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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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Svea Closser Associate Professor Social and Behavioral Interventions

Svea Closser, PhD, MPH, studies the social relations and political dynamics that shape primary health care.

Julia Wolfson Associate Professor

Julia Wolfson, PhD '16, MPP, studies individual, structural, and policy factors that influence food choices, diet quality, and diet-related health outcomes.

Rupali Limaye Associate Professor Global Disease Epidemiology and Control

Rupali Limaye, PhD ’12, MPH, MA, studies how health information can best be communicated to individuals in different contexts and through different channels.

Joseph Ali Associate Professor Health Systems

Joseph Ali, JD, studies how to conduct global public health research and practice that maximally respects ethical values in an increasingly interconnected digital world.

Smisha Agarwal Associate Professor Global Disease Epidemiology and Control

Smisha Agarwal, PhD, MPH '09, MBA, studies how to improve maternal and newborn health in low-income settings by strengthening health systems and using technological solutions.

Emily Haroz Associate Professor Social and Behavioral Interventions

Emily E. Haroz, PhD ’15, MHS ’11, MA, researches the implementation of mental health and suicide prevention programs, particularly in partnership with Indigenous communities.

Olakunle Alonge Associate Professor - Adjunct Health Systems

Olakunle Alonge, MD, PhD ‘13, MPH ‘09, works to improve the effective implementation of interventions for disease prevention and health system strengthening.

Melissa Marx Associate Professor

Melissa A. Marx, PhD ‘02, MPH ’98, evaluates maternal, child, and infectious disease programs, and has led response efforts for outbreaks including SARS, Ebola, and COVID-19.

Bryan Patenaude Associate Professor Health Systems

Bryan Patenaude, ScD '17, MA, researches the sustainability, efficiency, and equity of public health programs and health systems in low- and lower-middle-income countries.

Victoria O'Keefe Associate Professor Social and Behavioral Interventions

Victoria M. O’Keefe, PhD, MS, works to achieve strengths-based and culturally informed suicide prevention, mental health promotion, and wellness among Indigenous communities.

Amanda Palmer Associate Professor Human Nutrition
Melinda Munos Associate Professor Global Disease Epidemiology and Control
Haneefa Saleem Associate Professor Social and Behavioral Interventions

Haneefa Tasleem Saleem, PhD ’14, MPH, ’09, conducts research to inform and evaluate approaches aimed at improving HIV prevention and treatment and other health outcomes for people who use drugs globally.

Rebecca Heidkamp Associate Research Professor Human Nutrition
Brian Wahl Associate Research Professor Global Disease Epidemiology and Control
Dustin Gibson Associate Research Professor Health Systems

Dustin Gibson, PhD ’14, MS, develops and evaluates digital tools and technologies to address health system gaps in low- and middle-income countries

Diwakar Mohan Associate Research Professor 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.

Yusra Shawar Associate Research Professor Health Systems

Yusra Shawar, PhD, MPH, studies the global governance of health and the politics of health policy processes in low- and middle-income countries.

Rosemary Morgan Associate Research Professor Health Systems

Rosemary Morgan, PhD, MSc, studies the role of gender inequities on health, wellbeing, and public health interventions.