Excellence in Teaching
Students Recognize Outstanding Faculty 2024-2025
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has a long tradition and a firm commitment to instruction of the highest quality. Excellence in teaching stimulates intellectual curiosity in students and prepares them to address the most challenging public health problems facing the world today. Each term, students recognize through their course evaluations the faculty who have contributed significantly to the intellectual life of the School through their excellence in teaching.
Criteria
Honorees are those instructors who received an average score of 3.6 or above (on a four-point scale) in both the Overall Course and Overall Instructor categories of their student course evaluations with a response rate of 70% or higher.
The School expresses deep appreciation and congratulations to the following faculty members who achieved teaching excellence in the academic year 2024-2025.
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Summer Term
Jennifer Applegate
Assistant Research Professor, International Health
Course: The Role of Qualitative Methods and Science in Describing and Assessing a Population’s Health
Marykate Bergen
Course Facilitator
Course: The Role of Qualitative Methods and Science in Describing and Assessing a Population’s Health
Rosa Crum
Professor, School of Medicine/Epidemiology/Mental Health (Joint)
Course: Principles of Epidemiology
Khalil Ghanem
Professor, School of Medicine/Population, Family, and Reproductive Health (Joint)
Course: Database of Design and Implementation in Clinical Research
Ira Gooding
Associate, Health Policy and Management
Course: Teaching, Learning, and Leading – In the Classroom, In the Workplace and In the Community
Cari Munro
Course Facilitator
Course: The Role of Qualitative Methods and Science in Describing and Assessing a Population’s Health
Joshua Sharfstein
Distinguished Professor of the Practice, Health Policy and Management
Course: Public Health Policy
Summer Institutes
Leslie Adams
Assistant Professor, Mental Health
Course: Racism and Public Mental Health
Binita Adhikari
Research Associate II, International Health
Course: Introduction to Social Accountability in the Health Sector of LMICs
Lawrence Appel
Professor, School of Medicine/Epidemiology (Joint)/Health, Behavior and Society (Joint)/International Health (Joint)/School of Nursing (Joint)
Course: Epidemiology in Evidence-Based Policy
Luciana Assini-Meytin
Assistant Scientist, Mental Health
Course: Childhood Victimization: An Overview of Public Health Efforts
Jura L. Augustinavicius
Assistant Professor-Adjunct, Mental Health
Course: Climate Change and Mental Health
Katherine Banchoff
Research Associate, International Health
Course: Public Health Advocacy and Gender Towards a Gender Transformative Approach
Stefan Baral
Professor, Epidemiology/International Health (Joint)/Health Policy and Management (Joint)
Course: Implementation Science Concepts, Methods, and Study Designs
Dan Barnett
Professor, Environmental Health and Engineering/Health Policy and Management (Joint)/Health, Behavior, and Society (Joint)
Course: Problem Solving in Public Health
Amie Bettencourt
Assistant Professor, Mental Health (Joint)/School of Medicine
Course: School-Based Preventative Interventions and Research
Gilbert Burnham
Professor-Emeritus, International Health/School of Nursing (Joint)
Courses: Health Emergencies in Large Populations (H.E.L.P)
Quality Assurance Management Methods for Developing Countries
Carlos Castillo – Salgado
Professor, Epidemiology/Population, Family and Reproductive Health (Joint)/Health Policy and Management (Joint)/School of Medicine (Joint)
Course: Public Health Surveillance
Richard Chaisson
Professor, Epidemiology (Joint)/International Health (Joint)/School of Medicine
Course: Epidemiologic Basis for Tuberculosis Control
Subhra Chakraborty
Associate Professor, International Health
Course: Clinical, Epidemiologic, and Climate Change Factors of Enteric Infections in the Tropics
S. Wilson Cole
Associate, Health, Behavior, and Society
Course: Adapting Health Programs for Sexual and Gender Minorities
Carolyn Combs
Associate, Population, Family, and Reproductive Health
Course: Creating, Implementing, and Monitoring Budgets for Projects and Programs
Michele Decker
Professor, Population, Family, Reproductive Health/School of Nursing (Joint)
Course: Gender-Based Violence Research, Practice and Policy
Anbrasi Edward
Associate Practice Professor, International Health
Course: Quality Assurance Management Methods for Developing Countries
Cyrus Engineer
Distinguished Professor of Practice, International Health/Health Policy and Management (Joint)
