Primary Faculty
![Bruce Agins, professor at UCSF Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics](https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra2066/f/styles/150x150/public/Bruce%20Agins.jpg?itok=yeFf9VHa)
![Caryn Bern, professor at UCSF Department of Epidemiology & biostatistics](https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra2066/f/styles/150x150/public/Caryn%20Bern.jpg?itok=j_kOcjxI)
Caryn Bern, MD, MPH
Professor (recall)
[email protected]
Research Area(s):
- Global Health
- Infectious Disease
- Chagas disease, visceral leishmaniasis, pathogenesis, diagnosis
![Joelle Brown](https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra2066/f/styles/150x150/public/joelle-brown.jpg?itok=OUH45Mn5)
Joelle Brown, PhD
Associate Professor
[email protected]
Research Area(s):
- Global Health
- Implementation Science
- Infectious Disease
- Reproductive, Perinatal and Neonatal Epidemiology
- Reproductive health, Health economics, HIV/AIDS, Implementation science, Infectious disease, Maternal health, Women's health
![Ingrid Chen, assistant professor at UCSF Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Institute for Global Health Sciences](https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra2066/f/styles/150x150/public/IngridChen_0.jpg?itok=0kgB6t1o)
Ingrid Chen, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor
Research Area(s):
- Global Health
- Infectious Disease
- Malaria
![](https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra2066/f/styles/150x150/public/dufault.jpg?itok=WHwMQcfv)
Suzanne Dufault, PhD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Research Area(s):
- Biostatistics
- Global Health
- Infectious Disease
- clinical trials, Bayesian methods, simulation studies, dengue, tuberculosis, reproducible research
![Richard Feachem, professor at UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences](https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra2066/f/styles/150x150/public/Richard-Feachem_0.jpg?itok=_i9Q5l5p)
Richard Feachem, KBE, PhD, DSc(Med)
Professor (recall)
[email protected]
Research Area(s):
- Global Health
- Infectious Disease
- Malaria
![](https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra2066/f/styles/150x150/public/hsiang.jpg?itok=cqF3-3JD)
Michelle Hsiang, MD, MS
Associate Professor
[email protected]
Research Area(s):
- Clinical Epidemiology and Methods
- Global Health
- Implementation Science
- Infectious Disease
- Malaria control and elimination, diagnostics, surveillance, mass drug administration, pediatric infectious diseases, clinical trials, operational research
![Sophie Huddart](https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra2066/f/styles/150x150/public/sophie-huddart.jpg?itok=I0f7gK9F)
Sophie Huddart, PhD
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Research Area(s):
- Global Health
- Infectious Disease
- Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Global Health, Tuberculosis, Quality of Care, Patient Outcomes, Case Fatality, Simulation
![Laura Jelliffe-Pawlowski is associate professor at UCSF Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics](https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra2066/f/styles/150x150/public/laura.jelliffe-pawlowski.jpg?itok=PPKh2DZA)
Laura Jelliffe-Pawlowski, PhD, MS
Professor
[email protected]
Research Area(s):
- Global Health
- Infectious Disease
- Lifecourse
- Reproductive, Perinatal and Neonatal Epidemiology
- Tools, tests and technologies that can help identify pregnant women and babies at increased risk for preterm birth and associated birth defects and developmental delays
![Rachel King, assistant professor at UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences](https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra2066/f/styles/150x150/public/rachel-king.jpg?itok=qZ5D3Fyq)
Rachel King, PhD
Associate Professor
[email protected]
Research Area(s):
- Global Health
- Infectious Disease
![Krysia Lindan, professor at UCSF Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics](https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra2066/f/styles/150x150/public/KrysiaLindan.jpg?itok=98KFZKoU)
Krysia Lindan, MD, MS
Professor
[email protected]
Research Area(s):
- Global Health
- Infectious Disease
- Implementation Science, people with limited English proficiency, socioeconomically marginalized groups, migrants/refugees, Behavioral interventions; public health advocacy; capacity building, HIV/AIDS, STIs, IDU, female commercial sex workers
![Mohsen Malekinejad, assistant professor at UCSF Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics](https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra2066/f/styles/150x150/public/Mohsen%20Malekinejad.jpg?itok=uaML6H7H)
Mohsen Malekinejad, MD, DrPH
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Research Area(s):
- Global Health
- Infectious Disease
- Adverse childhood experiences, blood-borne infections, evidence-based medicine, evidence translation for health policy, HIV/AIDS, global health, sampling methods for hard-to-reach population, sexually transmitted infections, substance use, systematic reviews
![Jeffrey Martin, professor at UCSF Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics](https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra2066/f/styles/150x150/public/Jeff-Martin.jpg?itok=GOqjIhjW)
Jeffrey N. Martin, MD, MPH
Professor
[email protected]
Research Area(s):
- Cancer Epidemiology
- Clinical Epidemiology and Methods
- Global Health
- Infectious Disease
- Research Methods in Epidemiology
