Department of Global Health
Letter from the Chair
Greetings from the Hilltop!
In 2023, the Department of Global Health embarked on a new chapter following its rebranding within the recently established School of Health. This year marks the graduation of 35 bachelor’s degree recipients, each armed with a deep comprehension of global health challenges and a dedication to effecting positive change in our world.
Numerous of our students were honored with awards and accolades for their exceptional commitment and contributions to diverse facets of global health and service. Additionally, we reconnected with many of our alumni, spotlighting a selection of their remarkable journeys in pursuing their passion for global health.
As life gradually returns to normalcy postCOVID-19 this year, we’ve reignited our global footprints. Our experiential learning program has been revitalized with new offerings and locations, preparing our students for immersive study experiences with nine partner organizations across Africa, Central America, Asia, and the Pacific. This expansion is a testament to our commitment to global health and our students' readiness to make a difference. Notably, we expanded our reach by adding two new sites: Nagasaki University in Japan and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium in Anchorage, Alaska.
Our faculty spearheaded key initiatives in 2023, including establishing a joint Center for Global Health Policy and Politics and two “Big Idea” projects focusing on Health Economics, Finance, Outcomes, and Global Mental Health.
A couple of highlights on events include Professor Wu hosting the Big Questions in Forced Displacement and Health event at the Hilltop and Dr. Turbat presenting a teamwork paper at the World Health Organization conference.
Together, we published over 40 articles and received 25 grants from various organizations. The publication record showed that our research covered diverse topics, from AI in China’s development overseas to neglected tropical disease prevention, from commentaries on intellectual property during COVID-19 to exploring climaterelated depression. These efforts have not only solidified our impact on global health but also inspired hope for a better, healthier world.
Amidst the complex landscape of 2023, characterized by ongoing conflicts and technological advancements, our unwavering determination is more evident than ever. We are steadfast in our commitment to navigate these challenges with optimism and ambition, confident in our ability to adapt and thrive.
Through innovative research, education, and advocacy, we aspire not only to mitigate the impact of these challenges but also contribute to positive change on a global scale, instilling confidence in our stakeholders.
As we look ahead, we are driven by a shared vision of a healthier and more equitable world. With determination and dedication, we stand ready to embrace the opportunities and overcome the obstacles that lie ahead, confident in our ability to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives globally.
Warm regards.
Jennifer Bouey, MD, PhD, MPH Chair, Department of Global Health School of Health
Georgetown University
Fall hike with BSGH students!
Class of 2023
Bachelor’s Degree Recipients
CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!
Bachelor of Science, Global Health
Amaya-Zuniga, Jessica C.
Anzalone, Steven M.
Bruggemann, Julianne M.
Bustamante, Justin Francis T.
Carvalho, Matthew P.
Cui, Yuki J.
Donnelly, Abby G.
Folau, Hannah K.
Gabby, Maya M.
Helkov, Lars
Horak, Elizabeth T.
Joyce, Thomas B.
Kim, Jieun
Knapski, Christina Z.
Liu, Yuxuan
Lizano, John E.
Maaty, Doha W.
Moosavi, Shoa F.
Naughton, Ellen M.
Newman, Rachel M.
Normand, Anna S.
Norris, Kate M.
Parikh, Meera A.E.
Sander, Grace M.
Sarpy, Caroline A.
Sewell, Charles W.
Shin, Julianna N.
Strunjas, Anna R.
Tajuddin, Sarina
Tichansky, Samuel J.
Vlahakis, Isabel Z.
Wadhwa, Vishwas
Westerman, Clare A.
Young, Elizabeth A.
Young, Mia M.
• Outstanding Student Departmental Award: Julianne Bruggemann
• Sister Helen Scarry Award for Commitment to Social Justice: Stella Kim
• Marianne Cardillo Lyons Commitment to Cura Personalis Award: Abby Donnelly
Commencement
The School of Health held their first commencement on May 20th, 2023. Students, family, friends and loved ones gathered at Gaston Hall to celebrate.
Addressing the Class of 2023, King acknowledged the challenging path experienced by the students, including the pandemic, and charged the graduates to use what they’ve learned to help shift a system of sick care in the U.S. to a system of health care.
Student Highlights
Iman Ibrahim (H’24) received the David F. Andretta Summer Research Fellowship to spend five weeks in Turkey working on a project titled “Medicine and Migration: Understanding Operational and Social Challenges to Service Delivery and Healthcare Decision-Making for Syrian Migrants in Turkey.”
