The International Council for the Accreditation and Advancement of Public Health Education (ICAPHE) provides accreditation services grounded in a formative, non-prescriptive approach, shaped by the collective insight of the global public health education community.Accrediting public health education worldwide. ICAPHE supports quality assurance in public health courses, programmes, and academic institutions.

Our People

Board of Trustees

Friday Okonofua
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PRESIDENT

Prof. Friday Okonofua
Centre Leader
Centre for Reproductive Health Research and Innovation
Benin City
Nigeria.
AFRO Representative

Alberto Amaral
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VICE-PRESIDENT

Prof. Alberto Amaral
President (former)
Board of Directors 
Higher Education Assessment and
Accreditation Agency (A3ES)
Lisbon, Portugal.

Sue Babich
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CHAIR – REVIEW BOARD

Prof. Suzanne Babich
Associate Dean of Global Health 
Professor of Community and Global Health
Director, Doctoral Program in
Global Health Leadership (DrPH)
Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
Indiana University Indianapolis, United States
PAHO (North) Representative

Colleen Fisher
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VICE CHAIR – REVIEW BOARD

Prof. Colleen Fisher 
(former) Head of School 
School of Population and Global Health
University of Western Australia
Past President CAPHIA
Australia
WPRO Representative

haitham Bashier
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Dr. Haitham Bashier
Workforce Capacity Team Leader
Eastern Mediterranean
Public Health Network (EMPHNET)
Amman, Jordan
EMRO Representative

Bettina Borisch
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Prof. Bettina Borisch
Chief Executive Officer
World Federation of Public Health Associations
Geneva
Switzerland

Tanushree Kochar
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Tanushree Kochar
Master of Public Health (Health Research)
University of Nottingham
Nottingham
United Kingdom
Student Representative

Tom Kuiper
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Tom Kuiper
Senior Policy advisor
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Maastricht University
The Netherlands

Carlos Eduardo Linares Reyes
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Prof. Carlos Eduardo Linares Reyes
Chair
Department of Academic Exchange
and International Liaison
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
Cuernavaca Morelos, Mexico.
PAHO (South) Representative

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Prof. Anne Karin Lindahl
Head of Division of Surgery,
Akershus University Hospital.
Professor, Health Care Quality, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety,
University of Oslo, 
Norway.

Egil Marstein
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Prof. Egil Marstein
Associate Professor (retired),
Founding leader for the Department of Health Leadership.
BI Norwegian Business School,
Institute of Public Governance
Norway

Mathuros Tipayamongkholgul
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Assoc Prof. Mathuros Tipayamongkholgul
Mahidol University
Bangkok
Thailand
SEARO Representative

Francine Watkins
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Prof. Francine Watkins
Professor of Public Health
Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor 
(Education, Health & Life Sciences)
Department of Public Health, Policy & Systems 
The University of Liverpool  
United Kingdom
EURO Representative

Office

Julien Goodman
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Dr Julien Goodman 
Chief Executive Officer                          

Nick de Viggiani
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Dr Nick de Viggiani                                    
Academic Director             

Review Board

Sue Babich
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Prof. Suzanne Babich                  
Chair            

Colleen Fisher
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Prof. Colleen Fisher                    
Vice Chair                                

Friday Okonofua
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Prof. Friday Okonofua                                

Samer Hamidi
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Prof. Samer Hamidi                                   

Tom Kuiper
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Tom Kuiper                                                

Tanushree Kochar
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Tanushree Kochar                   

Francine Watkins
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Prof. Francine Watkins                                 

Scientific Council

Colleen Fisher
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Prof. Colleen Fisher                     
Chair

Alberto Amaral
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Prof. Alberto Amaral                     

Friday Okonofua
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Prof. Friday Okonofua 

Sue Babich
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Prof. Suzanne Babich                     

Samer Hamidi
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Prof. Samer Hamidi                      

haitham Bashier
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Dr. Haitham Bashier                      

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Dr. Leanne Coombe
Program Manager Research                     
Lowitja Institute
Victoria, Australia

Julien Goodman
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Dr Julien Goodman                     

Tanushree Kochar
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Tanushree Kochar                      

Yazan Alwadi
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Yazan Alwadi
PhD in Environmental Health
T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard Univeristy, 
United States of America

Appeals Board

Bjorn Stensaker
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Prof. Bjorn Stensaker                     

Maria João Pires da Rosa
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Prof. Maria João Pires da Rosa

Siân Griffiths          
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Prof. Siân Griffiths                      

WORKING GROUPS

Students & Young Professionals

Tanushree Kochar
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Tanushree Kochar
Master of Public Health (Health Research)
University of Nottingham
Nottingham
United Kingdom
Student Representative

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Dunia Rozakis
Master of Medical Science in Global Health
Karolinska Institute
Sweden

Entesar Omar Hasaballa
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Entesar Omar Hasaballa
Executive Master Public Health Emergency Management.
CDC Field Epidemiology Training Program Coordinator 
Qatar

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Simone Boles
Master of Public Health
(Global Public Health),
Rollins School of Public Health,
Emory University
United States of America

Yazan Alwadi
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Yazan Alwadi
PhD in Environmental Health
T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard Univeristy, 
United States of America

Kaosisochukwu Nzeagwu
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Kaosisochukwu Nzeagwu
Master of Public Health
École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique (EHESP),
France

Meri Mkhitaryan
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Dr. Meri Mkhitaryan
PhD in Medical Sciences
(Public Health)
Yerevan State Medical University,
Yerevan,
Armenia

Leadership & Workforce Preparedness

Sue Babich
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Prof. Suzanne Babich
Associate Dean of Global Health 
Professor of Health Policy and Management
Director, Doctoral Program in
Global Health Leadership (DrPH)
Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
Indiana University, United States

Bettina Borisch
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Prof. Bettina Borisch
Chief Executive Officer
World Federation of Public Health Associations
Geneva
Switzerland

Emma Wilson
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Prof. Emma Wilson
Professor of Public Health
Nottingham Centre for Public Health and Epidemiology
School of Medicine
University of Nottingham
United Kingdom

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Prof. Sandra Bošković
Faculty of Health Studies,
University of Rijeka,
Croatia

Khalifa Elmusharaf
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Assoc. Prof. Khalifa Elmusharaf
MPH Director
University of Birmingham
Dubai
United Arab Emirates

Julie Saunders
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Assoc Prof. Julie Saunders
Head of School
School of Population and Global Health
University of Western Australia
Perth, Australia

Chair of the Board
Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA)

Miguel Reina Ortiz
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Assoc Prof. Miguel Reina Ortiz
Associate Director, Doctoral Program in Global Health Leadership (DrPH)
Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
Indiana University,
United States

Quality Improvement

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Prof. Rohit Ramaswamy
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Gillings School of Global Public Health Public Health Leadership Program
Department of Maternal and Child Health
United States

Alberto Amaral
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Prof. Alberto Amaral
President (former)
Board of Directors 
Higher Education Assessment and
Accreditation Agency (A3ES)
Lisbon, Portugal.

