Our Team
Meet our faculty, staff, and trainees at the University of Washington who drive our Center’s research forward.
Center Directors

Grace John-Stewart
MD, MPH, PhD
Center Founding Director
Faculty Co-Director, HIV and Co-Infections Through the Lifecycle Priority Area

Irene Njuguna
MBChB, MS, MPH, PhD
Center Co-Director
Faculty Co-Director, HIV and Co-Infections Through the Lifecycle Priority Area

Patricia Pavlinac
MS, PhD
Center Co-Director
Faculty Co-Director, Gut Health and Child Survival Priority Area

Anjuli Wagner
MPH, PhD
Center Co-Director
Co-Director, Implementation Science
Faculty Co-Director, HIV and Co-Infections Through the Lifecycle Priority Area
Faculty

Alison Drake
MPH, PhD
Assistant Director
Faculty Co-Director, Family Planning Decision Support Priority Area
Linda Eckert
Associate Director,
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Faculty Co-Director, Family Planning Decision Support Priority Area

Arianna Means
MPH, PhD
Co-Director, Implementation Science
Faculty Co-Director, Gut Health and Child Survival Priority Area

Sylvia LaCourse
MD, MPH
Faculty Co-Director, HIV and Co-Infections Through the Lifecycle Priority Area

Jennifer Slyker
MS, PhD
Faculty Co-Director, HIV and Co-Infections Through the Lifecycle Priority Area
Chairs of the Founding Departments


Center Operations Staff


Mary Madden
MA
Grant & Contract Manager

Research and Data Staff
Marguerite (Maggie) Fenwood Hughes
MS, MSW
Research Manager
Erika Feutz
MPH
Data Manager
Sean Galagan
MPH
Senior Data Manager & Analyst, Data Team Lead
Laurén Gómez
MPH
Senior Research Coordinator
Dieudonne Hakizimana
MA, PhDc
Research Scientist
Sarah Hicks
MPH, PhD
Research Coordinator
Anya Lewin
BA
Program Operations Specialist
Trainees
Olivia McCollum
PhD Student
Cyrus Mugo
MBChB, MPH, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Kenyatta National Hospital

Ednah Ojee
MBChB, MMed
Tutorial Fellow and Pediatrician