Shreya Arora (H’24) co-founded, Project RISHI (Rural India Social and Health Improvement),that partners with local NGOs to address population health problems through education and sustainable health product use. RISHI received funding from Georgetown’s Social Innovation and Public Service Fund (SIPS) with which the Executive Committee members visited the region in May 2023.
Abby Donnelly (H’23), received the Marianne Cardillo Lyons Commitment to Cura Personalis award in honor of former Associate Dean, Marianne Cardillo Lyons, She is congratulated here with School of Health Dean, Christopher King and Daniel Lyons (C’07, NHS’12), son of Marianne Cardillo Lyons.
Student Highlights
Dean King and Jennifer Bouey, chair of the Department of Global Health, presented Julianne Bruggemann (H’23) with the department’s Outstanding Student Award in Global Health.
Experiential Learning
2023 was an exciting year for our Global Health Practice and Research: An Experiential Learning program.
In the Spring we developed and conducted a new, day-long, pre-departure training with innovative co-facilitation by Wendy Jones, M.Ed., M.S.W. at the Georgetown University National Center for Cultural Competence.
In August, we convened virtually with our preceptors and discussed how to strengthen the program. There was also a lot of enthusiasm expressed and ideas shared around interinstitutional research collaboration and on the dissemination of work produced by the students. We hope to gather in person in 2024.
Last fall, a total of eighteen students were placed with nine partner organizations, and they presented their excellent work to faculty, staff, students, family, preceptors and other collaborators from the host organizations at Georgetown in January. Topics included explorations of infectious disease, homelessness, health workforce strengthening, ageing, reproductive health, and maternal and child health.
We also keep growing our placement offerings and welcoming new partnerships. This year we had students attend for the first time a placement in Nagasaki University, Japan and another at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium in Anchorage, Alaska. Each location provided wonderful learning opportunities spanning environmental exposure and cardiac health, harm reduction approaches in native populations, compliance with a national health checkup program designed for older adults, and sociocultural determinants of fertility rate decline
Alumni News
Alyssa Kardos Loera (NHS ‘21) became an Annual Awardee through Georgetown’s Social Innovation and Public Service Fund (SIPS). Her project, Re-Made in Cambodia (ReMade), is a sustainable fashion initiative that transforms recovered textile waste into wearable products – a twofold strategy to support young local designers and raise environmental awareness about the impacts of the fashion industry.
Nadia Saif (NHS ‘14) completed an MD/MPH at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. In July 2023, she became an officer in the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) program, as well as an officer in the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service. For the two-year fellowship, she is stationed at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in Morgantown, West Virginia, where she is focusing on research and surveillance of occupational injuries.
Nicole Mansour (NHS ‘18) began an MBA at the University of Chicago in fall 2023 in the Booth School of Business, focusing on the intersection healthcare and innovation. She will publish her scholarly paper soon from her senior year experiential learning course at the National Institute of Nutrition in Hyderabad, India.
Alumni News
Henrike "Kiki" Schmalfuss (NHS ‘22) is pursuing an MD at Harvard Medical School and was a 2023 Samvid Scholar Recipients are selected as future leaders with exceptional potential and commitment to drive societal change. The venture provides leadership development, community networking and graduate education financial support.
Nick Dellasanta (NHS ‘16) completed his MSc in the Control of Infectious Diseases at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. He has collaborated with the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa and other key stakeholders on malaria control in Sub-Saharan Africa to strengthen data use for decision making. He also worked as an epidemiologist for a health technology company to facilitate phone-based triage tools. Most recently, he has worked within the Strategic Transformation division of a consulting firm in the UK supporting government and National Health Service clients within the firm’s public sector health portfolio.
Michaela Hitchner (NHS ‘19) recently applied to plastic surgery residency programs and will be graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with a dual MD/MPH degree in spring 2024.