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Prof. Silvije Šegulja
Vice-Dean for Quality and
International Cooperation
Faculty of Health Studies
University of Rijeka,
Croatia

haitham Bashier
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Dr. Haitham Bashier
Workforce Capacity Team Leader
Eastern Mediterranean
Public Health Network (EMPHNET)
Amman, Jordan

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Dr Ainur Aiypkhanova

Kazahkstan

Huda Hakim Abd Elrahman Hakim
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Dr Huda Hakim Abd
Elrahman Hakim
Technical specialist
International Academy of Public Health
Amman, Jordan

Shahd Osman
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Dr. Shahd Osman
Director of Bilateral and Multilateral relations
International Health Directorate/Federal Ministry of Health
Khartoum, Sudan

Decolonisation & Indigenous Health

Ledua Tamani
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Prof. Ledua Tamani
Head of Department & Programme Coordinator,
Fiji National University,
Suva, Fiji

Mathuros Tipayamongkholgul
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Assoc Prof. Mathuros Tipayamongkholgul
Mahidol University
Thailand

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Prof. George Mutwiri
Executive Director 
School of Public Health
University of Saskatchewan
Canada

Friday Okonofua
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Prof. Friday Okonofua 
Centre Leader
Centre for Reproductive Health Research and Innovation
Benin City
Nigeria

Irtiza Qureshi
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Dr Irtiza Qureshi
Assistant Professor in Public Health
School of Medicine
University of Nottingham
Nottingham,
United Kingdom

Miguel Reina Ortiz
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Assoc Prof. Miguel Reina Ortiz
Associate Director, Doctoral Program in Global Health Leadership (DrPH)
Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
Indiana University,
United States

Reviewers

Ledua Tamani
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Prof. Ledua Tamani
Head of Department & Programme Coordinator,
Fiji National University,
Suva, Fiji

Piotr Romaniuk
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Prof. Piotr Romaniuk
Head of the Department of Public Health Policy and the Department of Health Policy,
School of Public Health in Bytom,
Medical Unviersity of Silesia in Katowice, Poland

Khalifa Elmusharaf
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Assoc. Prof. Khalifa Elmusharaf
MPH Director
University of Birmingham
Dubai
United Arab Emirates

Franco Cavallo
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Prof. Franco Cavallo
Emeritus Professor of Clinical Epidemiology
University of Torino
Italy

John Evans
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Prof. John Evans
Adjunct Professor of Environmental Health (retired)
Department of Environmental Health
Harvard University
United States of America

Shahd Osman
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Dr. Shahd Osman
Director of Bilateral and Multilateral relations
International Health Directorate/Federal Ministry of Health
Khartoum, Sudan

Huda Hakim Abd Elrahman Hakim
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Dr Huda Hakim Abd
Elrahman Hakim
Technical specialist
International Academy of Public Health
Amman, Jordan

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Prof. George Mutwiri
Executive Director 
School of Public Health
University of Saskatchewan
Canada

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Prof. Dambadarjaa Davaalkham
Dean
School of Public Health
Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences
Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia

Zubair Kabir
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Dr Zubair Kabir
Senior Lecturer
School of Public Health
University College Cork (UCC)
Cork
Ireland

Hongmei Nan
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Prof. Hongmei Nan
Professor of Epidemiology
Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
Indiana University,
United States

Costas Christophi
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Assoc Prof. Costas Christophi 
Department Chair
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Cyprus Univeristy Of Technology
Cyprus

Julie Saunders
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Assoc Prof. Julie Saunders
Head of School
School of Population and Global Health
University of Western Australia
Perth, Australia

Chair of the Board
Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA)

Emma Wilson
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Prof. Emma Wilson
Professor of Public Health
Nottingham Centre for Public Health and Epidemiology
School of Medicine
University of Nottingham
United Kingdom

Miguel Reina Ortiz
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Assoc Prof. Miguel Reina Ortiz
Associate Director, Doctoral Program in Global Health Leadership (DrPH)
Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
Indiana University,
United States

Alessia Lefébure
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Prof. Alessia Lefébure
Directrice
Sciences Po Aix
Aix-en-Provence
France

Arathi Roa
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Additional Prof. Arathi Rao
Head of the Department
Global Public Health Policy & Governance
Prasanna School of Public Health
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
India

Petko Salchev
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Prof. Petko Salchev
Professor of Social Medicine and Health Care Management
National Center of Public Health and Analyses
Ministry of Health
Sofia, Bulgaria

Jiali Han
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Prof. Jiali Han
Professor and Chair,
Department of Epidemiology
Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
Indiana University, United States

Charlotte Jeavons
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Prof. Charlotte Jeavons
Head
School of Human Sciences
University of Greenwich
Royal Naval College
London,  United Kingdom

Monica Hunsberger
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Assoc Prof. Monica Hunsberger
MPH Programme Director
University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Academy,
Institute of Medicine,
Sweden

Richard Cooper
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Prof. Richard Cooper
Professor of Public Health and Social Pharmacy
Division of Population Health
School of Medicine and Population Health
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom

Geoff Setswe
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Prof. Geoff Setswe
Managing Director for  Research Implementation,
The Aurum Institute
Johannesburg,
South Africa

Gift Kamanga
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Dr Gift Kamanga 
Technical Director, 
FHI 360,
Congo Town,
Monrovia, Liberia

Niluka Wijekoon Kannangarage 
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Dr Niluka Wijekoon Kannangarage 
Technical Officer & Epidemiologist 
WHO Emergencies Program 
World Health Organization HQ 
Geneva, Switzerland
Honorary Assistant Professor
School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, United kingdom

