Our Team

Discover Our Team: Get to Know the Passionate Professionals Committed to Excellence in Our Department.

Leadership

Emily R. Smith

Emily R. Smith

Associate Professor

Fouzia Farooq

Fouzia Farooq

Assistant Professor

Trainees

Wen-chien Yang

Wen-chien Yang

PhD Student

Ramaa Chitale

Ramaa Chitale

DrPH Student

Megan Talej

Megan Talej

PhD Student

Jenny Kim

Jenny Kim

PhD Student

Xinyi Li

Xinyi Li

PhD Student

Research Staff

Xiaoyan Hu

Xiaoyan Hu

Senior Research Associate, Data Management

Stacie Loisate

Stacie Loisate

Senior Research Associate, Data Management

Victoria Reynolds

Victoria Reynolds

Senior Research Associate

Erin Oakley

Erin Oakley

Senior Research Associate

Sasha Baumann

Sasha Baumann

Senior Research Associate

Jaime Marquis

Jaime Marquis

Research Associate

Molayo Ifebajo

Molayo Ifebajo

Research Assistant

Precious Williams

Precious Williams

Research Assistant

Alumni

Clara Parsons

Senior Research Assistant (2022)

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Eliza Fishman, MPH

MPH Student (2023)

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Jamie Thivener, MPH

MPH Student (2022)

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Siran He, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar (2020-2021)
Current: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Xiang Li, PhD

Senior Research Assistant (2021-2022)
Current: Capital One

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Gargi Wable Grandner, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar (2021-2022)
Current: ACDI/VOCA

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Dina Moradian, MPH

MPH Student (2020-2022)
Current: Children’s National Hospital

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Allison Schwedock, MPH

MPH Student (2022)
Current: GW Milken Institute School of Public Health

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Alexandra Bellows, PhD

Senior Research Associate (2021-2022)
Current: The University of Edinburgh

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Jamie Thivener

MPH Student (2022)
Current: John Snow, Inc (JSI)

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Kacey Ferguson

Research Assistant (2021-2022)
Current: NYU Grossman School of Medicine

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Rebecca Zavala

Project Manager (2021)
Current: Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI) at JHSPH

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Alexandra Fogel

Research Assistant (2020-2021)
Current: Harvard University

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Jamie Minchin, MPH

MPH Student (2020-2021)
Current: Office of Country Support, Bureau of Global Health, USAID

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Janay Johnson, MPH

Research Assistant (2020-2021)
Current: University of Maryland School of Public Health

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Padmini Kucherlapaty, MsC, MPH

Research Assistant (2020-2021)
Current: Truth Initiative

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Chioniso Jakazi, MPH

Research Assistant (2019-2021)
Current: Howard University Hospital

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