Global Health Faculty and Staff
Jennifer Z. Bouey, MD, PhD, MPH
Chair, Associate Professor
Vincent Turbat, PhD, MS Associate Professor
Jessica Kritz, JD, MA Assistant Professor
Wu Zeng, MD, PhD Associate Professor
Myriam Vuckovic, PhD, MPH Undergraduate Program Director, Associate Professor
Matthew Kavanagh, PhD, MA, CL Assistant Professor
Brian Floyd, MA Assistant Dean Academic Affairs
Justin Hammerberg Program Coordinator
Eva Jarawan, PhD, MBA, MPH Associate Professor
Margaret Baker, PhD, MSc Associate Professor
Shabab Wahid, DrPH, MPH Assistant Professor
Lisa Waldo Internship Abroad Coordinator
Faculty and Staff News
The Initiative for Health Economics, Financing and Outcomes (IHEFO) was selected from the School of Health’s 2023 Big Idea Initiative that sought unconventional, interdisciplinary approaches to advance knowledge or test potential solutions to complex problems. Dr. Vincent Turbat and Dr. Wu Zeng co-lead this faculty-initiated research hub on pertinent and emerging healthcare systems’ issues in aim of domestic and global health financing improvements.
The Center for Global Health Policy & Politics launched in 2023 and is led by Dr. Matthew Kavanagh. This crosscampus collaboration between the Georgetown University School of Health and the O’Neill Institute intersects global health, law, and political science.
The Global Mental Health & Well-being Initiative is also a “Big Idea Initiative” selection with Dr. Shabab Wahid serving on the founding Advisory Board. This interdisciplinary coalition of faculty, staff and students at Georgetown University conducts research, develops pedagogy, and engages in informed activism and advocacy to improve mental wellbeing and psychosocial outcomes locally, nationally, and globally.
Faculty and Staff News
Professors Vincent Turbat and Wu Zeng attended the workshop on “Making hospitals fit-for-purpose for people, health systems and sustainable development”, organized by WHO from October 31st to November 2nd, 2023. They presented the final report entitled "What Affects the Performance of Hospital Financing Interventions in Low and Lower Middle-Income Countries from the Program Implementation Perspective. A Systematic Review" from Wu Zeng, Mara Boiangiu, Natalie Trachsel, Eva Jarawan, Vincent Turbat and Bruno Meessen. The report was well received. They participated in several commissions and networked extensively, most notably with PAHO, EMRO, and Oxford IHTM.
On April 27, 2023, The Department of Global Health at Georgetown University, in collaboration with the World Bank and Columbia University, hosted an event to disseminate research findings for the project of “Big Questions in Forced Displacement and Health”. The project was implemented by a consortium of Universities, including Columbia University, Georgetown University, Brandeis University, American University of Beirut, and University of Los Andes to examine health system and health financing for displaced populations in Jordan, Colombia, Bangladesh, and the Republic of Congo. The event has more than 20 participants from various organizations. The research findings are available at https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/researc h/programs/program-forced-migrationhealth/research/big-questions-forceddisplacement-health
Jessica Kritz is a participatory action researcher who teaches stakeholders to use cross-sector collaboration for complex challenge intervention. A lawyer by training with a background in conflict resolution, her work sits at the intersection of public administration and public health. Her current research focuses on the environment and climate change, and includes:
•- GOGREEN, a global study on cocreating the green transition
•- a book project on enshrining and implementing rights through public administration law and policy.
In collaboration with Earth Commons Institute her current projects on climate, the environment and health include:
• building on her research in Ghana since 2015 with informal sector workers and communities (e-waste and scrap workers, fisherfolk) to resolve wicked problems;
•- designing a Master of Science at the intersection of climate, environment and global public health. The team is dedicated to understanding and resolving complex challenges, synergizing research and action with cutting-edge teaching on climate change, the environment, and the impact on human health.
On March 29, 2023, Dr. Anthony Fauci presented “5 Lessons Dr. Fauci Learned From the COVID19 Pandemic” and is welcomed here by Dr. Jennifer Bouey
Dr. Eva Jarawan was appointed as an Assistant Professor in the department in 2015. She teaches comparative health systems, health policy, control of non-communicable diseases in low- and middleincome countries, project management, and advises students on research and on global health careers. She's involved in research pertaining to health system strengthening and health financing. She was promoted to Associate Professor in July 2023.
In August 2023, Justin Hammerberg joined the Department of Global Health as its Program Coordinator. He works with students, staff, and faculty and is responsible for day-to-day program support of the B.S. in Global Health program. Prior to Georgetown, Justin worked in global health with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the U.S. Agency for International Development. Justin has a B.S. in Public Health.
