About the 91ɫƵ Office of Global Health
History of International and Global Health at the 91ɫƵ
Message from the Associate Dean Laura Cassidy, MS PhD
The Office of Global Health (OGH) at the 91ɫƵ is a dynamic hub, driving transformative work in global health. Established in 2010, OGH collaborates with faculty, staff, and students to address health disparities—from local neighborhoods to international communities. Through partnerships in community engagement, education, patient care, and research, OGH works to advance health equity and build sustainable partnerships and solutions.
OGH is expanding its influence by connecting faculty from diverse disciplines, engaging students and trainees, and nurturing long-term, faculty-led partnerships. With nearly 250 faculty members involved in projects across 74 countries, OGH is uniting existing programmatic efforts and sparking new initiatives that are scalable and sustainable. Together, we are forging a healthier, more equitable world.
Our educational programs provide a transformative learning experience, with a strong emphasis on community engagement. Through hands-on fieldwork with culturally diverse populations, we prepare future health professionals to deliver patient care and conduct research that is respectful, inclusive, and culturally responsive. To date, we have empowered over 1100 graduate, medical, and pharmacy students as well as medical residents, fellows to broaden their horizons through international internships, research projects, and clinical rotations in 51 countries. These immersive experiences offer invaluable insights into global health challenges, equipping our students with the skills and perspectives they need to make a meaningful impact on communities around the world.
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Office Leadership
Faculty
Megan L. Schultz, MD, MA
Associate Professor; Director, Global Child Health Program; Co-Director, Global Health Pathway
Research Interests: Global health, Education, Procedural sedation
Mara Lord, PhD, MBA
Chief Strategy and Growth Officer and Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Social Sciences and Global Engagement
Constance Shumba, PhD
Director, Associate Professor
GHE Course: Introduction to Global Health Equity
Staff
Other Global Health Leaders Across 91ɫƵ
Department Liaisons
Designated by their Department Chair, each department and select Centers have a faculty member who serves as a Global Health Liaison to act as the main contact person for communications between 91ɫƵ Office of Global Health and their departmental faculty and staff. Each liaison holds the following roles and responsibilities:
- Act as main contact person for communications between 91ɫƵ Office of Global Health and their departmental faculty and staff.
- Provide the 91ɫƵ Office of Global Health with their departmental faculty’s current global health clinical care, education, research, or public health efforts.
- Refer any faculty interested in global health clinical care, education, research, or public health efforts to the 91ɫƵ Office of Global Health.
Ehab Abourashed, PhD, MS, BPharm
Associate Professor
Pharmacy
Kirsten Beyer, PhD, MPH, MS
Professor
Global Health Pathway
Kristen Bunnell, PharmD
Assistant Professor
Pharmacy
Lauren Burgunder, MD
Assistant Professor
Pediatrics
Linda Caples, PhD
Director
Office of Continuing Professional Development
Laura Cassidy, PhD
Director, Professor
Graduate School
Jenifer Coburn, PhD
Professor
Medicine (Infectious Disease), Center for Infectious Disease Research
Aprill Dawson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Center for Advancing Population Science
Chris Dodgion, MD
Assistant Professor
Surgery
Juan Felix, MD
Vice Chair, Director, Professor
Pathology
Nathan Gundacker, MD
Associate Professor
Medicine
Stephen Humphrey, MD
Associate Professor
Dermatology
Roger Johnson
Associate Professor
Cancer Center
Bryan Johnston, MD
Assistant Professor
Family and Community Medicine
Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Jeff Kelly, PhD
Center Director & Professor
Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, CAIR
Judith Kosasih, MD
Professor
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Peter Langenstroer, MD, MS
Professor
Urology
Qing-song Liu, PhD
Professor
Pharmacology and Toxicology
John “Mac” Longo, MD
Professor
Radiation Oncology
Luis Antonio Sosa Lozano, MD
Chief, Assistant Professor
Radiology
Jonathan S. Marchant, MA, PhD
Marcus Professor & Chair
Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy
Angela Mathison, MD
Assistant Professor, Surgery
Linda T. and John A. Mellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine
Pablo Nakagawa, PhD
Assistant Professor
Physiology
Ahmed Obeidat, MD
Associate Professor
Neurology
Stephanie Olivier-Van Stichelen, PhD
Associate Professor
Biochemistry
Prerna Pandya, MD
Assistant Professor
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ashley Pavlic, MD
Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine
Aparna Ramasubramanian, MD
Associate Professor
Ophthalmology
Avani Richardson, MD
Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology (Adult)
Michelle Riehle, PhD
Assistant Professor
Microbiology & Immunology
Thomas C. Robey, MD
Professor
Otolaryngology
Franklin Ruiz, MD
Associate Professor
Anesthesiology
Jim Sanger, MD
Professor
Plastic Surgery
Megan Schultz, MD, MA
Associate Professor
Global Health Pathway
Taylor Sonnenberg, MD, MSGH
Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine
Sergey Tarima, PhD
Associate Professor
Institute for Health & Equity
Bipin Thapa, MD
Assistant Dean, Professor
Medicine (General Internal Medicine)
Scott Van Valin, MD
Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
Aditya Vedantam, MD
Associate Professor
Neurosurgery
Doriel Ward, PhD
Director, Assistant Professor
CTSI
Jacek Zielonka, PhD
Assistant Professor
Biophysics