PhD Graduates
April Ballard, PhD, MPH
2023 Dissertation Title: “Characterization and measurement of child exposure to zoonotic enteric pathogens in Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador”
Sydney Hubbard, PhD, MPH
2023 Dissertation Title: “Evaluating the efficacy of water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions in the context of climate change with a focus on urban, coastal Mozambique”
Kimberly Kamara, PhD
2022 Dissertation Title: “Assessing Psychosocial Factors That Influence Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Behavior in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia”
Sabrina Haque, PhD, MPH
2022 Dissertation Title: “Providing evidence to assess the integration of household water filters into Rwanda’s national environmental health promotion program”
Darcy Anderson, PhD, MPH
2021 Dissertation Title: “Implementation and adaptation in rural water, sanitation, and hygiene programs”
Francisco Castillo-Zunino, PhD, MS
2021 Dissertation Title: “Discrete optimization and statistical analysis for healthcare applications”
Frederica (Freddy) Lamar, PhD, MSPH
2021 Dissertation Title: “ChickFlows in Maputo, Mozambique: High-risk behaviors, management practices, and pathways for childhood exposure to enteropathogens from chickens”
Anna Chard, PhD, MPH
2019 Dissertation Title: “Enteropathogen infections in areas with poor access to water, sanitation, and hygiene: environmental drivers, co-infections, and potential interventions”
Maryann Delea, PhD, MPH
2018 Dissertation Title: “Social constructs, behaviour change, and the uptake of community-based WASH interventions: Metrics and analytical approaches for measuring collective efficacy”
Heather Reese, PhD, MPH
2017 Dissertation Title: “Effectiveness of a combined sanitation and household-level piped water intervention on infrastructure coverage, availability and use, environmental fecal contamination, and child health in rural Odisha, India: a matched cohort study”
Josh Garn, PhD, MS
2015 Dissertation Title: “The impact of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) in the presence of suboptimal adherence and complex interdependencies”
Post-Doctoral Fellows
Kayoko Shioda, PhD, DVM, MPH
2022-2023 Fellowship: After her fellowship with the group, Kayoko transitioned to an Assistant Professor in the Boston University School of Public Health
Denisse Vega, PhD, MPH
2020-2021 Fellowship: After her fellowship with the group, Denisse transitioned to a position as an Epidemiologic Intelligence Service Officer with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Global Enterics Group
Lisa Pfadenhauer, PhD, MPH
2019-2020 Fellowship: After her fellowship with the group, Lisa transitioned to an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University
Josh Garn, PhD, MS
2015-2017 Fellowship: After his fellowship with the group, Josh transitioned to an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Nevada, Reno
Staff
Kelly Alexander, MPH
2010-2012: Senior Research Project Coordinator
Resom Berhe, MPH
2016-2018: Community Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Specialist
Bonheur Dounebaine, MD, MPH
2018-2021: Public Health Program Associate
Anna Ellis, MDP
2014-2022: Public Health Qualitative Research Manager
Joana Falcao, MPH
2018-2019: Research Coordinator
Leslie Greene, MPH
2007-2012: Senior Research Project Manager
Kyra Hester, MPH
2018-2022: Senior Public Health Program Associate
Molly Linabarger, MPH
2018: Public Health Program Associate
Emilie McClintic, MPH
2017-2019: Public Health Program Associate and Evaluation Coordinator
Ashley Meehan, MPH
2019-2020: Public Health Program Associate
Katie Micek, MPH
2019-2021: Public Health Program Associate
Siraj Mohammed, MPH, MA
2017-2018: Social Behavior Change Communication Specialist
Stephanie Ogden, MA
2012-2013: WASH/NTD Coordinator and WASH Technical Advisor
Sarah Porter, MPH
2010-2013: Research Project Coordinator, Supervisor
Zoë Sakas, MPH
2019-2022: Public Health Program Associate
Gloria Sclar, MPH
2015-2017: Senior Public Health Program Associate
Jenna Swarthout, MS
2016-2017: Public Health Program Associate
Melkamu Tagele Zegeye, MPH
2018-2019: Community Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Specialist
Victoria Trinies, MPH
2011-2014: Senior Public Health Program Associate
Jen Wilkers, MPH
2019-2020: Public Health Program Associate
Mulat Woreta, BA, PGD
2016-2019: Community Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Specialist
Kassahun Zewudie, MPH
2016-2020: Senior Community Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Specialist
Rotating Doctoral Students
Elizabeth Sajewski, BSE
2021: Environmental Health Sciences
Julia Sobolik, MS, MPH
2021: Environmental Health Sciences
Frederick Goddard, PhD, MS
2020: Environmental Health Sciences
Julia Baker, PhD, MPH
2018: Epidemiology
Cassie O'Lenick, PhD, MS
2016: Environmental Health Sciences
Laura Zambrano, PhD, MPH
2016: Environmental Health Sciences
Graduate Research Assistants
2022
Simone Rosenblum, MS
Chenmua Yang, MPH
2021
Chandni Jaishwal, MPH
Hanleigh James, MPH
Rebecca Kann, MPH
Dawn Mapatano, MPH
Courtney Pico, MPH
Eberechukwu (Ebere) Uwah, MD, MPH
2020
Abimbola Leslie, MD, MPH, MDP
Pranjal Muthe, MPH
Chiamaka (Chia) Uzuegbunam, MPH
2019
Chin-En (King) Ai, MPH
Tina Braccio, MPH
Lauren Harper, MDP
Rachel Jackson, MPH
Morgan Lane, MPH
Shaiana Oliveira, MPH
Graeme Prentice-Mott, MPH
Ashlin Rakhra, MPH
Allison Wray, MPH
2018
Matthew Derrico, MPH
Jacob Clemente, MPH
Axmeh Khan, MPH
Breanna Wodnik, MPH
2016
Micheal Austin, MPH
Jackie Haver, MA
Jennifer Head, MPH
Candace Girod, MPH
Sabah Ghulamali, MPH
2015
Maggie Person, MPH
2014
Sara Breese, MPH
Alison Brooks, MPH
Dionna Fry, MPH
Kaleb Price, MPH
Andrea Martinsen, MPH
2013
Jacqueline Chan, MPH
Andrea Lund, MPH
Gauthami Penakalapati, MPH
2012
Jeanne Long, MPH
Shadi Saboori, MPH
Meredith Stocks, MPH
Sarah Yerian, MPH
2011
Loida Erhard, MPH
Alexandra Fehr, MPH