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Jonathan M. Samet, M.D., M.S.
Director, USC Institute for Global Health
Professor and Flora L. Thornton Chair, Department of Preventive Medicine
Keck School of Medicine
Telephone:  (323) 865-0803
Fax:   (323) 865-0127
Email:   jsamet@usc.edu


Heather Wipfli, Ph.D.
Associate Director, USC Institute for Global Health
Assistant Professor, Department of Preventative Medicine
Keck School of Medicine
Telephone:  (323) 865-0411
Fax:   (323) 865-0127
Email:   hwipfli@usc.edu


Ivette Flores Guintu, MPH
Program Manager, USC Institute for Global Health
Telephone:  (323) 865-0419
Fax:   (323) 865-0127
Email:   ieflores@usc.edu


Kevin Vavasseur
Administrator and Creative Director, USC Institute for Global Health
Telephone:  (323) 865-3553
Fax:   (323) 865-0127
Email:   kvavasse@usc.edu


Luz Moncayo
Executive Assistant to Jonathan Samet
Telephone:  (323) 865-50401
Fax:   (323) 865-0127
Email:   moncayo@usc.edu


Suzie Karimi-decheshme
Student Fellow, USC Institute for Global Health
Master of Public Health Candidate
Track: Biostatistics-Epidemiology
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Abbie Armstrong
Student Fellow to Heather Wipfli
Bachelor of Science Candidate
Major: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
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Sonny S. Patel
Student Fellow to Jonathan Samet
Master of Public Health Candidate
Track: Global Health Leadership
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