Meet the Team

Global Health Policy & Practice is led by the Project Director, SIS Dean Shannon Hader, and SIS Professor and Chair of the Department of Environment, Development, and Health, Lauren Carruth. Have an inquiry about our activities? Reach out to the Global Health Policy & Practice team at edhsis@american.edu.

Project Director

Shannon Hader Dean, School of International Service SIS | Finance & Personnel Administration

Shannon Hader, MD, MPH, former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Deputy Executive Director of Programmes at the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), and a prominent

  shader@american.edu

Associated Faculty

Lauren Carruth Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Environment, Development & Health SIS | Environment, Development & Health

Professor Lauren Carruth is a medical anthropologist specializing in humanitarian assistance, global health, nutrition, displacement, migration, and the Horn of Africa. Her research focuses on five th

  lcarruth@american.edu

  (202) 885-6694

Walter Flores Research Professor SIS | Environment, Development & Health

•Social scientist with more than 25 years of experience in health systems strengthening; health equity; the right to health; and the transparent, democratic and accountable governance of public polici

  wflores@american.edu

Maria De Jesus Professor SIS | Environment, Development & Health

Dr. Maria De Jesus brings to AU a wealth of research and teaching experience in global health and migration, with an emphasis on im/migrant and marginalized communities. Her research examines the soci

  dejesus@american.edu

Rachel Sullivan Robinson Senior Associate Dean, SIS SIS | Environment, Development & Health

Dr. Robinson is a sociologist and demographer whose research focuses on global health interventions in sub-Saharan Africa, including family planning, HIV/AIDS, and sexuality education. Her book, Intim

  robinson@american.edu

  (202) 885-1636

Nina Yamanis Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Education, SIS SIS | Environment, Development & Health

Dr. Nina Yamanis studies how social and structural determinants are linked to health disparities globally and locally, and designs community-based interventions to reduce these disparities. She has wo

  yamanis@american.edu

  (202) 885-6562