Meet our faculty and staff. See the pages below for bios, photos and more information:

Core Faculty

Sofia Gruskin, J.D., MIA Sofia Gruskin, JD, MIA - Director, USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health
Laura Ferguson, PH.D., MSC, M.A. Laura Ferguson, PhD, SM, MA - Research Director, USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health
Director, Program on Global Health & Human Rights
Shubha Kumar, PhD, MPH Shubha Kumar, PhD, MPH - Education Director, USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health
Mellissa Withers, Ph.D., MHS Mellissa Withers, PhD, MHS - Director, APRU Global Health Program

Staff

Valerie Childress - Project Specialist Administrative
Kristin Dessie, MPH Kristin Zacharias, MPH - Research Manager
Alexandra Endara, MA - Program Manager

Adjunct Faculty, Fellows & Visiting Scholars

April Yang, JD - Legal Fellow
Susana Soto - Visiting Scholar
Beatrice Maina, MA - Visiting Scholar
Sharon Fonn, MBBCh, DOH, DEpi, FFCH, PhD, MASSAf - Visiting Fulbright Scholar
Herta Oliveira, RN, MPH - Visiting Scholar
Miles Lambert-Peck, MSSE, MPH - Research Fellow
Daniel Tarantola Daniel Tarantola, MD - Adjunct Professor of Research
Jeffrey O’Malley Jeffrey O’Malley - Adjunct Professor, USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health
Alexandra Nicholson Alexandra Nicholson, MS - Affiliate, Program on Global Health & Human Rights