- Kaposi's sarcoma, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, HIV infection, cervical cancer, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, International research, education in clinical and epidemiological research, mentoring junior faculty or trainees, public health, global health, Africa
![Ali Mirzazadeh, assistant professor at UCSF Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Institute for Global health Sciences](https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra2066/f/styles/150x150/public/Ali3.jpg?itok=tR3PPkKw)
Ali Mirzazadeh, PhD, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Research Area(s):
- Global Health
- Infectious Disease
- HIV/AIDS
![Dominic Montagu](https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra2066/f/styles/150x150/public/Dominic-Montagu_0.jpg?itok=THU-8IZ6)
Dominic Montagu, DrPH, MPH, MBA
Professor (recall)
[email protected]
Research Area(s):
- Global Health
- Infectious Disease
- Lifecourse
- Reproductive, Perinatal and Neonatal Epidemiology
- Implementation Science, Health Service Quality, Patient Experience, Maternal and Neonatal Health, Family Planning, Abortion and Post-Abortion Care, Children/youth, Socioeconomically marginalized groups, International (public health), Policy-making institute or agency, Education, Social marketing, Policy advocacy, Web site, tuberculosis, malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia, safe delivery, Interdisciplinary research collaboration, Works-in-progress seminars, Implementation & dissemination science listservs
![Meghan Morris, assistant professor at UCSF Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics](https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra2066/f/styles/150x150/public/Meghan_Morris180.jpg?itok=U9Lm9Cv5)
Meghan Morris, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
[email protected]
Research Area(s):
- Global Health
- Infectious Disease
- Social determinants of health within persons who use drugs, including HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection; HIV and HCV prevention; the influence of interpersonal factors on disease transmission; the intersection of homelessness and health among people who use drugs; qualitative and quantitative research methods including dyadic research methods.
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Pamela Murnane, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Research Area(s):
- Global Health
- Infectious Disease
- Reproductive, Perinatal and Neonatal Epidemiology
- HIV, maternal and infant health, treatment adherence, global health, implementation science
![John Peabody, professor at UCSF Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics](https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra2066/f/styles/150x150/public/J%20Peabody%20Headshot.jpg?itok=rd7yuy27)
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Rosalyn Plotzker, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Research Area(s):
- Global Health
- Infectious Disease
- Lifecourse
- anal cancer, sexually transmitted infections, congenital syphilis
![Travis Porco, professor at UCSF Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics](https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra2066/f/styles/150x150/public/Travis%20Porco.jpg?itok=8XcwtiMk)
Travis Porco, PhD, MPH
Professor
[email protected]
Research Area(s):
- Global Health
- Infectious Disease
- Trachoma, disease outbreaks, mathematical analysis of disease transmission
![](https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra2066/f/styles/150x150/public/eva-raphael.jpg?itok=Rn0-4eAA)
Eva Raphael, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Research Area(s):
- Infectious Disease
- Lifecourse
- drug-resistant infections, community risk factors for infections, urinary tract infections, using molecular microbiology, social, and spatial epidemiology methods to address inequities in community-onset infections
![Mike Reid](https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra2066/f/styles/150x150/public/mike-reid.jpg?itok=x6qkRwXL)
Mike Reid, MD, MPH, MA
Associate Professor
Research Area(s):
- Global Health
- Infectious Disease
- Global Health, HIV, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tuberculosis, COVID-19, Pandemic Preparedness, Global Health Security
![George Rutherford, professor at UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences](https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra2066/f/styles/150x150/public/George-Rutherford.jpg?itok=5Z8yjZaN)
George Rutherford, III, MD
Professor
[email protected]
Research Area(s):
- Global Health
- Infectious Disease
- Epidemiology and prevention of infectious and tropical diseases, with a primary focus on HIV/AIDS; epidemiology of tuberculosis in California, the prevention of childhood injury, immunizations, Hepatitis C, evidence-based medicine and public policy, preterm birth, implementation science and bioterrorism
![Jaime Sepulveda, Executive Director of the UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences](https://epibiostat.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra2066/f/styles/150x150/public/Jaime-Sepulveda.jpg?itok=_0ZwSuRn)
Jaime Sepúlveda, MD, DrSc, MSc, MPH
Professor
[email protected]
Research Area(s):
- Global Health
- Infectious Disease
- AIDS, STIs, diarrhea, cholera, geographical information systems, epidemiologic surveillance systems, ethics and health, health system reform, national health surveys, nutrition and health, vaccines, immunizations, implementation sciences, neglected tropical diseases, tobacco control, maternal health, child health
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Starley Shade, PhD, MPH
Professor
[email protected]
Research Area(s):
- Global Health
- Infectious Disease