Faculty’s Publications
Baker, Margaret
• Molly A Brady, Emily Toubali, Margaret Baker, Elizabeth Long, Caitlin Worrell, Kapa Ramaiah, Patricia Graves, T Deirdre Hollingsworth, Louise Kelly-Hope, Diana Stukel. Bhupendra Tripathi, Arianna Rubin Means, Sultani Hadley Matendechero, Alison Krentel (October 17, 2023). “Persons ‘never treated’ in mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis: identifying programmatic and research needs from a series of research review meetings 2020-2021”. International Health
• Kathryn Zoerhoff, Pamela S Mbabazi, Katherine Gass, …Margaret C Baker, Fiona M Fleming (March 18, 2023) “How well do coverage surveys and programmatically reported mass drug administration coverage match? Results from 214 mass drug administration campaigns in 15 countries, 2008–2017”. BMJ Global Health
• Margaret Baker et al “Report of the Regional Meeting on the Eradication of Yaws. 1–3 March 2023”. Pan American Health Organization Bouey, Jennifer
• Jahan I, Vuckovic M, Sara Kabir, Rashid SF, Bouey, J.* (January 2024) “Reproductive health service accessand utilization among migrant women in Dhaka’s Urban Slums: A Qualitative Study”. Culture, Health and Sexuality.
• Jennifer Bouey, Lynn Hu, Keller Scholl, et al (December 2023). “China's AI ExportsTechnology Distribution and Data Safety” RAND Corporation
• Jennifer Bouey, Lynn Hu, Keller Scholl, et al (December 2023). “China's AI Exports Database (CAIED)”. RAND Corporation
• Jennifer Bouey, Lynn Hu, Keller Scholl, et al (December 2023). China's AI Exports Developing a Tool to Track Chinese Development Finance in the Global South Technical Documentation. RAND Corporation
• Jennifer H Z Bouey, Jing Han , Yuxuan Liu , Myriam Vuckovic, Keren Zhu, Kai Zhou , Ye Su (March 2023). “A case study of HIV/AIDS services from community-based organizations during COVID-19 lockdown in China”. BMC Health Services Research
Jarawan, Eva
• Eva Jarawan, Mara Boiangiu, Wu Zeng (November 9, 2023) “Strengthening provider accountability: A scoping review of accountability/monitoring frameworks for quality of RMNCH care”. PLOS Glob Public Health
• Ammar Albanna, Eva Jarawan, Rasha Alhejailan, Mara-Clarisa Boiangiu, Wu Zeng (November 8, 2023) “Early Intervention for Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder in Dubai: A Rapid Review and Policy Option Analysis”. New Emirates Medical Journal
Jarawan, Eva
• Eva Jarawan. (June 4, 2023)
“Literature review of hospital financing interventions for low- and lowermiddle-income countries”. World Health Organization
• Eva Jarawan et al. “Health Services Quality Accelerator in Jordan –Accountability” University Research Company
• Jarawan E, Boiangiu M, Zeng W (November 9, 2023) “Strengthening provider accountability: A scoping review of accountability/monitoring frameworks for quality of RMNCH care”. PLOS Global Public Health
Kavanagh, Matthew
• Fischer SE, Vitale L, Agutu AL, Kavanagh M. (Forthcoming 2024)
“Intellectual Property and the Politics of Public Good in COVID-19: Law, institutions, and ideas during TRIPS waiver negotiations at the WTO.” Journal of Health Policy, Politics, and Law.
• Kavanagh M, Singh R. (Forthcoming 2024) “Legal Paradigms and the Politics of Global COVID-19 Vaccine Access.” In Sunder M. Intellectual Property, COVID-19, and the Next Pandemic: Diagnosing Problems, Developing Cures Cambridge University Press.
• Policar S, Sharp A, Hyppolite JI, Alfred GM, Steide E, Lucien L, Ledan N, Kavanagh M. (December 5, 2023)
“Drivers of HIV treatment interruption: Early findings from community-led monitoring program in Haiti.” PLOS ONE.
• Florence Riako Anam, Luis Gil Abinader, Ludo Bok, …Matthew Kavanagh, Boyan Konstantinov, Sharonann Lynch, Sanjana Mukherjee, Cedric Nininahazwe, Cassidy Parshall, Agrata Sharma, Varsha Srivatsan (November 13, 2023). “Global HIV Policy Lab Report - Progress and the Peril: HIV and Global De/criminalization of Same-Sex Sex HIV Policy Lab, United National Development Programme (UNDP), Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+)
• Matthew Kavanagh, Luis Gil Abinader, Amanda Banda (November 3, 2023). “Equity and technology in the pandemic treaty”. British Medical Journal
• John Ele-Ojo Ataguba,Charles Birungi, Santiago Cunial, Matthew Kavanagh (September 16, 2023).
