Excellence in Teaching
Students Recognize Outstanding Faculty 2022-2023
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has a long tradition and a firm commitment to instruction of the highest quality. Excellence in teaching stimulates intellectual curiosity in students and prepares them to address the most challenging public health problems facing the world today. Each term, students recognize through their course evaluations the faculty who have contributed significantly to the intellectual life of the School through their excellence in teaching.
Criteria
Honorees are those instructors who received an average score of 3.6 or above (on a four-point scale) in both the Overall Course and Overall Instructor categories of their student course evaluations with a response rate of 70% or higher.
The School expresses deep appreciation and congratulations to the following faculty members who achieved teaching excellence in the academic year 2022-2023.
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Summer Term:
William Brieger
Professor, International Health
Course: Training Methods and Continuing Education for Health Workers
Rosa Crum
Professor, School of Medicine/Epidemiology/Mental Health (Joint)
Course: Principles of Epidemiology
Ghanem Khalil
Associate Professor, School of Medicine/Population, Family and Reproductive Health (Joint)
Course: Database Design and Implementation in Clinical Research
Ira Gooding
Associate, Health Policy and Management
Course: Teaching, Learning and Leading – In the Classroom, in the Workplace, and in the Community
Mia Lamm
Associate, Health Policy and Management
Course: Teaching, Learning and Leading – In the Classroom, in the Workplace, and in the Community
Summer Institutes:
Leslie Adams
Assistant Professor, Mental Health
Course: Racism and Public Mental Health
Daniel J. Barnett
Associate Professor, Environmental Health and Engineering
Course: Problem Solving in Public Health
Judith K. Bass
Professor, Mental Health
Course: Mental Health and Psychosocial Needs of Refugees after Resettlement in High Income Countries
Joel Begay
Research Associate, International Health
Course: Introduction to Data Management Using American Indian Health Data
Amie Bettencourt
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine/Mental Health (Joint)
Course: School-Based Preventive Interventions and Research
Natalie J. Blades
Associate/Visiting Scholar, Biostatistics
Course: Statistical Reasoning in Public Health
Joseph Bressler
Associate Professor, Environmental Health and Engineering
Course: Environmental Health
Gilbert M. Burnham
Professor Emeritus, International Health
Courses: Health Emergencies in Large Populations (H.E.L.P.)
Quality Assurance Management Methods for Developing Countries
Carlos Castillo-Salgado
Professor, Epidemiology/Population, Family and Reproductive Health/School of Medicine/Health Policy and Management (Joint)
Courses: Epidemiologic Applications of GIS
Professional Epidemiologic Methods: Epidemiologic Intelligence and Population Health Assessments
Richard Chaisson
Professor, School of Medicine/Epidemiology/International Health (Joint)
Course: Epidemiologic Basis for Tuberculosis Control
Rachel A. Chambers
Assistant Scientist, International Health
Course: Introduction to Quantitative and Qualitative Research for American Indian Health
William Checkley
Associate Professor, School of Medicine/International Health/Biostatistics (Joint)
Course: Chronic Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Josef Coresh
Professor, Epidemiology/Biostatistics (Joint)
Course: Methods and Applications of Cohort Studies
Priya Duggal
Professor, Epidemiology/International Health (Joint)
Course: Principles of Genetic Epidemiology
Anbrasi M. Edward
Associate Scientist, International Health
Course: Quality Assurance Management Methods for Developing Countries
Cyrus Y. Engineer
Professor of the Practice, International Health
Course: High Performing Organizations in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Carlton A. Evans
Associate, International Health
Course: Tuberculosis, HIV, and other Chronic Infections in the Tropics
Kevin Fain
Associate, Epidemiology
Course: Professional Epidemiologic Methods: Epidemiologic Intelligence and Population Health Assessments
David Olawuyi Fakunle
Associate, Mental Health
Course: The Science of Narrative: Why Storytelling is Important to Research
Manuel Franco
Professor-Adjunct, Epidemiology
Course: Topics in Social Epidemiology
Paul A. Gaist
Professor-Adjunct, Epidemiology/Health Policy and Management/Health, Behavior and Society
Course: A New View: Improving Public Health Through Innovative Social and Behavioral Tools and Approaches
Alison Gemmill
Assistant Professor, Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Course: Critically Evaluation the Science for Policy and Practice
Robert Gilman
Professor, International Health/Molecular Microbiology and Immunology (Joint)
Course: Intestinal Infections in the Tropics
Jonathan E. Golub
Professor, School of Medicine/Epidemiology/International Health (Joint)
Course: Epidemiologic Basis for Tuberculosis Control
Emily S. Gurley