Priscilla Robinson
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Dr Priscilla Robinson

Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Public Health, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia

Co-chair, Competency-Based Education Technical Advisory Group, and member, WHO Public Health and Emergency Workforce Roadmap Steering Committee

Chrissy Severinsen
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Professor Chrissy Severinsen 

Professor of Public Health.
School of Health Sciences,
Massey University
New Zealand

Deputy Chair of the Board
Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA)

Rihab Yazidi
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Dr Rihab Yazidi Snoussir

Surveillance and Epidemiology of influenza and other respiratory viruses Specialist
Institut Pasteur de Tunis
Belvédère
Tunisia

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Friday Okonofua

Friday is an obstetrician and gynaecologist and Professor Emeritus at the University of Benin, Nigeria. He is the pioneer Vice Chancellor of Ondo State University of Medical Sciences and founder of Women Health and Action Research Centre, a not-for-profit organization  headquartered in Benin City, that focuses on promoting female reproductive research. He holds a medical degree from Obafemi Awolowo University and a PhD in International Health from Karolinska Institute, Sweden. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Postgraduate College in Obstetrics and Gynaeology, the West African College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, UK, the Takemi program in International Health at Harvard University, the Nigerian Academy of Science, the African Academy of Sciences, and the United States National Academy of Medicine (NAM). A global leader in women’s health, he has published over 380 journal articles. 
Member, US National Academy of Medicine; Takemi Fellow in International Health, Harvard School of Public Health; Secretary General, African Academy of Sciences; Vice-President, Nigerian Academy of Science
Wikipedia page HERE
ORCID 0000-0002-8777-2606

Alberto Amaral

Alberto holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and is Professor Emeritus at the University of Porto, Portugal and a researcher at the Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies (CIPES), Portugal. He was the rector of the University of Porto from 1985 to 1998, former chair of the Consortium of Higher Education Researcher (CHER), former member of the Board of IMHE/OECD, of the Steering Committee for the Institutional Quality Audit of the EUA and of the Executive Board of CRE (Council of European Rectors). He was the chair of the Executive Board of the Portuguese Assessment and Accreditation Agency for Higher Education (A3ES) from 2008 to 2020 and is life-member of IAUP (The International Association of University Presidents). He has published several books with Springer, Palgrave Macmillan and Edward Elgar, and numerous papers in higher education policies.

Wikipedia page HERE

ORCID: 0000-0003-4263-3765

Sue Babich

Sue is the Associate Dean of Global Health and Professor of Community and Global Health at the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indiana University Indianapolis, USA. She holds a DrPH from the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, and has held various visiting academic positions in Europe and Asia. Professor Babich’s expertise spans global health workforce development, health policy, and health systems strengthening. She was a U.S. Fulbright Scholar in Croatia and has published widely on topics such as health leadership, policy, and nutrition. Her awards and recognitions include multiple teaching honours from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, board positions and other global appointments.

Colleen Fisher

Colleen is the immediate former Head of the School of Population and Global Health at UWA. She specialises in qualitative and mixed methods research, which she also teaches across all levels. Her teaching includes units such as Health Leadership, Health Leadership and Management, and Qualitative Research Methods in Health. Professor Fisher’s research focuses on family and domestic violence across the lifespan, cultures, and refugee contexts. She has led multidisciplinary international projects and evaluations of support services. She has served on several government panels in Western Australia and is a Past President of CAPHIA (Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA) and former Chair of its National Executive ORCID 0000-0003-1636-8988

Haitham Bashier

Haitham is an expert Emergency Manager and a Training and Capacity-Building specialist. He’s the director of the Public Health Emergency Management Center (PHEMC) at EMPHNET. He led the Workforce Capacity at EMPHNET. He was the Executive Director of the International Academy of Public Health (IAPH) in Jordan. He worked as an assistant professor at the School of Medicine, National University in Khartoum. Before joining EMPHNET, he worked as the Director of Teaching and Education at the Public Health Institute in Sudan. He worked as the Emergency and Humanitarian Action Department director at FMOH, Sudan, till 2010. Besides teaching, Dr. Haitham is a researcher, supervisor, and external examiner at many universities. His published work is mainly in emergency management, capacity building, and training.
ORCID 0000-0002-9648-5473

Bettina Borisch

Bettina is a prominent figure in the field of public health, serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA).

Professor Borisch’s work bridges the fields of medicine, public health, history and global health governance, reflecting her commitment to improving health outcomes globally.

With an extensive academic and professional background, she holds a medical degree and a doctorate in pathology. Her early career was marked by significant contributions to cancer research, particularly in breast cancer pathology and the biology of Non Hodgkin lymphomas, which earned her international recognition. Over time, her focus shifted towards public health, where she advocated for universal health coverage, health equity, and sustainable health systems.

As a key leader in the WFPHA, Professor Borisch plays a critical role in advocating for public health priorities and fostering collaboration among public health professionals worldwide.

She is a vocal advocate for advancing racial equity in women’s health, leveraging her expertise in public health to address systemic disparities affecting marginalised communities.

Tanushree Kochar

Tanushree is a Master of Public Health (Health Research) student at University of Nottingham from India. She earned her BSc in Cell and Molecular Biology through the dual degree programme at Duke Kunshan University, China and Duke University, USA. Her interests lie in health policy, service delivery, and health science communication. She is currently hosting the Glocal(isation) Health Seminar Series at University of Nottingham, highlighting the work of changemakers in the health space around the world that conveys the complex interplay of global and local action in important population health challenges. 

Tom Kuiper

Tom is a Senior Policy Advisor on accreditation and quality assurance at Maastricht University’s Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences. With a MSc in Public Health, he has extensive experience in curriculum development and educational governance. He co-developed multiple innovative programmes, including the BSc and MSc European Public Health and the MSc in Health and Digital Technology. Tom has led numerous international projects and accreditation processes and has advised on the creation of Double-Degree programmes with universities across Europe. He was also a co-founder of APHEA and has contributed to several international accreditation panels.