“Income inequality and pandemics: insights from HIV/AIDS and COVID19 a multicountry observational study”. British Medical Journal
• Kavanagh M, Wenham C, Nyukuri E, Helfer LR, Massard da Fonseca E, Maleche A, Halabi S, Radhakrishnan A, Waris A. (September 4, 2023) “Increasing Compliance with International Pandemic Law: international relations and new global health agreements.” The Lancet
• Erondu N, Mafokeng T, Kavanagh M, Matache M, Bosha S. (May 18, 2023) “Towards anti-racist policies and strategies to reduce poor health outcomes in racialised communities.” The Lancet
• Matthew Kavanagh, Remu Singh (March 29, 2023). “Vaccine politics: Law and inequality in the pandemic response to COVID-19”. Global Policy
• Carrie E Lyons, Jean Olivier Twahirwa Rwema, Keletso Makofane, Daouda Diouf, Iliassou Mfochive Njindam, Ibrahima Ba, Abo Kouame, Ubald Tamoufe, Bai Cham, Mamadú Aliu Djaló, Evelyne-Patrice Obodou, Etienne Karita, Anato Simplice, Rebecca G Nowak, Trevor A Crowell, Sindy Matse, Seni Kouanda, Jean-Paul Enama, Matthew Kavanagh, Gregorio A Millett, Chris Beyrer, Sarah Murray, Stefan Baral (January 26, 2023). “Associations between punitive policies and legal barriers to consensual same-sex sexual acts and HIV among gay men and other men who have sex with men in subSaharan Africa: a multicountry, respondent-driven sampling survey”. The Lancet
Kritz, Jessica
• Kritz, J., Young, R., Cody, T. (Winter 2023) “Culture of Collaboration: How Madison County Government Drew from its Roots and used Rural Appalachian Values to Increase Government Participation through COVID Service Delivery. Journal of Health and Human Services Administration. 45(4), pp. [TBD]
• Jessica Kritz (June 2023) ”Redefining Development Resolving Complex Challenges in Global Context 2nd edition” Cambridge Elements in Public and Nonprofit Administration
Vuckovic, Myriam
• Vuckovic, M. (2023). Beginnings. In Dennis Domer (Ed.),“Embattled Lawrence Vol. 2: The Enduring Struggle for Freedom. (pp.162177)”. Douglas County Historical Society, Lawrence, KS
• Bouey, J.Z., Han, J., Liu, Y., Vuckovic, M. et al. (March 27, 2023) “A case study of HIV/AIDS services from community-based organizations during COVID-19 lockdown in China.” BMC Health Services Research
Wahid, Syed Shabab
• Dristy Gurung, Brandon A. Kohrt, Syed Shabab Wahid, Kalpana Bhattarai, Binita Acharya, Feryel Askri d, Bethel Ayele, Ioannis Bakolis, Anish Cherian, Mercian Daniel, Kamal Gautam, Eshetu Girma, Petra C. Gronholm, Charlotte Hanlon, Sudha Kallakuri, Bezawit Ketema, Heidi Lempp, Jie Li, Santosh Loganathan, Ning Ma , Jananee Magar, Pallab K. Maulik, Gurucharan Mendon, Amani Metsahel, Fethi Nacef, Mani Neupane, Uta Ouali, Yosra Zgueb, Wufang Zhang k, Graham Thornicroft (December 15, 2023) “Adapting and piloting a social contact-based intervention to reduce mental health stigma among primary care providers: Protocol for a multi-site feasibility study” SSM – Mental Health
Wahid, Syed Shabab
• Dristy Gurung, Brandon A. Kohrt, Syed Shabab Wahid, Kalpana
Bhattarai, Binita Acharya, Feryel Askri d, Bethel Ayele, Ioannis Bakolis, Anish Cherian, Mercian Daniel, Kamal
Gautam, Eshetu Girma, Petra C. Gronholm, Charlotte Hanlon, Sudha Kallakuri, Bezawit Ketema, Heidi
Lempp, Jie Li, Santosh Loganathan, Ning Ma , Jananee Magar, Pallab K. Maulik, Gurucharan Mendon, Amani Metsahel, Fethi Nacef, Mani Neupane, Uta Ouali, Yosra Zgueb, Wufang Zhang k, Graham Thornicroft (December 15, 2023) “Adapting and piloting a social contact-based intervention to reduce mental health stigma among primary care providers: Protocol for a multi-site feasibility study” SSM – Mental Health
• Crick Lund, Mark J. D. Jordans, Emily Garman, Ricardo Araya, Mauricio Avendano, Annette Bauer, Vikram
Bahure, Tarun Dua, Georgia
Eleftheriou, Sara Evans-Lacko, Juan
Felipe García Rodríguez, Kamal
