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The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security team

Our People

We have a multidisciplinary team with expertise in science, medicine, public health, nursing, law, social sciences, economics, and national security.

Executive Officers

Tom Inglesby, MD

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Director

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Anita Cicero, JD

Anita Cicero, JD

Deputy Director

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Debora Sandiford, MHS

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Chief of Staff

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Senior Scholars

Amesh Adalja, MD

Amesh Adalja, MD, FIDSA

Senior Scholar, Assistant Professor - Adjunct

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Richard Bruns, PhD

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Senior Scholar, Assistant Scientist

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Gigi Kwik Gronvall, PhD

Gigi Kwik Gronvall, PhD

Senior Scholar, Professor

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Melissa Hopkins, JD

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Health Security Policy Advisor

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Tara Kirk Sell, PhD, MA

Tara Kirk Sell, PhD, MA

Senior Scholar, Associate Professor

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Alexandra L. Phelan, SJD, LLM, LLB

Alexandra L. Phelan, SJD, LLM, LLB

Senior Scholar, Associate Professor

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Sanjana Ravi, PhD, MPH

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Senior Scholar, Assistant Scientist

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Caitlin Rivers, PhD, MPH

Caitlin Rivers

Senior Scholar, Associate Professor

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Erin M. Sorrell, PhD, MSc

Erin M. Sorrell, PhD, MSc

Senior Scholar, Associate Professor

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Joel Straus

Joel Straus

Policy Research Associate

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Eric Toner, MD

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Senior Scholar, Senior Scientist

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Tener Goodwin Veenema, PhD, MPH, MS, RN, FAAN

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Senior Scholar, Senior Scientist

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Crystal Watson, DrPH, MPH

Crystal Watson

Senior Scholar, Associate Professor

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Associate Scholars

Lucia Mullen, MPH

Lucia Mullen, MPH

Associate Scholar, Research Associate

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Matthew Shearer, MPH

Matthew Shearer, MPH

Associate Scholar, Research Associate

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Fellows

Chloé Bâtie, PhD, DVM, MSc

Chloé Bâtie, PhD, DVM, MSc

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Moritz Hanke, MD

Jaspreet (Jassi) Pannu, MD

Senior Analysts & Analysts

Alanna Fogarty, MPH, MSc

Alanna Fogarty, MPH, MSc

Senior Analyst, Research Associate

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Vanessa Grégoire, MSc

Vanessa Grégoire, MSc

Analyst, Research Associate

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Alexander Linder, MSc, MA

Alexander Linder, MSc

Senior Analyst, Research Associate

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Amanda K. Mui, MPH

Amanda Kobokovich, MPH

Managing Senior Analyst, Senior Research Associate

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Aishwarya Nagar, MPH

Aishwarya Nagar, MPH

Senior Analyst, Research Associate

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Madi Neufeld, MPS

Rachel Vahey, MHS

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Senior Analyst, Research Associate

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Benjamin Wakefield, MSc

Benjamin Wakefield, MSc

Senior Analyst, Research Associate

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Alex Zhu, MSPH

Alex Zhu, MSPH

Analyst, Research Associate

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Advisors

Colonel Randall Larsen

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National Security Advisor
USAF (Retired)

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Contributing Scholars

Chee Kheong Chong, MBBS, MPH

Gerald L. Epstein, PhD

James G. Hodge Jr., JD, LLM

Jonathan Links, PhD

Paula Olsiewski, PhD

Richard E. Waldhorn, MD

Founding Director

D. A. Henderson, MD, MPH

Former Director

Tara O'Toole, MD, MPH

Support Staff