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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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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Anita Shet | Research Professor | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
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. |
Anthony So | Distinguished Professor of the Practice | Health Systems | 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. |
Kristen Speakman | Senior Research Associate | Social and Behavioral Interventions | |
Paul Spiegel | Distinguished Professor of the Practice | Health Systems | 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. |
Salin Sriudomporn | Research Associate II | Health Systems | |
Rachel Steinberg | Research Associate | Social and Behavioral Interventions | |
Elizabeth Stierman | Assistant Scientist | Health Systems | Elizabeth Stierman, PhD ’22, MPH '11, evaluates approaches to improve quality of care, address social determinants, and advance equity in maternal and child health. |
Meredith Stifter | Research Associate | Social and Behavioral Interventions | |
Tara Stowbunenko | Research Associate II | Social and Behavioral Interventions | |
Anna Sundbo | Research Associate II | Social and Behavioral Interventions | Anna Sundbo, MGH, manages the Center for American Indian Health’s research and training programs, including culturally tailored course delivery and evaluation. |
Pamela Surkan | Professor | Social and Behavioral Interventions | 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. |
Kawsar Talaat | Associate Professor | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
Kristen Tallis | Research Associate | Social and Behavioral Interventions | |
Heang-Lee Tan | Research Associate | Health Systems | |
Rediet Tekalign | Research Associate | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
Andrew Thorne-Lyman | Associate Research Professor | Human Nutrition | 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. |
Kirk Tickell | Associate Scientist | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
Hannah Tong | Research Associate | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | Hannah Tong, MSPH '20, researches nutrition interventions' impact on maternal, newborn, and child health at population-level in low- and middle- income countries. |