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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Nathaniel Pierce | Professor - Emeritus | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
David Sack | Professor | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | David Sack, MD ’68, is working to eliminate cholera and other enteric infections as public health problems in Africa and Asia using targeted and effective vaccines. |
Mathuram Santosham | Professor | Health Systems | |
Keith West, Jr. | Professor | Human Nutrition | |
Peter Winch | Professor | Social and Behavioral Interventions | Peter J. Winch, MD, MPH ’88, develops and evaluates interventions to promote health behaviors for water, sanitation, infectious diseases, and environmental sustainability. |
Anna Durbin | Professor | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | Anna Durbin, MD, studies experimental vaccines for SARS-CoV-2, dengue, West Nile, Zika, malaria, and more in human clinical trials and in controlled human infection studies. |
Daniel Salmon | Professor | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | Daniel Salmon, PhD ’03, MPH, is a vaccinologist who conducts epidemiological and behavioral studies to assess the safety of vaccines and improve vaccine decision-making. |
Alain Labrique | Professor | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | Alain Labrique, PhD '07, MHS '99, MS, is an infectious disease epidemiologist who leverages digital innovations to solve public health problems in resource-limited settings. |
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. |
Sara Bennett | Professor | Health Systems | Sara Bennett, PhD, MPhil, examines health policy and systems in low- and middle-income countries with a focus on institutional capacity, sustainability, and systems governance. |
Ronald Daniels | Professor | Health Systems | |
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. |
Donald Warne | Professor | Social and Behavioral Interventions | |
Agbessi Amouzou | Professor | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | |
Caitlin Kennedy | Professor | Social and Behavioral Interventions | Caitlin Kennedy PhD ’09, MPH ’04, is a social and behavioral scientist with a focus on sexual and reproductive health and HIV prevention, and resource-limited settings. |
Shannon Doocy | Professor | Health Systems | Shannon Doocy, PhD ’04, studies the health impact of natural disasters and conflict, including refugees and displaced populations, and how to improve humanitarian responses. |
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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Christine Marie George | Professor | Global Disease Epidemiology and Control | Christine Marie George, PhD, partners with communities to design and evaluate water, sanitation, and hygiene programs to promote health equity and prevent infections globally. |
Andreea Creanga | Professor | Health Systems | Andreea Creanga, MD, PhD '09, implements and evaluates quality improvement initiatives in perinatal health, domestically and internationally. |
Maria Merritt | Professor | Health Systems |