Faculty Directory
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Name | Title Sort descending | Department | Overview |
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Sheila Fitzgerald | Associate Professor - Emeritus | Environmental Health and Engineering |
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Andrea Ruff | Associate Professor | International Health |
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Carol Underwood | Associate Professor | Health, Behavior and Society |
Carol Underwood, PhD '93, MA, MA, studies the role of gender, social class, and marginalization in global health outcomes to contribute to the wellbeing of populations. |
William Ward | Associate Professor | Health Policy and Management |
William (Bill) Ward, MBA, focuses on healthcare finance, leadership and management, governance and on improving clinical quality, patient safety, and operational process. |
W. Courtland Robinson | Associate Professor | International Health |
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Noya Galai | Associate Professor | Epidemiology |
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Norma Kanarek | Associate Professor | Environmental Health and Engineering |
Norma Kanarek, PhD, is an epidemiologist whose research focuses on the health of populations, patient participation in clinical trials, the use of preventive health services, and cancer etiology. |
Gigi Gronvall | Associate Professor | Environmental Health and Engineering |
Gigi Kwik Gronvall, PhD '00, is an immunologist by training, who has written extensively about synthetic biology, preparations for bioterrorism, and the contested origin of SARS-CoV-2. |
Karin Tobin | Associate Professor | Health, Behavior and Society |
Karin Tobin, PhD ‘04, MHS ’00, is a social and behavioral scientist who studies how social networks and place-based context shape health and inequalities. |
Kristin Mmari | Associate Professor | Population, Family and Reproductive Health |
Kristin Mmari, DrPH, MA, assesses contextual factors and interventions influencing adolescent health in vulnerable adolescent populations, domestically and internationally. |
Krishna Rao | Associate Professor | International Health |
Krishna D. Rao, PhD '04, MSc, finds ways to improve access to quality health services and financing of health care in low and middle-income countries. |
Kawsar Talaat | Associate Professor | International Health |
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Roni Neff | Associate Professor | Environmental Health and Engineering |
Roni Neff, PhD '06, ScM, researches ways to cut food waste and address climate change through more resilient, equitable, and healthy food systems. |
Vanya Jones | Associate Professor | Health, Behavior and Society |
Vanya Jones, PhD '06, MPH, a health education researcher, employs social and behavioral science methods to create, implement, and evaluate behavior change programs. |
Steven Harvey | Associate Professor | International Health |
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Danielle German | Associate Professor | Health, Behavior and Society |
Danielle German, PhD '09, MPH, conducts research to understand and address the social context of health behavior and well-being among marginalized populations. |
Li Liu | Associate Professor | Population, Family and Reproductive Health |
Li Liu, MB, PhD ’08, MHS ’06, applies interdisciplinary quantitative strategies to estimate and measure all-cause and cause specific child mortality and strengthen CRVS systems. |
Keeve Nachman | Associate Professor | Environmental Health and Engineering |
Keeve Nachman, PhD ’06, MHS ’01, aims to generate the scientific evidence needed to support decisions that mitigate human exposures to chemical and microbial hazards associated with food production. |
Corinne Joshu | Associate Professor | Epidemiology |
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Abdulgafoor Bachani | Associate Professor | International Health |
Abdulgafoor M. Bachani, PhD '11, MHS '08, studies how to address burden of and preventing injury and disabilities, and to expand access to rehabilitation services. |