Carlos Eduardo Linares Reyes

Carlos serves as Professor and Coordinator of Professional Practice at the School of Public Health of Mexico (ISNP). He holds a degree in Journalism and Communications from UNAM and a Master’s in Marketing and Organisational Communications from the University of La Rioja, Spain. With experience in print, television, radio and education, he has worked as a journalist, scriptwriter, and communications specialist. He has held roles at UNAM, ILCE, the Mexican Ministry of Education. At the National Institute of Public Health (INSP), Carlos manages academic collaborations and public engagement. He is also a columnist, correspondent and educator.

Anne Karin Lindahl

Anne Karin earned her MD in 1986, a PhD in 1992 and a Master of Health Administration in 2000. Currently she is Head of the Division of Surgery at Akershus University Hospital. Anne Karin has previously served as Executive Director at the Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services and was the Medical Director at the South Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority. She has led national efforts in patient safety and healthcare quality, contributing internationally through OECD and EU initiatives. An academic since 1988, she is now Professor at the University of Oslo, specialising in healthcare quality, improvement, and patient safety for postgraduate students.

Egil Marstein

Egil is presently Professor of the Practice at the Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Department of Community and Global Health, in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. His primary role supports the Doctoral Program in Global Health Leadership (DrPH). He teaches global health funding and leadership as related to institutional contexts such as those associated with the World Health Organization, World Trade Organization, World Bank and others with a bona fide mandate to develop durable health systems.

Mathuros Tipayamongkholgul

Mathuros is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology at Mahidol University, Thailand. She earned her Ph.D. in Epidemiology from National Taiwan University. Prior to joining Mahidol University, she served as a public health technical officer at the Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand, where she was responsible for formulating and disseminating strategic plans for tuberculosis (TB) and HIV.
Dr. Tipayamongkholgul has conducted extensive research in epidemiology, health systems, and program evaluation. Her current research focuses on primary health care, community-based health systems, health system evaluation, and implementation research.
Dr. Tipayamongkholgul previously held several leadership roles, including Director of the Master of Public Health Program and Deputy Dean for International Relations and Networking at the Faculty of Public Health, and deputy director for the research and academic affair at the ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University. In addition, she has been recognized as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).
ORCID 0000-0002-2585-1659

Francine Watkins

Professor Francine Watkins is a Professor of Public Health and the Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor for Education in the Faculty of Health & Life Sciences at the University of Liverpool. She has overall responsibility for education and training in the Faculty and overseas the governance and quality assurance of education to ensure it conforms to professional and regulatory requirements. Professor Watkins was the Director of Studies for both the campus and the online Master of Public Health programmes at the University of Liverpool for over 15 years. She is an experienced Dissertation supervisor who has supervised over 45 master’s dissertations and supported a number of students in the publication of their research in Public Health peer reviewed journals. She has also designed PhD funding applications and has supervised Doctoral students to completion. Internationally, she advises on implementing master’s level Public Health programmes and qualitative research training. Her key expertise is providing guidance in designing public health qualitative research, data collection and analysing qualitative research data. She has published extensively in Public Health and Sociological peer reviewed journals.

Julien Goodman

Julien has a PhD from Maastricht University in The Netherlands and Masters from Cambridge University in the UK. He was the Executive Director of APHEA for 11 years until the end of 2024. Before this he worked at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in the UK focusing on the establishment and development of Schools and Programmes of public health in the Middle East Region. Prior to this he spent 5 years with the Association for Schools of Public Health in the European Region in France, implementing a project for the establishment and development of Schools and Programmes of Public Health in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus region and Central Asia. He has published three books on the use of accreditation and quality indicators for the establishment and development of Schools and Programmes of Public Health. In a personal capacity, Julien serves on the Quality Committee at the newly inaugurated WHO Academy in Lyon, France.

Nick de Viggiani

Nick is a recently retired Senior Lecturer in Public Health at UWE Bristol, with a PhD in prison health and masculinity. He has extensive teaching and leadership experience in public health and health promotion and has supervised numerous doctoral students. His research has attracted over £650,000 in funding, focusing on prison health, youth justice, and music interventions. He has led major projects and evaluations, contributed to policy and developed innovative curricula. A reviewer and external examiner, he has played key roles in programme accreditation and enhancement. Nick has published widely on public health in justice settings.

ORCID 0000-0002-5132-1184

Samer Hamidi

Samer is a distinguished scholar in public health and health systems, with a specialised focus on healthcare financing, governance, and health sector reform. He has led numerous national and regional research initiatives, and his work is widely published in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals. Prof. Hamidi actively engages in health policy dialogue and serves on editorial boards of academic journals, international accreditation panels, and advisory committees dedicated to public health education and workforce development.
ORCID 0000-0002-6766-3728

Leanne Coombe

Leanne has over 20 years of experience in public health throughout Australia and internationally as a health practitioner, executive manager in both the Australian Government and Aboriginal community controlled health sector, international public health consultant, and public health academic with previous roles at the University of Western Australia and the University of Melbourne. She still holds an Honorary Associate Professor position at the University of Queensland where she was awarded two prestigious national university teaching awards during her time in the Faculty of Medicine. Leanne is now the Program Manager, Research at the Lowitja Institute, Australia’s only Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled health research institute. She is also a Technical Advisor to the World Health Organization for the Public Health and Emergency Preparedness Workforce Roadmap. Leanne co-chaired the World Federation of Public Health Associations’ Professional Education and Training Working Group between 2021-2025. Leanne has both Master and Doctorate degrees in Public Health and postgraduate qualifications in Public Relations.

Orcid:0000-0003-3304-0503

Yazan Alwadi

Yazan is a PhD student in Environmental Health at Harvard University and has completed all degree requirements, with his doctorate scheduled to be officially conferred in February 2026. He also holds an SM in Biostatistics from Harvard, as well as an MSc in Environmental Engineering and a BSc in Civil and Structural Engineering from the Jordan University of Science and Technology. Yazan brings ten years of international experience in the oil and gas industry, where he led multi-disciplinary teams across Thailand, Kuwait, the UAE and the UK. His research focuses on nuclear power plant health impacts, air pollution, climate change and extreme heat, and occupational health.
ORCID: 0000-0003-0804-7180

Bjørn Stensaker

Bjørn is Vice-Rector for Education and Professor of Higher Education at the University of Oslo. He also directs LINK – Centre for Learning, Innovation and Academic Development, and serves as a Research Professor at the Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU). His research focuses on governance, leadership, and quality assurance in higher education, with numerous publications in international journals. Professor Stensaker has held advisory roles with institutions across Europe and serves on boards including the Karolinska Institute, the Danish Accreditation Council, and the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications.
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ORCID 0000-0002-2109-4902

Maria João Pires da Rosa

Maria J. Rosa is an Associate Professor at the Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism Department (DEGEIT) of the University of Aveiro and a member of the CIPES board of directors (Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies).