Professor of the Practice, Epidemiology/International Health (Joint)
Course: Topics in Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Andre W Hackman
Assistant Scientist, Biostatistics
Course: Introduction to Data Management
Ava Hoffman
Research Associate, Biostatistics
Course: Introduction to R for Public Health Researchers
Calliope Holingue
Assistant Professor, Mental Health
Course: Mental Health and the Gut
Anna Kalbarczyk
Assistant Scientist, International Health
Course: Essential Skills for Women’s Leadership in Global Health
Celia A. Karp
Assistant Scientist, Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Course: Using Data to Inform Family Planning Policies
Michelle R. Kaufman
Associate Professor, Health, Behavior and Society/International Health (Joint)
Course: Social and Behavioral Aspects of Public Health
Christopher Kemp
Assistant Scientist, International Health
Courses: Introduction to Quantitative and Qualitative Research for American Indian Health
Communications Primer for the Public Health Sciences
Brian D. Klaas
Instructor, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Course: Communications Primer for the Public Health Sciences
Maria Deloria Knoll
Senior Scientist, International Health
Course: Introduction to Data Management Using American Indian Health Data
Tianjing Li
Associate Professor-Adjunct, Epidemiology
Course: Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
Shea Littlepage
Research Associate, International Health
Course: Introduction to Data Management Using American Indian Health Data
Kojo A. Lokko
Senior Associate, Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Course: Strategic Leadership Principles and Tools for Health System Transformation in PFRH
Ronald W. Manderscheid
Professor-Adjunct, Mental Health
Course: Knowledge Management for Effective Global Health Programs
Beth Renee Dail Marshall
Assistant Scientist, Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Course: Youth Voice in Public Health
Pamala C. Martin
Associate, Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Course: Creating, Implementing and Monitoring Budgets for Projects and Programs
Kunihiro Matsushita
Associate Professor, Epidemiology/School of Medicine (Joint)
Courses: Methods and Applications of Cohort Studies
Performance Measurement in Health Care
Nikolas Matthes
Assistant Professor-Adjunct, Health Policy and Management
Course: Performance Measurement in Health Care
Sara Mazursky
Deputy Project Director, Center for Communication Programs
Course: Knowledge Management for Effective Global Health Programs
John McGready
Senior Scientist, Biostatistics
Course: Data Analysis Workshop
Cynthia Schaffer Minkovitz
Professor, Population, Family and Reproductive Health/School of Medicine (Joint)
Course: Strategic Leadership Principles and Tools for Health System Transformation in PFRH
Kristin Mmari
Associate Professor, Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Course: Introduction to Program Evaluation in PFRH
Sarah McIvor Murray
Assistant Professor, Mental Health
Course: Stigma and Mental Health Issues
Trang Nguyen
Assistant Scientist, Mental Health
Course: Methods for Handling Missing Data in Psychosocial Research
Daniel Obeng
Associate, Biostatistics
Course: Statistical Reasoning in Public Health II
Jill Owczarzak
Associate Professor, Health, Behavior and Society
Course: Using Software in Qualitative Research and Analysis
Anne Palmer
Associate Scientist, Health, Behavior and Society
Course: Applying Systems Thinking to Obesity Prevention
Elise T. Pas
Associate Scientist, Mental Health
Course: School-Based Preventive Interventions and Research
Jennifer Richards
Assistant Scientist, International Health
Course: Introduction to Quantitative and Qualitative Research for American Indian Health
Jose G. Rimon
Senior Scientist, Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Course: Strategic Leadership Principles and Tools for Health System Transformation in PFRH
Darlynn Rojo-Wissar
Instructor, Mental Health
Course: Sleep and Public Health
Ana Maria Rule
Assistant Professor, Environmental Health and Engineering
Course: Onsite Evaluation of Workplace and Occupational Health
Ian Saldanha
Instructor, International Health
Course: Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis
Adam Spira
Professor, Mental Health/School of Medicine (Joint)
Course: Sleep and Public Health
Donna Strobino
Professor Emeritus, Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Course: Critically Evaluating the Science for Policy and Practice
Elizabeth Stuart
Professor, Mental Health/Biostatistics/Health Policy and Management (Joint)
Course: Methods for Handling Missing Data in Psychosocial Research
Tara M. Sullivan
Associate, Health, Behavior and Society
Course: Knowledge Management for Effective Global Health Programs
Richard Thompson
Senior Scientist, Biostatistics
Course: Advanced Data Analysis Workshop
Johannes Thrul
Associate Professor, Mental Health
Course: Mobile Mental Health Research: Planning and Conducting Ecological Momentary Assessment
Mija-Tesse Ververs
Senior Associate, International Health
Course: Health Emergencies in Large Populations (H.E.L.P.)