Gautam, Martin Gevonden, Philipp Hessel, Brandon A. Kohrt, Lydia Krabbendam, Nagendra P. Luitel, Sanchari Roy, Manuel Seifert Bonifaz, Rakesh Singh, Mohammadamin Sinichi, Katherine Sorsdahl, Graham Thornicroft, Wietse A. Tol, Daniela Trujillo, Nicci van der Merwe, Syed Shabab Wahid, Paula Yarrow (December 13, 2023). Strengthening self-regulation and reducing poverty to prevent adolescent depression and anxiety: Rationale, approach and methods of the ALIVE interdisciplinary research collaboration in Colombia, Nepal and South Africa. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
• Aranda LE, Arif Z, Innocenti C, Wahid SS, Frehywot S, Munar W. (May 17 2023) “Characterizing the implementation of performance management interventions in a primary health care system: a case study of the Salud Mesoamerica Initiative in El Salvador”. Health Policy and Planning
• Kaur A, Kallakuri S, Mukherjee A, Wahid SS, Kohrt BA, Thornicroft G, Maulik PK (April 27, 2023) “Mental health related stigma, service provision and utilization in Northern India: situational analysis”. International Journal of Mental Health Systems
• Wahid SS, Raza WA, Mahmud I, Kohrt BA (February 7, 2023) “Climate-related shocks and other stressors associated with depression and anxiety in Bangladesh: a nationally representative panel study”. Lancet Planet Health
• Gronholm PC, Bakolis I, Cherian AV, Davies K, Evans-Lacko S, Girma E, Gurung D, Hanlon C, Hanna F, Henderson C, Kohrt BA, Lempp H, Li J, Loganathan S, Maulik PK, Ma N, Ouali U, Romeo R, Rüsch N, Semrau M, Taylor Salisbury T, Votruba N, Wahid SS, Zhang W, Thornicroft G (February 3, 2023) “Toward a multi-level strategy to reduce stigma in global mental health: overview protocol of the Indigo Partnership to develop and test interventions in low- and middle-income countries”. International Journal of Mental Health Systems
Faculty’s Research Grants
Baker, Maggie
Agency: Bridges to Development
Title: Pacific Integrated Neglected Tropical Diseases Elimination (PINE) project
Takeda
Dates of Project Period: 2023-2024
20% effort plus 100 hours of student time
Role: Georgetown PI
Bouey, Jennifer
Agency: RAND Division of Social Wellbeing
Title: Global Health in Asia
Dates of Project Period: April 2022-March 2024
Total Direct Costs: $100,000
Role: PI
Agency: RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policy
Title: Asian American Community Capacity Building
Dates of Project Period: April 2022-March 2024
Total Direct Costs: $380,000
Role: PI
Agency: RAND Corporation
Title: China’s AI export
Dates of Project Period: Oct 2022September 2023
Total Direct Costs: $218,000
Role: PI
Bouey, Jennifer
Agency: RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policy
Title: Gender Equity in Asia
Dates of Project Period: Jan 2022-Sept 2024
Total Direct Costs: $250,000
Role: PI
Agency: RAND Corporation
Title: U.S.-China Track II
Dates of Project Period: Jan 1, 2020Sep 30, 2024
Total Direct Costs: $100,000/year
Role: PI
Agency: RAND Corporation
Title: Tang Chair (Endowment) in China Studies
Project Period: Jan 1, 2019- present
Total Direct Costs: $175,000/year
Role: PI
Kavanagh, Matthew
Agency: World Health Organization
Title: Health & Care Worker Compact Policy Lab
Project period: 2023
Total Direct Costs: $495,530
Role: Co-PI
Agency: Open Society Foundations
Title: Sexuality and Health Analysis and Policy Project
Project Period: 2023-2025
Total Direct Costs: $400,000
Role: PI
Kavanagh, Matthew
Agency: Pan American Health Organization
Title: Health Equity in the Americas Project Period: 2023
Total Direct Costs: $28,200
Role: PI
Agency: UNAIDS
Title: Council on Inequality, AIDS, and Pandemics
Project Period: 2023-2024
Total Direct Costs: $496,000
Role: PI
Agency: The Children's Investment Fund Foundation
Title: Lancet Commission on Racism in Global Health
Project Period: 2023-2025
Total Direct Costs: $474,950
Role: Co-PI
Agency: AidsFonds
Title: Governance, Human Rights and HIV
Project Period: 2022-2023
Total Direct Costs: $183,000
Role: Co-PI