Her main research topics lie in the area of quality management, with a special focus on the higher education sector. She has been involved in several research projects and has published a number of papers, book chapters and edited books in the areas of quality management and higher education studies. She has acted as a member of external review commissions for the Portuguese Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES) and the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA).

She is the general secretary of CHER (Consortium for Higher Education Researchers); a member of EAIR and an associate member of the APQ (The Portuguese Association for Quality).

Siân Griffiths

Siân is a distinguished public health expert whose career spans academia, health policy, and global health leadership. She served as President of the UK Faculty of Public Health and co-chaired Hong Kong’s SARS Inquiry in 2003. As Emeritus Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Visiting Professor at Imperial College London, she continues to influence public health education. She has held senior roles with Public Health England and Public Health Wales, and recently retired from chairing GambleAware. Recognised for her contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic, she was appointed CBE in the 2023 New Year Honours.

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ORCID 0000-0002-0572-8557

Dunia Rozakis

Dunia is a committed public health professional currently pursuing a Master of Medical Science in Global Health at the Karolinska Institute, following a BSc in Public Health from Indiana University Indianapolis. With minors in Global Health and Spanish, and a certificate in Intercultural Health, Dunia brings over three years’ experience in governmental public health. They have contributed to disease surveillance, health education, and procedure development across local and state agencies. A passionate advocate for health equity, Dunia also has a strong background in student leadership and research, and aspires to advance global health through collaborative, evidence-based policy and programme implementation.

Entesar Omar Hasaballa

Entesar is a committed Medical Doctor with a strong background in public health and emergency management, presently studying for an Executive Masters in Public Health Emergency Management. Entesar co-led the capacity-building team for the Mass Gathering Early Warning, Alert and Response System during the World Cup, leading surveillance and capacity-building initiatives. Now Field Epidemiology Training Program Coordinator with the CDC Foundation, she has extensive experience in simulation exercises, One Health, and health education across Qatar, Sudan, and Uganda. She holds an MBBS and is pursuing a master’s in Public Health Emergency Management. A published researcher and active contributor to EMPHNET, she brings a strategic, international perspective to health systems strengthening and public health innovation. Entesar is a member of women for One Health and One Health in Action Initiatives.

Simone Boles

Simone is a Master of Public Health student at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, specialising in Global Health. She holds a BSc in Spanish and International Health from Clemson University. Simone has experience in literature reviews, data management, qualitative and quantitative research, and event coordination. She interned at the National Paraplegic Hospital in Spain and served in roles supporting refugee integration and health education. Proficient in Excel and trained in SAS, she is fluent in Arabic and English, with intermediate Spanish. Her work reflects strong academic writing, research, and a commitment to global health equity.

Kaosisochukwu Nzeagwu

Kaosisochukwu (Kossy) is a medical doctor and public health professional with experience in clinical care, health policy, and health systems strengthening across. She earned her medical degree from Gomel State Medical University in Belarus and holds a Master of Public Health from the École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique (EHESP) in France, where her work focused on women’s leadership, health equity, and organizational change in global health consultancy.
She has contributed to donor-funded global health and social inclusion projects with organizations including AFD, UNICEF, the Global Fund, and the European Union, supporting program design, evaluations, gender integration, and evidence-based policy development. Her professional experience also spans digital health programs, reproductive health research, and frontline medical practice.
Kossy’s interests lie at the intersection of health governance, social inclusion, and the ethical and responsible use of emerging technologies, including AI, to strengthen equitable and resilient health systems.

Meri Mkhitaryan

Meri is a medical professional and public health specialist with extensive experience in academic administration, medical education, and research. She earned her PhD in Medical Sciences (Public Health) from Yerevan State Medical University, conducting her research at the Neuroscience Laboratory of the COBRAIN Center.

Since 2018, Dr. Meri has served as the Vice-Dean of International Students at Yerevan State Medical University, where she oversees academic affairs, student guidance, and compliance with institutional regulations regarding admissions, examinations, and academic progression. Her leadership focuses on enhancing the quality of international medical education and supporting the academic success of diverse student communities.

She also holds a Master of Public Health from the American University of Armenia’s School of Public Health, completed an Ophthalmology Residency, and earned her MD with Honors from Yerevan State Medical University.

Her research interest lies at the intersection of neuroscience and public health, particularly focusing on the risk factors of autism spectrum disorders. Dr. Meri has authored and co-authored several peer-reviewed publications exploring the biological, social, and environmental determinants of autism, contributing to the growing body of evidence supporting early detection and preventive health strategies.

Through her combined expertise in medicine, public health, and academic leadership, Dr. Meri is committed to advancing interdisciplinary research and promoting evidence-based education and healthcare practices.

Emma Wilson

Emma is a Professor of Public Health at the University of Nottingham, UK, and Programme Director for the institution’s three Master of Public Health (MPH) programmes. She specialises in health promotion and health education, with a research focus on addressing health inequalities in breast cancer and non-communicable diseases. A leading expert in public health education, Emma is committed to creating inclusive, practice-based learning experiences through strong partnerships with local, national, and global public health organisations. She is particularly passionate about developing students’ transferable skills to prepare them as confident, capable, and impact-driven public health professionals.
ORCID 0000-0002-4695-2184

Sandra Bošković

Sandra qualified as a nurse in 1993, became a professor of educational rehabilitation in 2000, and earned her master’s in pedagogical sciences in 2009. She obtained her doctorate in 2015 and, in 2017, became the first assistant professor of nursing at the University of Rijeka, where she is now Head of the Department of Nursing. She was promoted to associate professor in 2023, one of only four nurses in Croatia with that title. Her work focuses on healthcare for people with disabilities, nursing leadership, public health and education. She is also an active researcher, lecturer and mentor.
ORCID 0000-0003-0748-0281