Carrie L. Wright
Assistant Scientist, Biostatistics
Course: Introduction to R for Public Health Researchers
Peter Zandi
Professor, School of Medicine/Epidemiology/Mental Health (Joint)
Course: Epidemiology of Major Mental Disorders
Linnea Zimmerman
Assistant Professor, Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Course: Using Data to Inform Family Planning Policies
First Term
Jennifer Applegate
Assistant Scientist, International Health
Courses:
Essentials of Environmental Health
Foundational Principles of Public Health
The Role of Quantitative Methods and Science in Describing and Assessing a Population’s Health
Scott Bailey
Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/School of Medicine (Joint)
Courses:
Concepts of Molecular Biology
Introduction to Molecular Biology
Anne Barnhill
Associate, Health Policy and Management
Course: Foundations of Bioethics
Judith K. Bass
Professor, Mental Health
Course: Seminars in Research in Public Mental Health
Marykate Bergen
Course Facilitator
Courses:
Essentials of Environmental Health
Foundational Principles of Public Health
The Role of Qualitative Methods and Science in Describing and Assessing a Population’s Health
Mark J. Bittle
Senior Scientist, Health Policy and Management
Courses:
MHA Seminar
Principles and Applications of Advanced Payment Models in Population Health Management
Gundula Bosch
Senior Scientist, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Course: Evidence-Based Teaching in the Biomedical and Health Sciences: Foundations
Joseph Bressler
Associate Professor, Environmental Health and Engineering/Krieger School of Arts and Sciences (Joint)
Course: Public Health Toxicology
William Brieger
Professor, International Health
Course: Essential Medicines, Commodities and Supplies Needed for Community Level Primary Health Care Interventions
Randy Bryant
Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Course: Biochemistry I: Protein Structure and Enzyme Catalysis
Gilbert Burnham
Professor-Emeritus, International Health
Course: Health Care in Humanitarian Emergencies
Julie Cady-Reh
Associate, Health Policy and Management
Course: Applied Methods for Optimizing Performance in Health Care Organizations
Emma Camacho Ochoa
Research Associate, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Course: Evidence-Based Teaching in the Biomedical and Health Sciences: Foundations
Laura Camarata
Instructor, Epidemiology
Course: Current Topics in Epidemiological Research
Javier Cepeda
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Course: Current Topics in Human Rights
Richard Chaisson
Professor, School of Medicine/Epidemiology (Joint)/International Health (Joint)
Course: Epidemiological Basis for Tuberculosis Control
Aruna Chandran
Senior Scientist, Epidemiology
Course: Seminars in Public Health
Karen Charron
Associate Lecturer, Health Policy and Management
Course: MHA Seminar
Svea Closser
Associate Professor, International Health
Course: Doctoral Seminar in Research Methods in Applied Medical Anthropology
Christopher Cox
Professor, Epidemiology
Course: Advanced Methods for Design and Analysis of Cohort Studies
Frank Curriero
Professor, Epidemiology/Biostatistics (Joint)
Course: Spatial Analysis for Public Health
Meghan Frost Davis
Associate Professor, Environmental Health and Engineering/School of Medicine (Joint)
Course: Essentials of One Health
Conan Dickson
Associate Scientist, Health Policy and Management
Course: MHA Seminar
David Dowdy
Professor, Epidemiology/International Health (Joint)/School of Medicine (Joint)
Course: First Year Epidemiology Doctoral Seminar
Priya Duggal
Professor, Epidemiology/International Health (Joint)
Course: Doctoral Seminars in Epidemiology
Johnathon P. Ehsani
Associate Professor, Health Policy and Management
Course: PhD Seminar in Health Policy: Using Secondary Data to Conduct Health Policy Research
Cyrus Engineer
Professor of the Practice, International Health
Course: Applications in Managing Health Organizations in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Lilly Engineer
Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management
Course: Graduate Seminar in Health Care Management and Leadership
Jeffrey Fadrowski
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine/Epidemiology (Joint)
Course: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease
David Olawuyi Fakunle
Associate, Mental Health
Course: The Science of Narrative: Intersectionality of Storytelling and Public Health
Homayoon Farzadegan
Professor, Epidemiology
Course: Epidemiology and Public Health Impact of HIV and AIDS
Mary A. Fox
Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management
Course: Methods in Quantitative Risk Assessment
Shannon Frattaroli
Professor, Health Policy and Management
Courses:
Graduate Seminar in Health Care Management and Leadership
Graduate Seminar in Injury Research and Policy
