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 | PROGRAM AREAS/TRACKS | Overview |
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Dan VanDeRiet | Research Associate II | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
Sarah Vanegas | Research Associate II | Social and Behavioral Interventions | |
Andres Vecino-Ortiz | Associate Research Professor | Health Systems | 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. |
Catherine Villanueva | Research Associate II | Health Systems | |
Steffany Vucetich Valdivia | Research Associate | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
Shirin Wadhwaniya | Research Associate II | Human Nutrition | |
Brian Wahl | Associate Research Professor | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
Neff Walker | Senior Scientist | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
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. |
Louise Walshe | Senior Research Associate | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
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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Karoline Walter | Research Associate | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
Shelley Walton | Research Associate II | Human Nutrition | Shelley Walton, MPH, RD, is a nutritionist and maternal and child health specialist focusing on improved nutrition and food security implementation in vulnerable populations. |
Taoyang Wang | Research Associate | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
Donald Warne | Professor | Social and Behavioral Interventions | |
Shilah Waters | Research Associate | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
Robert Weatherholtz | Senior Research Associate | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
Rose Weeks | Research Associate II | Social and Behavioral Interventions | |
William Weiss | Practice Professor | Health Systems | |
Keith West, Jr. | Professor | Human Nutrition |