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 Sort descending | PROGRAM AREAS/TRACKS | Overview |
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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. |
Elli Leontsini | Associate Scientist | Social and Behavioral Interventions | Elli Leontsini, MD, MPH ‘88 specializes in the design of feasible and sustainable behavioral and community-centered vector control and hygiene strategies internationally. |
Anita Shankar | Associate Scientist | Social and Behavioral Interventions | Anita Shankar, PhD, MS, researches and develops behavioral interventions to foster personal agency and leadership in vulnerable populations to support human flourishing. |
Shivam Gupta | Associate Scientist | Health Systems | Shivam Gupta, PhD '09, MPH '04, MBBS, studies primary health care, health systems strengthening, and road safety in low- and middle-income countries. |
Chizoba Wonodi | Associate Scientist | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
Daniela Rodriguez | Associate Scientist | Health Systems | Daniela C. Rodríguez, DrPH, MPH, studies how politics, public health, and evidence intersect in policies that impact vulnerable communities around the world. |
Almamy Kante | Associate Scientist | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
Amanda Debes | Associate Scientist | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
Rasheda Khanam | Associate Scientist | Health Systems | |
Alain Koffi | Associate Scientist | Health Systems | Alain Koffi, MD, PhD, MS, is a population health researcher with a focus on the biological causes and social determinants of neonatal and child deaths in low-income countries. |
Yunhee Kang | Associate Scientist | Human Nutrition | |
Daniel Erchick | Associate Scientist | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | Daniel Erchick, PhD ’17, MPH ’12, conducts community-based epidemiologic research to evaluate low-cost interventions to improve the health of mothers and infants globally. |
Victoria Chou | Associate Scientist | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | Victoria B. Chou, PhD '11, MS, is a maternal and child health epidemiologist that develops evidence-based resources for technical advocacy, program evaluation, and prioritization in global health. |
Nadia Akseer | Associate Scientist | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
Abdoulaye Maïga | Associate Scientist | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | Abdoulaye Maïga, PhD, works on large scale evaluations of RMNCH&N interventions coverage and impact and quality of care for local, national and global accountability. |
Kirk Tickell | Associate Scientist | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
Anna Kalbarczyk | Associate Scientist | ||
Ethan Gough | Associate Scientist | ||
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. |
Cyrus Engineer | Distinguished Professor of the Practice | Health Systems | Cyrus Engineer, DrPH, '07, MHS '03, MHA, is a practice leader in health sector performance management, including quality, patient safety, and project management. |