The Role of Qualitative Methods and Science in Describing and Assessing a Population’s Health
Qualitative Reasoning in Public Health
Jennifer L. Glick
Assistant Scientist, International Health
Course: Gender and Health: Foundational Theories and Applications
Jonathan Golub
Professor, School of Medicine/Epidemiology (Joint)/International Health (Joint)
Course: Epidemiologic Basis for Tuberculosis Control
Gigi Kwik Gronvall
Associate Professor, Environmental Health and Engineering
Course: Biotechnology and Health Security
Ghassan B. Hamra
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology/Environmental Health Engineering (Joint)
Course: First Year Epidemiology Doctoral Seminar
Steve Harvey
Associate Professor, International Health
Course: Social and Behavioral Interventions Program Seminar I: Applied Social Science and Global Health
Zoe Hendrickson
Assistant Scientist, Health, Behavior and Society
Course: Sociological Perspectives on Health
Stephanie Hicks
Associate Professor, Biostatistics
Course: Statistical Computing
M.E. Hughes
Associate Scientist, Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Course: Life Course Perspectives on Health
Junichi Ishigami
Assistant Scientist, Epidemiology
Course: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease
Leah Jager
Assistant Scientist, Biostatistics
Course: Public Health Statistics II
Phil Jordan
Associate Professor-Adjunct, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/School of Medicine (Joint)
Course: Fundamentals of Reproductive Biology
Anna Kalbarczyk
Assistant Scientist, International Health
Course: Health and Safety Preparation for Global Health Assignments
Caitlin Kennedy
Associate Professor, International Health/Health, Behavior and Society (Joint)
Courses:
Qualitative Research Theory and Methods
Qualitative Reasoning in Public Health
Social and Behavioral Interventions Program Seminar I: Applied Social Science & Global Health
The Role of Qualitative Methods and Science in Describing and Assessing a Population's Health
Gary Ketner
Professor, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Course: Public Health Biology
Brian Klaas
Instructor, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Course: Communications Primer for the Public Health Sciences
Sabra Klein
Professor, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology/Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Joint)/International Health (Joint)
Course: Evolution of Infectious Disease
Jordan Kuiper
Assistant Scientist, Environmental Health and Engineering
Course: The Global Environment, Climate Change and Public Health
Christine M. Ladd-Acosta
Associate Professor, Epidemiology/Mental Health (Joint)
Course: Genetic Epidemiologic Seminars in Current Research and Methodology
Megan Latshaw
Associate Scientist, Environmental Health and Engineering
Courses:
Principles of Environmental Health
Essentials of Environmental Health
Jeannie-Marie Leoutsakos
Associate Professor, Mental Health
Course: Statistics for Psychosocial Research: Measurement
Anthony Leung
Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/School of Medicine (Joint)
Course: Concepts of Molecular Biology
Rupali Limaye
Associate Professor, International Health/Health, Behavior and Society (Joint)/Epidemiology (Joint)
Course: Identifying and Mitigating Misinformation to Improve Trust in Public Health
Martin Lindquist
Professor, Biostatistics
Course: Advanced Methods in Biostatistics I
Sabriya L. Linton
Assistant Professor, Mental Health
Course: Seminar on Statistical Methods for Mental Health
Benjamin Lozare
Senior Associate, Health, Behavior and Society
Course: Strategic Communication Planning
Lisa Lubomski
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine
Course: Introduction to Quality Improvement and Knowledge Translation Research
Richard B. Markham
Professor, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Course: Evolution of Infectious Disease
Shruti Mehta
Professor, Epidemiology
Course: Doctoral Seminars in Epidemiology
Cynthia Schaffer Minkovitz
Professor, Population, Family and Reproductive Health/School of Medicine (Joint)
Course: Life Course Perspectives on Health
Ramin Mojtabai
Professor, Mental Health
Course: Introduction to Mental Health Services
Graham Mooney
Associate Professor, School of Medicine/Epidemiology (Joint)
Course: Life and Death in Charm City: Histories of Public Health in Baltimore, 1750 to the Present
Ryan Moran
Associate, Health Policy and Management
Course: Essentials of Population Health Management
Rosemary Morgan
Associate Scientist, International Health/School of Nursing (Joint)
Course: Gender and Health: Foundational Theories and Applications
Alvaro Munoz
Professor-Emeritus, Epidemiology
Course: Advanced Methods for Design and Analysis of Cohort Studies
Cari Munro
Course Facilitator, Office of Academic Affairs
Courses:
Foundational Principles of Public Health
