Department of International Health

About

The Department of International Health is a global leader and partner in building capacity and identifying, developing, testing, and implementing practices and policies that help the world’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged people improve their health and well-being.

Programs

General Information 

Central Academic Program Administration 

PH - Contact Information

Name	Position	Email	Phone	Fax
Judd Walson	Department Chair	jwalson1@jh.edu
Julie Denison	Associate Chair for Student Matters	jdenison@jhu.edu
Cyrus Engineer	Associate Chair for Academic Programs	cengine1@jhu.edu
Cristina Salazar	Academic and Student Matters Director	csalazar@jhu.edu
Lisa Folda	Practicum and Alumni Partnerships Manager	lfolda@jhu.edu
Elisabeth Simmons	Academic Program Administrator	esimmons@jhu.edu

Global Disease Epidemiology and Control 

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Name	Position	Email	Phone	Fax
Agbessi Amouzou	Associate Chair	aamouzo1@jhu.edu
Melissa Marx	PhD Concentration Director	mmarx@jhu.edu
Elizabeth Hazel	MSPH Concentration Co-Director	ehazel1@jhu.edu
Yvonne Tam	MSPH Concentration Co-Director	yvonneyotam@jhu.edu
Gabriela Smit	Financial Manager	gsmit@jhmi.edu

Health Systems 

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Name	Position	Email	Phone	Fax
Sara Bennett	Associate Chair	sbennett@jhu.edu
Abdul Bachani	PhD Concentration Director	abachani@jhu.edu
Ligia Paina	MSPH Concentration Co-Director	lpaina@jhu.edu
Nukhba Zia	MSPH Concentration Co-Director	nukhba.zia@jhu.edu
Girlie Reyes	Financial Manager	girlie@jhu.edu

Human Nutrition 

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Name	Position	Email	Phone	Fax
Parul Christian	Associate Chair	pchrist1@jhu.edu
Laura Caulfield	PhD Concentration Director	lcaulfi1@jhu.edu
Amanda Palmer	MSPH Concentration Director	ccpalmer@jhu.edu
Debra Rukstelis	Financial Manager	drukstel@jhu.edu

Social and Behavioral Interventions 

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Name	Position	Email	Phone	Fax
Caitlin Kennedy	Associate Chair	caitlinkennedy@jhu.edu
Pamela Surkan	PhD Concentration Director	psurkan@jhu.edu
Elli Leontsini	MSPH Concentration Co-Director	eleontsi@jhu.edu
Teresa Yeh	MSPH Concentration Co-Director	teresa.yeh@jhu.edu
Gabriela Smit	Financial Manager	gsmit@jhmi.edu

Global Health Economics 

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Name	Position	Email	Phone	Fax
Antonio J. Trujillo	MHS Global Health Economics Director	atrujil1@jhu.edu
Girlie Reyes	Financial Manager	girlie@jhu.edu

Departmental Policies

Policies specific to each degree program in International Health can be found on their corresponding E-Catalogue pages. For a full list of program polices, please visit the Department of International Health webpage where students can find a link to our most recent Academic Guide.