Course: High Performing Organizations in LMIC Settings
Carlton A. Evans
Associate, International Health
Course: Global Health and Development Interventions Applied to TB
Julian Fernandez Nino
Associate, International Health
Course: Migrant Health Policy in LMICs
Rebecca Fix
Assistant Professor, Mental Health
Course: Childhood Victimization: An Overview of Public Health Efforts
Robert Gilman
Professor, International Health/Molecular Microbiology and Immunology (Joint)
Courses: Child and Public Health in the Tropics
Global Health and Development Interventions Applied to TB
Vector-Borne Diseases in the Tropics
Child and Public Health in the Tropics
Clinical, Epidemiologic, and Climate Change Factors of Enteric Infections in the Tropics
Epidemiologic Basis for Tuberculosis Control
Jonathan Golub
Professor, Epidemiology (Joint)/International Health (Joint)/ School of Medicine
Course: Epidemiologic Basis for Tuberculosis Control
Alden Gross
Associate Professor, Epidemiology/Mental Health (Joint)
Course: Epidemiology of Aging
Andre Hackman
Associate Scientist, Biostatistics
Course: Introduction to Data Management
Dane Hautala
Assistant Scientist, International Health
Course: Introduction to Data Management Using American Indian Health Data
Ava Hoffman
Associate, Biostatistics
Course: Introduction to R for Public Health Researchers
Patrick Hope
Associate, Health Policy and Management
Course: Health Care and Congress: Perspective From K Steet
Takera Igusa
Professor, International Health (Joint)/Mental Health (Joint)/Whiting School of Engineering
Course: Participatory System Modeling for Analysis of Gender Health Inequities
Anna Kalbarczyk
Associate Scientist, International Health
Courses: Applying a Gender Lens to Advance Implementation Research
Essential Skills for Women’s Leadership in Global Health
Celia Karp
Assistant Professor, Population, Family, and Reproductive Health
Course: Using Data to Inform Family Planning Policies
Tahilin Karver
Assistant Research Professor, Health, Behavior and Society
Courses: Public Health Advocacy and Gender Towards a Gender Transformative Approach
Foundational Concepts in Gender and Health Data and Application
Michelle Kaufman
Associate Professor, Health, Behavior and Society/International Health (Joint)
Course: Foundational Concepts in Gender and Health Data and Application
Christopher Kemp
Assistant Professor, International Health
Courses: Implementation Science Concepts, Methods, and Study Designs
Introduction to Quantitative and Qualitative Research for American Indian Health
Ryan Kennedy
Associate Professor, Health, Behavior and Society/School of Medicine (Joint)
Course: Program Planning for Health Behavior Change
Brian Klaas
Instructor, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Course: Communications Primer for the Public Health Sciences
Maria Knoll
Research Professor, International Health
Course: Introduction to Data Management Using American Indian Health Data
Jenna Krall
Associate, Biostatistics
Course: Data Analysis Workshop I
Tianjing Li
Associate Professor-Adjunct, Epidemiology
Course: Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis
Anne Lilly
Senior Research Associate, Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Course: Introduction to Program Evaluation in PFRH
Kojo Lokko
Senior Associate, Population, Family, and Reproductive Health
Course: Strategic Leadership Principles and Tools for Health System Transformation in PFRH
Brion Maher
Professor, Mental Health/School of Medicine (Joint)
Course: Grant Writing: NIH and Other Funding Sources
Beth Marshall
Associate Practice Professor, Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Course: Youth Voice in Public Health
Pamala Martin
Associate, Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Course: Creating, Implementing, and Monitoring Budgets for Projects and Programs
Pablo Martinez Amezcua
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Course: Methods and Applications of Cohort Studies
Kunihiro Matsushita
Professor, Epidemiology/School of Medicine (Joint)
Course: Methods and Applications of Cohort Studies
Nikolas Matthes
Assistant Professor – Adjunct, Health Policy and Management
Course: Performance Measurement in Health Care
Sara Mazursky
Deputy Project Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs
Course: Knowledge Management for Effective Global Health Programs
Aidan McDermott
Associate, Biostatistics
Course: Introduction to the SAS Statistical Package
Meghan D. McGinty
Associate, Health Policy and Management
Course: Media Interviews and Applied Public Health Communications
Clifton McKee
Research Associate, Epidemiology