Essentials of Environmental Health
The Role of Qualitative Methods and Science in Describing a Population’s Health
Rashelle Musci
Associate Professor, Mental Health
Course: Doctoral Seminar in Public Mental Health
Derek Ng
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Course: Advanced Methods for Design and Analysis of Cohort Studies
Douglas E. Norris
Professor, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology/International Health (Joint)
Course: Evolution of Infectious Disease
Elizabeth L. Ogburn
Associate Professor, Biostatistics
Course: Statistical Theory I
Jill Owczarzak
Associate Professor, Health, Behavior and Society
Course: Ethnographic Fieldwork
Jeanine M. Parisi
Senior Scientist, Mental Health
Course: Seminars in Research in Public Mental Health
David Peters
Professor, International Health
Course: Applications in Managing Health Organization in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Peter Pronovost
Professor-Adjunct, Health Policy and Management
Course: Science of Patient Safety
Debashree Ray
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology/Biostatistics (Joint)
Course: Genetic Epidemiologic Seminars in Current Research and Methodology
Blake Reilly
Associate, Health, Behavior and Society
Course: Health Behavior: Improving Health Through Health Education/Promotion
Beth A. Resnick
Senior Scientist, Health Policy and Management
Courses:
Foundational Principles of Public Health
MSPH Seminar in Health Policy
W. Courtland Robinson
Associate Professor, International Health/Population, Family and Reproductive Health (Joint)
Course: Seminar in Humanitarian Health
Michael Rosenblum
Professor, Biostatistics
Course: Probability Theory I
Anne Fortino Rositch
Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Course: First Year Epidemiology Doctoral Seminar
Leonard S. Rubinstein
Professor of the Practice, Epidemiology
Course: Current Topics in Human Rights
Brendan Saloner
Associate Professor, Health Policy and Management
Course: Foundations on Health Policy I
Quincy Samus
Associate Professor, School of Medicine
Course: Introduction to Quality Improvement and Knowledge Translation Research
Kerry Jean Schulze
Senior Scientist, International Health
Course: Critical Thinking in Nutrition
Brian Schwartz
Professor, Environmental Health and Engineering
Course: The Global Environment, Climate Change and Public Health
Roza Selimyan
Associate Scientist, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Courses:
Premedical Seminars: Planning and Preparing for Medical School Application
Advanced Concepts in Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology
Tara Sell
Associate Professor, Environmental Health and Engineering
Course: Public Health Emergencies: Risk Communication and Decision Science
Elizabeth Selvin
Professor, Epidemiology
Course: Welch Center Research Seminar
Timothy Shields
Senior Scientist, Epidemiology
Course: Spatial Analysis for Public Health
Alivia Siddiqi
Associate, Health Policy and Management
Course: Principles and Applications of Advanced Payment Models in Population Health Management
Katherine Clegg Smith
Professor, Health, Behavior and Society
Courses:
Qualitative Reasoning in Public Health
The Role of Qualitative Methods and Science in Describing and Assessing a Population's Health
Paul Spiegel
Professor of the Practice, International Health
Courses:
Public Health Humanitarian Emergencies
Seminar in Humanitarian Health
Adam Spira
Professor, Mental Health
Course: Psychopathology for Public Health
Frances A. Stillman
Associate Professor, Health, Behavior and Society
Course: Tobacco Prevention and Control
Elizabeth Stuart
Professor, Mental Health/Biostatistics (Joint)/Health Policy and Management (Joint)
Course: Seminar on Statistical Methods for Mental Health
Michele Twilley
Instructor, Environmental Health and Engineering
Course: Ventilation and Hazard Control
Jon Vernick
Professor, Health Policy and Management
Course: Issues in Injury and Violence Prevention
Mei-Cheng Wang
Professor, Biostatistics
Course: Essentials of Probability and Statistical Inference: Probability
Crystal R. Watson
Associate Professor, Environmental Health and Engineering
Course: Public Health Emergencies: Risk Communication and Decision Science
Genevieve L. Wojcik
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Course: Genetic Epidemiologic Seminars in Current Research and Methodology
Albert Wu
Professor, Health Policy and Management/Epidemiology (Joint)/International Health (Joint)
Course: Science of Patient Safety
Qian-Li Xue
Associate Professor, Mental Health
Course: Statistics for Psychosocial Research: Measurement
Yuxin Zhu
Assistant Professor, Biostatistics
Course: Survival Analysis
Barry Zirkin
Professor-Emeritus, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/Whiting School of Engineering (Joint)
Course: Public Health Biology