Program for Education in Global and Population Health

Mentors & Partner Entities

Mentors

Here are the CUIMC Faculty who have offered Global Pop projects in the past. 

Please note that a mentor's availability may vary by year and/or project. 

Elaine Abrams, MD

  • Biography
  • Thematic areas: Adolescent Health, Infectious Diseases, and Sexual and Reproductive Health

Sumeet Banker, MD

  • Biography
  • Thematic Area: Social Determinants of Health

Jocelyn Brown, MD, MPH

  • Biography
  • Site: France: Caen or Paris, Maison des Femmes
  • Thematic Areas: Child and Adolescent Health, Education, Maternal and Child Health, Migrant Health, Pediatrics, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Social Determinants of Health, and Women's Health

Billy Caceres, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN

Esteban Calvo, PhD, MPH

Silvia Cunto-Amesty, MD, MPH

  • Biography 
  • Thematic Areas: Key Populations and Women's Health, Health and Human Rights, Adolescent Medicine, HIV, Cultural Issues in Health Care, Latino/Immigrant Access to Healthcare, Health Care Discrimination, Young Men's Health, LGBTQ Health, Infectious Diseases, Sexual Health, and Violence and Health

Alissa Davis, PhD

Jamie Daw, PhD

Richard Deckelbaum, MD, CM, FRCPC

  • Biography 
  • Thematic Areas: Infectious Diseases, Health Systems, Nutrition and Food Insecurity, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, Cardiovascular Health, Chronic Diseases, Climate Change, and Environmental Health

Ilene Fennoy, MD, MPH

Cristina Fernandez, MD

David Fidock, PhD

Tsion Firew, MD, MPH

Kim Hekimian, PhD

Beth Hochman, MD

  • Biography 
  • Thematic Areas: Surgery and Translational Medicine

Wilmot James, PhD

  • Biography
  • Thematic Areas: Biosecurity and Biosafety, Climate and Health, Health Security and Diplomacy, Infectious Diseases, and Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health

Gregory Karelas, MSc

  • Biography 
  • Thematic Areas: Health Governance, Health Systems, Migrant Health, and Social Determinants of Health

Philip LaRussa, MD

  • Biography
  • Thematic Areas: Health Security, Infectious Diseases, and Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health

Ofir Livne, MD, MPH

Andrea Low, MD, PhD

  • Biography 
  • Thematic Areas: Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Maternal and Child Health, and Sexual and Reproductive Health

Ruth Masterson Creber, PhD, MSc, RN

Ricardo Mendizabal, MPH

Kathrine Meyers, DrPH, MS, MPP

Andrew Moran, MD, MPH

Rachel Moresky, MD, MPH

Tanya Murtha, MD

  • Biography
  • Thematic Areas: Cross-cultural Agility and Education

Ana Navas-Acien, MD, PhD, MPH

Manuela Orjuela, MD, ScM

Lisa Park, MD

Kathleen Pike, PhD

Louis Pizzarello, MD MPH

Yoanna Pumpalova, MD

Richard Raker, MD

Tahilia Rebello, PhD

  • Biography
  • Thematic Areas: Health Systems, Maternal and Child Health, and Mental Health

Geoff Reed, PhD

  • Biography 
  • Thematic Areas: Health Systems, Mental Health, Migrant Health, and Social Determinants of Health

Susan Rosenthal, PhD

  • Biography 
  • Thematic Areas: Infectious Diseases, Medical Psychology (in Pediatrics and Psychiatry), and Social Determinants of Health

Anjan Saha, MD, PhD

Ludwing Salamanca, MD, PhD

John Santelli, MD, MPH

Magdalena Sobieszczyk, MD

  • Biography
  • Site: USA: New York City, Stick2PrEP
  • Thematic Areas: Adolescent Health, Bioinformatics, Gender and LGBTQ+ health, Health Systems and Health Governance, Implementation Science, Infectious Diseases, Mobile Health, and Sexual and Reproductive Health

Esther Spindler, MS

Steven Spitalnik, MD

Lawrence Stanberry, MD, PhD

Brie Stotler, MD

Kiran T. Thakur, MD

Deborah Theodore, MD

  • Biography
  • Site: USA: New York City, Stick2PrEP
  • Thematic Areas: Adolescent Health, Bioinformatics, Gender and LGBTQ+ health, Health Systems and Health Governance, Implementation Science, Infectious Diseases, Mobile Health, and Sexual and Reproductive Health

Sunil Wadhwa, DDS

Milton Wainberg, MD

Jennifer Woo Baidal, MD

Michael Yin, MD, MS

Maryam Zolnoori, PhD

Jason Zucker, MD

  • Biography
  • Site: USA: New York City, Stick2PrEP
  • Thematic Areas: Adolescent Health, Bioinformatics, Gender and LGBTQ+ health, Health Systems and Health Governance, Implementation Science, Infectious Diseases, Mobile Health, and Sexual and Reproductive Health

Partner Entities

Clínica de Familia La Romana

École des hautes études en santé publique (EHESP)

  • Columbia University Liaison: Ana Jimenez-Bautista
  • Site: France: Rennes, École des hautes études en santé publique (EHESP)
  • Thematic Areas: Access to healthcare, Climate Change, Epidemiology, Health Systems and Health Governance, Infectious Diseases, Maternal and Child Health, Non-communicable Diseases, and Social Determinants of Health

Global Mental Health Programs

ICAP

Pfizer Vaccine Research and Development

Plan A Health, Inc

  • Site Mentor: Caroline Weinberg, MD, MPH
  • Site: New York City, Plan A Health, Inc
  • Thematic Areas: Access to healthcare, Adolescent Health, Epidemiology, Health Systems and Health Governance, Infectious Diseases, Maternal and Child Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Social Determinants of Health, and Women's Health

Praava Health

  • Columbia University Faculty Liaison: Kim Hekimian, PhD
  • Site Mentor: Sylvana Q. Sinha, Esq.
  • Site: Bangladesh: Dhaka, Praava Health
  • Thematic Areas: Access to healthcare, Epidemiology, Health Systems and Health Governance, Infectious Diseases, and Non-communicable Diseases 

Sciences économiques et sociales de la santé & traitement de l’information médicale (SESSTIM)

Society and Health Research Center (CISS) - Universidad Mayor

The Medical School for International Health at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), Soroka Hospital

Universidad Nacional Pedro Henrique Ureña (UNPHU)

University of São Paulo's Medical School