Agency: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Title: Lancet Commission on Racism in Global Health
Project Period: 2022-2025
Total Direct Costs: $500,000
Role: Co-PI
Agency: Ford Foundation
Title: Lancet Commission on Racism in Global Health
Project Period: 2022-2025
Total Direct Costs: $1,000,000
Role: Co-PI
Kavanagh, Matthew
Agency: USAID/PEPFAR
Title: HIV Policy Surveillance Project Period: 2022-2025
Total Direct Costs: $1,200,000
Role: PI
Kritz, Jessica
Agency: Independent Research Fund
Denmark/Rothskilde University
Title: Governing Green Transitions (GOGREEN)
Project Period: 04/01/2022 - 03/31/2026
Total Direct Costs over all years of award: $42,565 (budgeted)
Total Indirect Costs over all years of award: $0 (budgeted)
Total Direct plus Indirect Costs over all years of award: $42,565
Role: Sub-grantor
Wahid, Syed Shabab
Agency: Wellcome Trust
Title: Improving Adolescent Mental Health by Reducing the Impact of Poverty (ALIVE)
Project Period: September 2021 –January 2026
Total Direct Costs: $6,750
Role: Co-investigator
Agency: UK Medical Research Council
Title: International Study of Discrimination and Stigma Outcomes (INDIGO)
Project Period: Sep 2018 – March 2024
Total Direct Costs: $8,050
Role: Co-Investigator
Syed Shabab
Agency: Georgetown Global Engagement
Title : Twenty-Five Years of Psychological Interventions in Emergency Contexts: Lessons Learned and Future Directions
Project Period: April 2022
Total Direct Costs: $13,000
Role: Co-investigator
Agency: Georgetown University School of Health
Title of Project: Global Mental Health and Wellbeing Initiative
Project Period: July 2023 – July 2024
Total Direct Costs $ 60,000
Role: Advisory Board member and Co-PI
Agency: Georgetown University Center for Social Justice (CSJ)
Title: Faculty Fellow for the CSJ Project Period: 2023 –2025
Total Direct Costs: $ 4,000
Role on Project: Faculty Fellow and Co-PI
Agency: World Health Organization
Title: Literature Review of Hospital Financing Project Period: Sept 2023
Total Direct Costs: $65,000
Role: PI
Agency: USAID
Title: Health Services Quality Accelerator (HSQA) in Jordan
Project Period: 2021-2026
Total Direct Costs: $569,738
Role: PI
Wahid,
Zeng, Wu
Service and Accomplishments
Baker, Margaret
• “Evidence on Increasing Access for Ethnic and Religious Minorities: A Scoping Review. (October, 2023)
Presentation at the ASTMH 70th Annual Conference.
• Main Campus Executive Faculty committee, Department GLOH representative
• Graduate School Executive Committee, SoH representative
Bouey, Jennifer
• “China's COVID vaccines: Do the jabs do the job?”(December 30, 2023) NPR Interview, https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsands oda/2022/12/30/1143696652/chinascovid-vaccines-do-the-jabs-do-the-job
• “Influenza and Mycoplasma pneumoniae epidemic in China”(December 2, 2023), Voice of America Interview,
• https://www.voachinese.com/a/what-iscoming-after-chinas-mppeak/7380528.html
• "US-Republic of Korea Relationship for 70 years” (October 2023) Conference panelist, Santa Monica, CA
• "Gender equity in South Korea" (July 2023), Discussion at Korea Women's Development Institute, Seoul, Korea
• "US-China HIV Collaborations" (June 2023) Talk at the UNAIDS office in Beijing, China
Bouey, Jennifer
• “The End of China’s Zero-Covid Policy with Dr. Jennifer Bouey” (January 25, 2023) NüVoices
Podcast #88: https://nuvoices.com/2023/01/25/nu voices-podcast-88-the-end-ofchinas-zero-covid-policy-with-drjennifer-bouey/
Jarawan, Eva
• “Supporting the Implementation of the National Health Insurance in the DRC: Key Lessons and Considerations”(in French), Presentation to the DRC government and World Bank’s representatives
• Honor Council Investigating Officer
• Governance Committee Member
• Master of Science in Global Health Program Committee member Kavanagh, Matthew
• “Center for Global Health Policy & Politics” (October 2023) Directs and co-founded Center.
