Our Team


Jonathan M. Samet, MD, MS
Director, USC Institute for Global Health
Professor and Flora L. Thornton Chair, Department of Preventive Medicine
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Suite #330A

Telephone:  (323) 865-0803
Fax:   (323) 865-0127
Email:   jsamet@usc.edu


Heather Wipfli, PhD
Associate Director, USC Institute for Global Health
Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine and School of International Relations
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Suite #318K

Telephone:  (323) 865-0411
Fax:   (323) 865-0127
Email:   hwipfli@usc.edu


Sofia Gruskin, JD, MIA
Director, Program on Global Health & Human Rights
Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Gould School of Law
Suite #318J

Telephone:  (323) 442-0826
Fax:   (323) 865-0103
Email:   gruskin@usc.edu


Shubha Kumar, MPH, PhD
Director of Distance Education Programs, USC Institute for Global Health
Assistant Professor of Clinical, Department of Preventive Medicine
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Suite # 318F

Telephone:  (323) 442-7236
Fax:   (323) 865-0127
Email:   shubha.kumar@usc.edu


Laura Ferguson, PhD, MSc, MA
Assistant Professor, Program on Global Health & Human Rights
Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Research Associate, University of Nairobi Institute for Tropical and Infectious Diseases
Suite #318H

Telephone:  323-442-7235
Fax:   (323) 865-0103
Email:   laurafer@usc.edu


Nuvjote Hundal, MPH
Program Manager, USC Institute for Global Health
Suite #312K

Telephone:  (323) 865-0419
Fax:   (323) 865-0103
Email:   nhundal@usc.edu


Athena W. Foong, MS
Research Associate, USC Institute for Global Health
Project Specialist, Department of Preventive Medicine
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Desk 315-14

Telephone:  (323) 865-0410
Fax:   (323) 865-0103
Email:   wfoong@usc.edu


Luz Moncayo
Executive Assistant to Jonathan Samet
Suite #330

Telephone:  (323) 865-0401
Fax:   (323) 865-0854
Email:   moncayo@usc.edu


Chelsea Moore
Project Specialist, Program on Global Health & Human Rights
Desk #318-07

Telephone:  (323) 442-8263
Fax:   (323) 865-0103
Email:   mooreche@usc.edu


David Press, MPhil
Project Manager, APRU-USC Global Health Program, Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU)
Telephone:  (323) 442-7232
Fax:   (323) 865-0103
Email:   dpress@usc.edu


Larissa Puro
Web & Media Coordinator, USC Institute for Global Health
Desk 318-05

Telephone:  (323) 442-7233
Fax:   (323) 865-0103
Email:   puro@usc.edu


Kevin Vavasseur
Administrator, USC Institute for Global Health
Desk 318-06

Telephone:  (323) 865-3553
Fax:   (323) 865-0103
Email:   kvavasse@usc.edu


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