Global WACh
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
Heidi van Rooyen
PhD
Global Health
Center Operations Staff
Mary Madden
MA
Grant and Contract Manager
Research and Data Staff
Sean Galagan
MPH
Senior Data Manager & Analyst, Data Team Lead
Laurén Gómez
MPH
Senior Research Coordinator
Anya Lewin
BA
Program Operations Specialist
Trainees
Tessa Concepcion
MPH
PhD Candidate
Predoctoral Fellow
Dieudonne Hakizimana
MA
PhD Student
Sarah Hicks
MPH
PhD Student
Tanya Libby
PhD Student
Chloe Morozoff
MPH
PhD Student
Olivia McCollum
MPH Student
Cyrus Mugo
MBChB, MPH, PhD
Research Scientist
Kenyatta National Hospital
Ednah Ojee
MBChB, MMed
Tutorial Fellow and Pediatrician
Aparna Seth
PhD Student
Ruchi Tiwari
MPH
Postdoctoral Scholar
Salphine Watoyi
MPH Student
Alison Wiyeh
MPH
PhD Student