• “Think Pandemics – Think Inequalities” (Sep 20, 2023) Roundtable for the new Global Council on Inequality, AIDS, and Pandemics
Kritz, Jessica
• Editorial Board, Journal of Health and Human Services Administration (February 2023-present)
• Faculty Senate, Speech and Campus Culture Working Group (April 2023-June 2024)
• Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and AntiRacism (EDI-A) Champion, School of Health (2023-present)
Turbat, Vincent
• "What Affects the Performance of Hospital Financing Interventions in Low and Lower Middle-Income Countries from the Program Implementation Perspective. A Systematic Review” (Oct-Nov 2023)
• Initiative on Health Economics, Financing and Outcome (2023) Big Idea Initiative selection
• Representative of the Department of Global Health at the MCEF
• Executive Faculty of the School of Health, Second Vice-Chair Member of the Honors Council since 2022.
Vuckovic, Myriam
• SOH CPC Chair (2023)
• SOH Students’ Awards Committee (2023)
• Main Campus Core Curriculum Committee (MC4) (2023)
Vuckovic, Myriam
• The Pathways to Social Justice Oversight Committee (2023) nominated for membership
• Executive Vice President for Health Sciences and Executive Dean of the School of Medicine Search Advisory Committee (2023)
• “Let’s Talk about Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights” (October 2023), Panelist, Georgetown Women in Public Policy Initiative at the McCourt School of Public Policy
• Board of Trustees of The Georgetown University Social Innovation and Public Service (SIPS) Fund (2023)
Wahid, Syed Shabab
• “Global Mental Health & Wellbeing Initiative” (2023) Big Idea Initiative selection
• Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching, and Service (2023-2025) Faculty Fellow
• Senator, Georgetown University Faculty Senate, September 2022Present
Syed Shabab
• Member: Graduate Executive Committee, 2023-Present
• “Climate Change and Mental Health in Bangladesh” (October 2023) Invited Speaker.
CSD Annual Conference. Dhaka, Bangladesh
• “Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health: Bangladesh & Beyond” (August 2023) Invited Speaker. Public Health Foundation, Bangladesh
• “Climate Change and Mental Health in Bangladesh” Panelist. (March 2023) Human Development Week. The World Bank
• "Can heat affect mental health?" (Feb 2023), Interview, BBC World Service Radio
• Appointed to the Editorial Board Member of Social Science and MedicineMental Health (January 2023)
Zeng, Wu
• Initiative on Health Economics, Financing and Outcome (2023) Big Idea Initiative selection
• “Cost of WASH Interventions for Ebola Response and Preparedness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Costing WASH in Health Care Facilities: Learning From Country Experience”(November 29, 2023), UNICEF & World Bank, New York (Remote)
• “Integrating Primary Care and Specialized Services: China Pilot Experience with Medical Alliances in Rural Areas and Medical Consortiums in Cities. Financing for Primary Health Care in Vietnam: Challenges and Ways Forward”, November 21-22, 2023, Speaker, World Bank, WHO, Joint Learning Network, and Global Financing Facility, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Remote)
• “Economic Burden of Maternal Death in Jordan from 20182021. Health Systems in the Arab World: Successes, Failures, and Ways Forward?” (Nov 11-12, 2023), Speaker, Arab Center for Research & Policy Studies, WHO Regional Office of Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO), Doha, Qatar (Remote)
Zeng, Wu
• “What Affects the Performance of Hospital Financing Interventions in Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries From the Program Implementation Perspective? A Systematic Review. Making Hospital Fit-for-Purpose: A Triple Imperative for People, Health Systems, and Sustainable Development”, October 31- November 2, 2023, Speaker, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
• “Strengthening Health Systems in Situations of Protracted Forced Displacement. Learning From the Evidence on Forced Displacement Training Program”, (October 18, 2023), Speaker, World Bank and UNHCR, Washington, DC(Remote)
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2023 Annual Report
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