Course: Introduction to R for Public Health Researchers
Andrea Medley
Research Associate, International Health
Course: Indigenous Harm Reduction
Cynthia Minkovitz
Professor, Population, Family and Reproductive Health/School of Medicine (Joint)
Course: Strategic Leadership Principles and Tools for Health Systems Transformation in PFRH
Lymari Morales
Associate, Health Policy and Management
Course: Effective Writing for Public Health Change
Rosemary Morgan
Associate Research Professor, International Health/School of Nursing (Joint)
Courses: Communication Gender-Responsive Science
Applications to Gender Analysis Within Health Research and Intervention
Gabriel Muller
Associate, Health Policy and Management
Course: Effective Writing for Public Health Change
Rene F. Najera
Associate, Epidemiology
Course: Public Health Surveillance
Jill Owczarzak
Associate Professor, Health, Behavior and Society
Courses: Using Software in Qualitative Research and Analysis
Introduction to Qualitative Data Analysis for Public Health
Ligia Paina
Assistant Professor, International Health
Courses: Introduction to Health Workforce Management in Low- and Middle-Income Settings
Prospective Policy Analysis for Health Policy and Systems Research: Methods and Applications
Elise Pas
Research Professor, Mental Health
Course: School-Based Preventive Interventions and Research
Blake Reilly
Associate, Health, Behavior and Society
Course: Program Planning for Health Behavior Change
Jennifer Richards
Assistant Professor, International Health
Course: Introduction to Quantitative and Qualitative
Jose Rimon-II
Senior Scientist, Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Course: Strategic Leadership Principles and Tools for Health System Transformation in PFRH
Ian Saldanha
Associate Professor, Epidemiology/Health Policy and Management (Joint)
Course: Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis
Harshini Devi Sampathkumar
Research Associate, International Health
Course: Introduction to Social Accountability in The Health Sector of LMICs
Jennifer Schrack
Professor, Epidemiology/School of Medicine (Joint)
Course: Epidemiology of Aging
Sheree Schwartz
Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Course: Implementation Science Concepts, Methods and Study Designs
Kerry Scott
Associate, International Health
Course: Introduction to Social Accountability in The Health Sector of LMICs
Dominick Shattuck
Associate Scientist, Health, Behavior and Society
Course: Integrating Men Into Global Health Programming
Mariana Socal
Associate Professor, Health Policy and Management
Course: U.S. Pharmaceutical Policy
Kristen Speakman
Senior Research Associate, International Health
Course: Indigenous Perspectives on Environmental Health
Tara Sullivan
Associate, Health, Behavior and Society
Course: Knowledge Management for Effective Global Health Programs
David Sullivan
Professor, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Course: Vector-Borne Diseases in the Tropics
Anna Sundbo
Research Associate II, International Health
Course: Indigenous Perspectives on Environmental Health
Moyses Szklo
Professor-Emeritus, Epidemiology
Course: Critical Reading of Epidemiologic Literature
Taha Taha
Professor, Epidemiology/Population, Family and Reproductive Health (Joint)
Course: Investigation of Outbreaks
Heather Tanana
Associate, International Health
Course: Indigenous Perspectives on Environmental Health
Johannes Thrul
Associate Professor, Mental Health
Course: Mobile Mental Health Research: Planning and Conducting Ecological Momentary Assessment
Jeffrey Tornheim
Associate Professor, International Health (Joint)/School of Medicine
Course: Child and Public Health in The Tropics
Kate Tulenko
Associate, International Health
Course: Introduction to Health Workforce Management in Low- and Middle-Income Settings
Mija Ververs
Senior Associate, International Health
Course: Health Emergencies in Large Populations (H.E.L.P.)
William Ward
Associate Professor, Health Policy and Management/School of Nursing (Joint)
Course: Fundamentals of Budgeting and Financial Management
Anaise Williams
Assistant Scientist, Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Course: International Perspectives on Women, Gender, and Health
Shannon Wood
Assistant Professor, Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Course: Women’s Health: Disparities and Equity Implications
Carrie Wright
Associate, Biostatistics
Course: Introduction to R for Public Health Researchers
Yuxin Zhu
Assistant Professor, Biostatistics (Joint)
Course: Multilevel Models
Linnea Zimmerman
Associate Professor, Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Course: Using Data to Inform Family Planning Policies