Who We Are

Areas of Expertise

Social and Behavioral Health Interventions, Global Health, Health Disparities

Julia Burleson

Research Assistant, MSPH Candidate

Areas of Expertise

Health Education, Health Communication, Community-Based Public Health, Maternal and Child Health

Heidi Chow

Research Assistant, MSPH Candidate

Areas of Expertise

Nutrition, Micronutrient deficiency, Maternal nutrition, Epidemiology, Randomized controlled trials

Parul Christian, DrPH

Nutrition Lead

Areas of Expertise

Implementation science, Social networks and norms, Health disparities

Melissa Davey-Rothwell, PhD, MPH

Implementation Research Lead

Areas of Expertise

Social and behavioral interventions, Health communication, Global health, Mixed-methods research

Bee-Ah Kang, MSPH, MA

Research Assistant, PhD Candidate

Areas of Expertise

Mentoring, Gender, Sexuality, Digital media, Health disparities

Michelle Kaufman, PhD, MA

Mentorship Lead

Areas of Expertise

Maternal and child health, Health systems, Sexual and reproductive health, Social determinants of health, Child protection, Health policy analysis

Aditi Luitel, MSPH

Research Assistant

Areas of Expertise

Social and Behavioral Change, Health Communication, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Maternal and Child Health, Mixed-Methods Research, Knowledge Management

Olajumoke Olarewaju, MA

Research Assistant, PhD Candidate

Areas of Expertise

Human-Centered Design, Design Thinking, Market Research

Danielle Piccinini Black, MPH, MBA

Human-Centered Design Lead

Areas of Expertise

Social and Behavioral Interventions, Human-Centered Design

Manvi Poddar

Research Assistant, MSPH Candidate

Areas of Expertise

Women’s health, Nutrition, Social and behavior change, Implementation research, Social norms, Adolescent health, Anemia, Dietary supplements, Formative evaluation, and Program evaluation.

Rajiv Rimal, PhD, MA

Principal Investigator