Faculty

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.

Allison West, PhD, MSW, focuses on applied and interdisciplinary research across multiple sectors within early childhood systems – health, education, and social services.

Charvonne N. Holliday, PhD, MPH, examines racial/ethnic differences in intimate partner violence, reproductive coercion & women’s contraceptive decision making in IPV context.

Suzanne Bell, PhD ’18, MPH, studies patterns of contraceptive use and abortion, particularly in the context of population-based surveys.

Alison Gemmill, PhD, MPH, is a demographer and perinatal epidemiologist whose research aims to improve the health of women, birthing people, and their children.

Dylan B. Jackson, PhD '15, MS, focuses on promoting the health and well-being of children, youth, and families in the face of violence, adversity, and exposure to the criminal legal system.

Farah Qureshi, ScD, MHS '10, is a social epidemiologist who studies the early life origins of cardiovascular health disparities.

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.

Celia Karp, PhD ’20, investigates reproductive empowerment, access to quality health care, and availability and use of maternal and reproductive health services.

Marycatherine Augustyn, PhD ‘91, focuses on Maternal and Child Health research and programming between academic and public agencies, and training public health professionals.

Ian Salas, PhD, MA, works in research and practice at the intersection of economics with demography, development, gender, and public health.

Narangerel Gombojav, MD, PhD, ScM, seeks to improve maternal, child and adolescent health outcomes through data-driven and family engagement on-line tools.

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.

Astha Ramaiya, DrPH, is a scientist who studies the role of gender norms on violence trajectories among adolescents in LMICs.

Susan Gross, PhD ’96, MPH, is a specialist in maternal and child nutrition, breastfeeding and is dedicated to research related to WIC.

Beth Marshall, DrPH ’11, MPH 03, works with community partners to evaluate and develop school based programs to improve students’ health, academic achievement & social skills.