People

The Climate and Global Health Initiative draws on a broad range of expertise from Duke's campus and globally.

Faculty

Initiative faculty span global health, medicine, public policy, anthropology, biostatistics, and environmental science.

Mercedes Bravo

Associate Professor of the Practice, Global Health

Research focuses on environmental and occupational health in Latin America, with expertise in community-based participatory research and environmental justice.

Marc Jeuland

Professor of Public Policy & Global Health

Research spans environmental health, water and sanitation, energy access, and the economics of climate adaptation in developing countries.

Chris Beyrer

Professor of Global Health & Medicine

Expertise in infectious disease epidemiology, global health policy, and health and human rights, with a focus on vulnerable populations.

Wendy Prudhomme O'Meara

Professor of Global Health & Medicine

Research focuses on malaria epidemiology, health systems in East Africa, and the intersection of climate variability and vector-borne disease dynamics.

Aunchalee E.L. Palmquist

Associate Professor of Biocultural Medical Anthropology

Research in biocultural medical anthropology with focus on infant feeding, human milk, and maternal-child health in the context of environmental change.