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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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Robert Black Professor Global Disease Epidemiology and Control

Robert Black, MD, MPH, is an epidemiologist who researches maternal and child health and nutrition in low- and middle-income countries to improve survival, health, and development.

William Brieger Professor Health Systems

William Brieger, DrPH ’92, MPH, works on social, cultural and behavior change for tropical disease control and community primary health care in Africa.

Gilbert Burnham Professor - Emeritus Health Systems

Gilbert Burnham, MD, PhD, MSc, is a physician who addesses humanitarian health problems in populations affected by natural disasters or conflicts.

Benjamin Caballero Professor - Emeritus Human Nutrition
Laura Caulfield Professor Human Nutrition

Laura Caulfield, PhD, researches nutrition problems affecting maternal, infant, and child health in the United States and globally.

Parul Christian Professor Human Nutrition

Parul Christian, DrPH '96, MSc, studies how to improve maternal and child nutrition and prevent micronutrient deficiencies with effective solutions in low-income settings.

Robert Gilman Professor Global Disease Epidemiology and Control
Joel Gittelsohn Professor Human Nutrition

Joel Gittelsohn, PhD, MS, is a medical anthropologist and public health nutritionist who develops programs to improve food access and reduce risk for chronic diseases.

Neal Halsey Professor - Emeritus Global Disease Epidemiology and Control
Jean Humphrey Professor Human Nutrition

Jean Humphrey, ScD '92, conducts research on finding feasible solutions to the underlying causes of undernutrition, morbidity, and mortality of infants and young children in low-income countries.

Ruth Karron Professor Global Disease Epidemiology and Control
Joanne Katz Professor Global Disease Epidemiology and Control

Joanne Katz, ScD ’93, MS, is an epidemiologist with expertise in maternal, neonatal, and child health and extensive work experience in Nepal and other South Asian countries.

Lawrence Moulton Professor - Emeritus Global Disease Epidemiology and Control

Larry Moulton, PhD ’86, MS, is a biostatistician who uses his statistical expertise to design and analyze infectious disease studies in low- and middle-income countries.

David Peters Professor - Emeritus Health Systems

David Peters, DrPH '93, MPH '89, MD, studies how to strengthen health systems in low- and middle-income countries, particularly to better serve poor and vulnerable populations.

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.