Faculty Directory
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![James Kumwenda James Kumwenda](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/4140.jpg?h=b259e3a3&itok=Q7MxT9c2)
James Kumwenda, MD, MSPH ’20, studies health leadership, health systems strengthening, and capacity strengthening in primary health care.
![Alain Labrique Alain Labrique](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/1022.jpg?h=16b768a2&itok=YIBAB282)
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.
![Christine Ladd-Acosta Christine Ladd-Acosta](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/2787.jpg?h=4a431569&itok=iAfwtRGj)
Christine Ladd-Acosta, PhD, studies how genes and the environment contribute to health outcomes, including neuropsychiatric disorders, and identifies intervention targets.
![Heather Lamb Heather Lamb](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/2960.jpg?h=db896993&itok=k2C-4VCL)
Heather Lamb, PhD, studies how cells die in the context of health and disease.
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Elyse Lasser, DrPH '21, MS researches social and behavioral determinants of health, focusing on utilizing digital data to improve population health.
![Carl Latkin Carl Latkin](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/402.jpg?h=8ac40672&itok=sOUot5cG)
Carl Latkin, PhD, conducts biobehavioral interventions for disadvantaged communities, with a focus on social networks, substance use, infectious diseases, and mental health.
![Megan Latshaw Megan Latshaw](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/1708.jpg?h=16b768a2&itok=uTsnxlLf)
Megan Latshaw, PhD ’05, MHS ’01, translates environmental health science to policy and practice, with a focus on designing communities where the healthy choice is the easy choice.
![Elizabeth Lee Elizabeth Lee](/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/4002.jpg?h=10d202d3&itok=bwfPErpN)
Elizabeth C. Lee, PhD, researches the spatial and transmission dynamics of infectious diseases to advance policies for effective and evidence-based disease control.