Khalifa Elmusharaf

Khalifa is an Associate Professor of Public Health and Director of the Master of Public Health programme at the University of Birmingham Dubai. A medical doctor with a PhD in Public Health and a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health (FFPH UK), he brings over 20 years of international experience in public health education, leadership, and systems strengthening. Dr. Elmusharaf has successfully designed, established, and led public health programs in Ireland, Bahrain, Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates. He has also contributed to the review and accreditation of public health programs in various global settings, supporting quality assurance and academic excellence. His work focuses on workforce development, leadership capacity building, and advancing health systems through innovative and contextually grounded education.
ORCID 0000-0001-8652-1867

Julie Saunders

Julie is Head of School at the School of Population and Global Health at the University of Western Australia, and Chair of the Board for the Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA). She has extensive experience in academic governance and a comprehensive understanding of the higher education sector. She is an award-winning lecturer, teaching population health, health promotion and research methods at an undergraduate and postgraduate level, and leading fieldtrips to Nepal, India and Fiji to develop fieldwork and research skills among students. She has been awarded grants and tenders totaling in excess of $1 400 000, and has presented her work at numerous international conferences. She is passionate about public health education and curriculum development.

ORCID: 0000-0002-5668-3782

Miguel Reina Ortiz

Miguel is a global health scientist with extensive leadership experience in academia and professional organizations. He has led multi-institutional, transdisciplinary projects requiring compliance with university, state/federal, and international regulations in addition to contributing to higher education re-/accreditation processes. His academic activities span the Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania, strengthening institutional collaborations and capacity. He has supervised and collaborated with diverse teams across global settings, ensuring high-quality standards in education and research. His experience in program development, international partnerships, and regulatory compliance positions him to support accreditation of higher education programs in public health with a global perspective.
ORCID: 0000-0003-3309-6881

Rohit Ramaswamy

Rohit is a professor who applies tools and methods of implementation and improvement science to better the quality of public health programs and to strengthen service delivery processes. 

He works in Ghana, Kenya, Zambia and the United States, helping facilities and communities learn the tools of applied implementation and continuous quality improvement. Prior to his current position, Dr. Ramaswamy worked as a consultant in the private sector, developing and implementing improvement strategies for organizations in a wide variety of industries.
ORCID: 0000-0003-3410-4441

Silvije Šegulja

Silvije is a Croatian paediatric allergist, clinical immunologist and assistant professor at the University of Rijeka. With over 15 years of clinical and academic experience, he has held leadership roles in hospital management and medical education. Dr Šegulja is actively involved in research, with numerous international publications, and leads projects in paediatric health and innovation. He is committed to advancing public health education and quality assurance, having completed professional training at Harvard Medical School. Fluent in English, German and Italian, he brings a collaborative and globally-minded approach to healthcare and academic leadership.
ORCID 0000-0002-2524-1324

Ainur Aiypkhanova

Ainur is a public health leader from Kazakhstan. She is the founder of the national accreditation system for healthcare organizations in Kazakhstan. Ainur led Kazakhstan’s national accreditation agency, accredited by ISQua in 2016, serving the CIS. In 2019, she restructured healthcare accreditation and examination systems to global standards. She held senior roles in Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Healthcare, including Director General of the Republican Center for Health Development (2017–2019) and Director of Strategy and Development (2019–2021). From 2010–2022, she improved care quality across former Soviet countries, guiding ten hospitals to JCI accreditation. From 2021–2024, she consulted for WHO.
ORCID 0000-0003-4085-5890

Huda Hakim Abd Elrahman Hakim

Huda is a Sudanese medical doctor and public health expert, currently a Technical Specialist at the International Academy of Public Health in Jordan. With over two decades of academic and research experience, she has held teaching and leadership roles at universities in Sudan and Saudi Arabia. She holds an MD in Community Medicine and a UK fellowship (FFPH). Dr Hakim has published extensively on public health topics and contributed to curriculum development, e-learning, and health policy. Her expertise spans epidemiology, medical ethics, health education, and research methodology, with collaborative work involving WHO, UNICEF, and national ministries.

Shahd Osman

Shahd is a seasoned public health professional and medical doctor with over 15 years of multidisciplinary experience in global health, epidemiology, bioethics and health systems strengthening. She has held senior roles within Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health, leading bilateral and multilateral relations, emergency response, and the Field Epidemiology Training Program. Her expertise spans research governance, quality assurance, outbreak investigation, and capacity building. She has worked with organisations such as EMPHNET, Atlas Corps, and the Women’s Refugee Commission. Academically, Shahd holds master’s degrees in Clinical Education, Bioethics, and Epidemiology and is widely recognised for her leadership in research ethics and public health education.
ORCID 0000-0002-9646-1754

Ledua Tamani

Ledua is an experienced academic and currently Head of Department and Assistant Professor at Fiji National University. He coordinates undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Health Services Management and teaches across public health and medical disciplines. A Fellow and Certified member of Australasian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM), he is actively involved with regional professional bodies and serves on an academic journal’s editorial board. He has led research and consultancy projects with WHO, UNDP, and other international institutions. 
ORCID 0000-0002-8737-3971

George Mutwiri

George is the Executive Director at the University of Saskatchewan’s School of Public Health, where he also directs the Master of Public Health (MPH) programme. He holds a PhD from the University of Guelph and a DVM from the University of Nairobi. With postdoctoral training in microbiology and immunology, he has held leadership roles including Interim Executive Director of the School of Public Health and Program Manager at VIDO. Dr Mutwiri’s research and teaching span public health, vaccinology, and immunotherapeutics. He is also a past Vice-President of the American Association of Veterinary Immunologists.

Irtiza Qureshi

Irtiza is Assistant Professor in Public Health at the University of Nottingham and Research Fellow at the Centre of Inequalities at the University of Greenwich, UK. He has previously worked as an Education Adviser and in local government public health. He is an interdisciplinary researcher dedicated to decolonising public health and education. His work bridges teaching, research, policy and service delivery and he has published in the areas of intersectionalism, curriculum enhancement, marginalised and minoritised communities and health inequalities.

Piotr Romaniuk

Piotr is a political scientist, having graduated from Jagiellonian University in Kraków. For more than 20 years he has been affiliated with the School of Public Health in Bytom, Medical Unviersity of Silesia in Katowice, Poland. From 2017 to 2020, he had been Vice Dean of the School, then, between 2020 and 2024 he chaired the University’s Health Sciences Discipline Board. Currently he is head of the Department of Public Health Policy and the Department of Health Policy and Schools coordinator of the public health course programme board.

