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.
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Andres Vecino, MD, PhD '16, MSc, uses economics theory and methods to improve health systems in lower and middle-income countries with a focus on Latin America.
![Melissa Walls Melissa Walls](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/3363.jpeg?h=33a7bcf1&itok=mwhD3Qc1)
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.
![Judd L. Walson Judd L. Walson](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/2023-12/judd-walson-vertical.jpg?h=64537a42&itok=fSCOO-SM)
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.
![Shelley Walton Shelley Walton](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/3833.png?h=f9b37c79&itok=efFAjqo7)
Shelley Walton, MPH, RD, is a nutritionist and maternal and child health specialist focusing on improved nutrition and food security implementation in vulnerable populations.
![Sydney White Sydney White](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/4328.jpg?h=66aab336&itok=eV-eO0rd)
Sydney White, MPH '21, works to disseminate and implement evidence-based and culturally specific behavioral health interventions in partnership with Indigenous communities.