Faculty
![Sally Safi Sally Safi](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/3891.jpg?h=61848e82&itok=fH6T3pWI)
Sally Safi, PhD, MSPH, oversees graduate education programs in the Population, Family and Reproductive Health Department with a focus on continuous quality improvement and community building.
![Ian Salas Ian Salas](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/3188.jpg?h=814a835d&itok=M6QsEOgb)
Ian Salas, PhD, MA, works in research and practice at the intersection of economics with demography, development, gender, and public health.
![Donna Strobino Donna Strobino](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/678.jpg?h=f796278e&itok=G831MuWq)
Donna Strobino, PhD ’76, an expert in maternal and child health (MCH) research, focused on the health of disadvantaged pregnant women and their young children and families.
![Guoying Wang Guoying Wang](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/2598.jpg?h=51f4afa0&itok=tQI4pCT_)
Guoying Wang, MD, PhD, studies pediatrics and chronic diseases, bridging the gap between early life origin of obesity and insulin resistance and diabetes.
![Xiaobin Wang Xiaobin Wang](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/2518.jpg?h=7b579f38&itok=JAKNSjuI)
Xiaobin Wang, MD, ScD ’91, MPH, pediatrician and molecular epidemiologist, focuses on early life origins of diseases, and maternal and child health
![Allison West Allison West](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/3290.jpg?h=321697a0&itok=RJKk8oTJ)
Allison West, PhD, MSW, focuses on applied and interdisciplinary research across multiple sectors within early childhood systems – health, education, and social services.
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Anaise Williams, PhD ’23, MPH researches gender equity and gender-based violence prevention with a focus on norms and economic empowerment.
![Shannon Wood Shannon Wood](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/4050.jpg?h=07184d4b&itok=ttCZzQEC)
Shannon Wood, PhD ‘20, MSc, studies the intersection between social determinants of women’s health, gender-based violence, and adverse reproductive and sexual health outcomes.
![Linnea Zimmerman Linnea Zimmerman](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/3046.jpg?h=f2fcf546&itok=DEuXj7wx)
Linnea A. Zimmerman, PhD ’14, MPH, studies family planning and women's reproductive health, evaluates use and barriers to critical maternal and newborn health interventions.