Piotr’s research focus on the of health systems transition and outcomes and health-related public policies. In his career to date he had participated as a principal investigator in several international research projects on these areas. He teaches mainly health and social policy and health system organisation.
ORCID 0000-0003-4575-1345

Franco Cavallo

Franco is Emeritus Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Torino, with a distinguished career in public health, biostatistics and medical education. A former Dean and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, he has led international projects with WHO, the EU and ASPHER. He has served as consultant, evaluator and accreditation peer leader for several global health education initiatives. Franco has published over 200 scientific works and has been Italy’s principal investigator for the WHO HBSC network. His legacy includes significant contributions to epidemiological research, academic leadership and innovation in health professional training including the initial foundations for the APHEA accreditation criteria and Agency.

John Evans

John is a retired Adjunct Professor of Environmental Health at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health, with over four decades of pioneering work in risk analysis, air pollution and public health policy. He has held major academic and leadership roles, including Director of international health initiatives in Kuwait and Cyprus and a former member of the APHEA Board of Accreditation. A Fellow of the Society for Risk Analysis, he has received multiple awards for teaching and research. John has advised institutions globally, contributed extensively to scientific literature and shaped environmental decision-making through research, teaching and impactful policy analysis.

Dambadarjaa Davaalkham

Dambadarjaa (Dagi) is Dean of the School of Public Health at the Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences. She holds a PhD in Medicine from Jichi Medical University (Japan), a Master’s in Administration, and a medical degree from Mongolia. A specialist in epidemiology and public health, she has published over 60 international peer-reviewed papers and supervised numerous postgraduate students. She serves on global health committees including WHO’s Hepatitis B Expert Panel and the Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention. Dr Davaalkham has received multiple national awards for academic excellence and leadership, and is fluent in English, Russian, and Japanese.
ORCID:0000-0001-6999-9367

Zubair Kabir

Zubair has a PhD from Trinity College Dublin and an MD from India. He is Senior Lecturer at the School of Public Health, University College Cork (UCC), Ireland. He led and directed the Master of Public Health programme in UCC for more than a decade (2014-2025). He co-led the MPH APHEA accreditation in 2022. Dr Kabir was a Research Fellow at Harvard School of Public Health (2006-2008) and a Visiting Scientist at HSPH for 5 years (2008-2013). He served on several local and national committees in Ireland, including the Ministerial appointment to the Health Research Consent Declaration Committee in Ireland for six years (2019-2025). He is a member of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine Examination Committee at the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland (RCPI). He is the national lead from Ireland on the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study. His research contributions to tobacco control and to alcohol policy research are shaping national and international public health policies. He is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the open access Sage journal- Tobacco Use Insights.
ORCID: 0000-0003-1529-004X

Hongmei Nan

Hongmei is a Professor of Epidemiology at the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indiana University Indianapolis. She previously held faculty posts at Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the University of Maryland. With training in China, South Korea, Japan and the US, she has over 25 years’ experience in cancer and chronic disease epidemiology. Author of 100+ peer-reviewed papers, she has earned national and international recognition, including awards from the International Aspirin Foundation and the Association for Clinical and Translational Science. Hongmei also serves widely as reviewer, advisor, and committee member.
ORCID: 0000-0002-9957-616X

Costas Christophi

Costas is an Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the Cyprus University of Technology and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He has helped design programs in public health and he is the Academic Coordinator of the Master in Public Health (MPH) program at the Cyprus University of Technology. Over the years, he has taught different courses in the USA, Cyprus, Greece, and Saudi Arabia, and he has mentored several doctoral and post-doctoral students. His research combines methodological and collaborative applied investigations, and he has over 130 publications in high-impact journals with >7,000 citations.

ORCID: 0000-0003-0503-1538

Alessia Lefébure

Alessia is Director of Sciences Po Aix (France) and an academic with extensive international leadership experience in higher education and public policy. She previously served as Deputy Director and Dean of Academic Affairs at the French School of Public Health (EHESP), where she developed strategic programs in public health, social policy, and environmental health.

Her career includes senior positions at Columbia University in New York, Sciences Po Paris, and Tsinghua University in Beijing, reflecting a longstanding commitment to global academic cooperation. Trained as a sociologist, she has published widely on comparative public policy, higher education, and health.

She is actively engaged in research on environmental health and public health governance (EHESP, Institut Agro Rennes-Angers). She also serves regularly as reviewer and evaluator for international agencies, including the Agency for Public Health Education Accreditation (APHEA), NASPAA’s Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation (COPRA) for public policy and administration programs, and the French High Council for the Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (HCERES).
ORCID: 0009-0005-8838-054X

Arathi Rao

Arathi is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Global Public Health Policy & Governance at Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India. She coordinates the Master of Public Health programme and supervises multiple PhD scholars. Her research focuses on adolescent health, reproductive health, health literacy, and health systems strengthening. Dr Rao has over 40 peer-reviewed publications, international collaborations (including Erasmus and Fogarty fellowships), and serves on advisory boards for global health institutions. She is actively engaged in health policy advocacy and community-based public health initiatives.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7561-6227

Petko Salchev

Petko is a former Deputy Minister of Health of Bulgaria and former Governor of the National Health Insurance Fund. He is Professor of Social Medicine & Health Care Management at the National Center for Public Health & Analyses and Associate Professor of Economics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. With expertise in health economics diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) and health systems performance Petko has led hospital institutions and regional health authorities. He is a prolific author and collaborator with EU and international organisations and a trusted national consultant on health policy health technology assessment (HTA) and classification systems.
ORCID: 0000-0002-5713-0186

Jiali Han

Jiali is Professor and Chair of Epidemiology at the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health and Rachel Cecile Efroymson Professor of Cancer Research at the IU Simon Cancer Center. He earned his PhD in Biological Sciences in Public Health from Harvard University in 2004, then joined the faculties of Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health. Before moving to Indiana in 2013, he was Associate Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard and of Medicine and Dermatology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr Han has led multiple NIH grants and published over 260 peer-reviewed articles.

