conducts research on food systems to identify solutions that improve the nutrition and health of vulnerable populations in domestic and international contexts.
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Hannah Tong, MSPH '20, researches nutrition interventions' impact on maternal, newborn, and child health at population-level in low- and middle- income countries.
![Antonio Trujillo Antonio Trujillo](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/2086.jpg?h=69f2b9d0&itok=SLkIvwbF)
Antonio Trujillo, PhD, MPP, is a health economist working to improve access to medicines and the lives of seniors with chronic conditions around the globe.