Our Team
Meet our faculty, staff, and trainees at the University of Washington who drive our Center’s research forward.
Center Directors
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Grace John-Stewart
MD, MPH, PhD
Center Founding Director
Faculty Co-Director, HIV and Co-Infections Through the Lifecycle Priority Area
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Irene Njuguna
MBChB, MS, MPH, PhD
Center Co-Director
Faculty Co-Director, HIV and Co-Infections Through the Lifecycle Priority Area
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Patricia Pavlinac
MS, PhD
Center Co-Director
Faculty Co-Director, Gut Health and Child Survival Priority Area
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Anjuli Wagner
MPH, PhD
Center Co-Director
Co-Director, Implementation Science
Faculty Co-Director, HIV and Co-Infections Through the Lifecycle Priority Area
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Faculty
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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
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Arianna Means
MPH, PhD
Co-Director, Implementation Science
Faculty Co-Director, Gut Health and Child Survival Priority Area
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Sylvia LaCourse
MD, MPH
Faculty Co-Director, HIV and Co-Infections Through the Lifecycle Priority Area
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Jennifer Slyker
MS, PhD
Faculty Co-Director, HIV and Co-Infections Through the Lifecycle Priority Area
Chairs of the Founding Departments
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Center Operations Staff
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Mary Madden
MA
Grant and Contract Manager
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Research and Data Staff
Erika Feutz
MPH
Data Manager
Sean Galagan
MPH
Senior Data Manager & Analyst, Data Team Lead
Laurén Gómez
MPH
Research Coordinator
Trainees
Tessa Concepcion
MPH
PhD Candidate
Predoctoral Fellow
Dieudonne Hakizimana
MA
PhD Student
Sarah Hicks
MPH
PhD Student
Tanya Libby
PhD Student
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Chloe Morozoff
MPH
PhD Student
Olivia McCollum
MPH Student
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Cyrus Mugo
MBChB, MPH, PhD
Research Scientist
Kenyatta National Hospital
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Ednah Ojee
MBChB, MMed
Tutorial Fellow and Pediatrician
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Nuttada Panpradist
PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
Aparna Seth
PhD Student
Priyanka Shrestha
PhD Student
Ruchi Tiwari
MPH
Postdoctoral Scholar
Hiwot Weldemariam
MPH Student
Alison Wiyeh
MPH
PhD Student