Charlotte Jeavons

Charlotte has worked in a clinical environment as well as community health improvement and NHS service management. Charlotte is currently Head of the School of Human Sciences at University of Greenwich and Professor of Dental Public Health Practice. She has a PhD in (dental) public health ethics focusing on inequalities and their role in community programmes. In 2023 she was awarded Honorary membership of the Faculty of Public Health in recognition of her work in the field of dental public health. More recently Charlotte has also been awarded Fellowship of the College of General Dentistry. She was a Trustee for the Institute for Health Promotion and Education for more than 10 years. Charlotte has been an assessor for the UK Public Health Register since 2012 and more recently is participating in the Royal College of Surgeons, Faculty of Public Health, curriculum and training review for public health Consultants and Specialists.  In 2024 Charlotte is the first former Dental Nurse to be elected as President of BASCD (2024-25), the UK’s professional association for those working in dental public health. On 2025 Charlotte successfully launched two public health degree programmes in Malaysia serving both undergraduate and post graduate students. She holds a PGCert in Learning and Teaching and is a Senior Fellow of Advanced HE.
ORCID 0000-0001-6323-2202

Monica Hunsberger

Monica is an Associate Professor of Public Health specializing in nutrition, climate, and health promotion. Monica’s research examines how social and environmental factors affect health, especially in children and young people. She combines training in public health (PhD, MPH) and management (MBA) to connect research, education, and practice. Her projects include co-developing climate-friendly school meals with students, growers, producers, and meal planners, as well as designing graduate curricula to prepare future public health leaders. Monica is dedicated to mentoring, interdisciplinary collaboration, and developing practical solutions to enhance population health.

ORCID: 0000-0003-1779-1286

Richard Cooper

Richard is Professor of Public Health and Social Pharmacy at the University of Sheffield. He has extensive experience as an academic educator and researcher and has developed and led on a number of public health degrees and modules for post-graduates and medical students. He is alo a practising community pharmacist and has interests in the use and misuse of medicines, public health, health service research, prescribing and ethics and law and sociology relating to healthcare. He has acted as a reviewer of public health programmes nationally and internationally for more than a dozen institutions, and has had numerous external examiner appointments supporting public health courses in the United Kingdom. 
ORCID :0000-0001-5110-0384

Geoff Setswe

Geoff is Managing Director for Implementation Research at The Aurum Institute in Johannesburg and Node Director for the Bafokeng Health and Demographic Surveillance Site. He is also a Research Fellow in Health Studies at the University of South Africa. A Fulbright Scholar and DrPH graduate, he has held senior roles at the Human Sciences Research Council and Monash University and contributed to founding public health and health sciences schools in South Africa. An authority in HIV/AIDS, TB and global health, he has nearly 100 publications and has supervised over 60 Masters and Doctoral students worldwide.

Orcid: 0000-0003-3646-0722

Gift Kamanga

Gift believes implementation science should drive improvements in health and social economic wellbeing. He has 26 years of experience in clinical and public health practice, programme management and leadership with a focus on HIV programming, clinical mentorship, research, monitoring, evaluation and strategic direction. He has wide knowledge in maternal and child health, family planning and sexual reproductive health and has published extensively on HIV, AIDS and sexually transmitted infections. His work has influenced practice in Malawi, the United States and Liberia and informed global health policy. He is currently Technical Director with FHI 360 in Liberia.

Niluka Wijekoon Kannangarage

Niluka is a seasoned public health professional and epidemiologist with over 15 years of experience working with the United Nations (UN). For the past 11 years, she has served at the World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, contributing to global health security and emergency response. She is also an Honorary Assistant Professor at the School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, UK, where she has been actively involved in postgraduate public health education for eight years.

Dr. Wijekoon specializes in surveillance, early warning, alert, and response in emergency settings, with extensive global field experience across diverse regions, including: Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Fiji, Guinea, Haiti, Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Mauritania, Nigeria, Portugal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Syria, Tanzania, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Yemen. She previously managed WHO’s innovative outbreak detection tool, EWARS-in-a-Box, designed for early warning and response in humanitarian emergencies.

Dr. Wijekoon holds a Master of Development Studies from the University of Colombo in Sri Lanka, a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom, and a Master of Biostatistics and Epidemiology from the École des hautes études en santé publique (EHESP) in Paris, France. Before transitioning to a career in public health, she worked as an emergency physician in both public and private healthcare sectors.

A committed human rights and gender champion, Dr. Wijekoon integrates equity and rights-based approaches into health emergency preparedness, response, and recovery strategies, ensuring inclusive and fair interventions worldwide.

Priscilla Robinson

Priscilla is a public health educator and epidemiologist. Although technically retired from formal employment, she has spent her entire career working in public health, in both service provision and education and training in England and Australia, with short stints in various other countries in Africa, Asia, and South East Asia.

She has been actively involved in the development and application of professional public health competencies for 25 years, also in diverse settings, and currently co-chairs the World Federation of Public Health Associations’ Professional Education and Training Working Group. In this capacity, she also co-chairs the WHO working group on the Global Competency and Outcomes Framework for the Essential Public Health Functions, one arm of the National Workforce Capacity for Essential Public Health Functions programme, and its implementation sub-group.

She believes that public health education must be designed to train a competent, knowledgeable and transportable workforce, capable of working together respectfully in a diverse range of both common and emergency settings.

Chrissy Severinsen

Chrissy is a Professor of Public Health at Massey University, Aotearoa New Zealand and is Deputy Chair of the Board of the Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australasia (CAPHIA). She has expertise in public health education, research, and curriculum leadership. Her work focuses on advancing health equity, community- and Indigenous-led health promotion, and strengthening educational quality through decolonising and equity-focused pedagogies. She co-leads Massey University’s Master of Public Health and Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health programmes, and has extensive experience in curriculum design, competencies, and programme review. Chrissy also serves on several governance boards and committees, contributing to public health education and workforce development locally and globally. 
ORCID:0000-0003-0451-6728

Rihab Yazidi Snoussir

Rihab is a public health specialist with over 14 years’ experience in surveillance, epidemiology, and monitoring and evaluation. She works extensively on influenza and respiratory virus surveillance at the Institut Pasteur de Tunis, leading national projects supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She contributes to Tunisia’s national vaccination policy, develops analytical tools, and produces epidemiological intelligence to guide decision-making. A certified trainer, she strengthens research ethics and surveillance capacities across the EMRO region. Rihab also serves as an international consultant with the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) and the International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection Consortium (ISARIC).
ORCID:0000-0003-1122-1629