Our Team

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U.S.

Principal Investigator | Colorado School of Public Health

Jonathan Samet, M.D., M.S.
Dean and Professor
Colorado School of Public Health
jon.samet@ucdenver.edu

Principal Investigator | University of Southern Californiah

Kiros Berhane, Ph.D., MSc
Professor
Division of Biostatistics, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine
Director, Graduate Programs in Biostatistics and Epidemiology
University of Southern California
kiros@usc.edu

Co-Investigators | University of Southern California

Heather Wipfli, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
Department of Preventive Medicine & School of International Relations
Associate Director, USC Institute for Global Health
University of Southern California
hwipfli@usc.edu

Frank Gilliland, M.D., Ph.D., MPH, M.S.
Hastings Professor of Preventive Medicine
Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC
University of Southern California
Director, Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center
gillilan@usc.edu

Scott Fruin, D.Env., P.E.
Assistant Professor of Research
Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC
University of Southern California
fruin@usc.edu

Rob McConnell, M.D.
Professor of Preventive Medicine
Director, USC Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science
Director, Southern California Children’s Environmental Health Center
Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC
University of Southern California
rmcconne@usc.edu

Edward (Ed) Avol, M.S.
Professor of Clinical Preventive Medicine
Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC
University of Southern California
avol@usc.edu

Research Associate

Kristin Dessie, MPH
Research Associate, USC Institute for Global Health
University of Southern California
dessie@usc.edu

Communications Manager

Larissa Puro, MPW
Communications Manager, USC Institute for Global Health
University of Southern California
puro@usc.edu

Co-Investigators | University of Wisconsin-Madison

Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH
Director, Global Health Institute
Professor and John P. Holton Chair in Health and the Environment
University of Wisconsin-Madison
@jonathanpatz

James Schauer, Ph.D., M.S.
Director, Water Science and Engineering Laboratory
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison
jjschauer@wisc.edu

ETHIOPIA | Addis Ababa University

Principal Investigator

Abera Kumie Takele, MD, MSc, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Unit Head, Environmental and Occupational Health
School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences
Addis Ababa University
aberakumie2@yahoo.com

Co-Investigators

Belay Simane Birhanu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Environment and Development Studies
College of Development Studies
Director, Institute of Environment and Development
Addis Ababa University
belay.simane@aau.edu.et

Alemayehu Worku Yalew, Ph.D., MSc
Professor of Public Health/Biostatistics
Department of Preventive Medicine
School of Public Health
College of Health Sciences
Addis Ababa University
alemayehu.worku@aau.edu.et

Wakgari Amente Deressa, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Preventive Medicine
School of Public Health
College of Health Sciences
Addis Ababa University
wakgari.deressa@aau.edu.et

UGANDA | Makerere University

Principal Investigator

Lynn Atuyambe, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Community Health & Behavioral Sciences
College of Health Sciences
School of Public Health
Makerere University
atuyambe@musph.ac.ug

Co-Investigators

William Bazeyo, M.D, M.Med., Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Dean
Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health
School of Public Health
Makerere University
wbazeyo@musph.ac.ug

Samuel Ebuut Etajak, MPH
Research Fellow
Department of Disease Control & Environmental Health Science
School of Public Health
Makerere University
setajak@musph.ac.ug

Felix Walyawula
Research Officer
Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health
School of Public Health
Makerere University

KENYA

Principal Investigator | University of Kabianga

Augustine T. Otieno Afullo, Ph.D., MSc, M.Phil
Associate Professor
Department of Environmental Health
School of Science and Technology
Kapkatet Campus
University of Kabianga
afullochilo2012@gmail.com

Co-Investigator | Maasai Mara University

Samson Okongo Mabwoga, Ph.D., M.Sc., B.Sc.
Lecturer
Department of Environment, Forestry and Agriculture
School Of Tourism and Natural Resources Management
Maasai Mara University

Co-Investigators | Great Lakes University of Kisumu

Kevin J. Abidha Achola, M.Sc., B.Sc.
Environmental Epidemiologist & Lecturer
Department of Environmental Health
Great Lakes University of Kisumu

Christopher Cadillac Onyango, M.Sc., B.Sc.
Assistant Lecturer
Great Lakes University of Kisumu

Rwanda | University of Rwanda

Principal Investigator

Co-Investigators