SIS Faculty Conducting Research in Public Health

Maria De Jesus

Maria De Jesus

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Assistant Professor

Dr. Maria De Jesus brings to AU a wealth of research and teaching experiences in the area of health inequalities, with a particular focus on cross-cultural communication and health promotion. While serving as a Yerby post-doctoral fellow at the Harva... [More]

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202-885-6392
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Daniel Esser

Daniel Esser

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Assistant Professor

Dr. Esser has conducted research in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sierra Leone and Mexico. He studies foreign aid and local governance in the Global South, in particular in conflict cities, as well as global health policy emergence and funding. He also purs... [More]

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202-885-1892
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Linda Lucia Lubrano

Linda Lucia Lubrano

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Professor

Linda Lucia Lubrano teaches a wide range of courses that bridge the humanities with the natural and social sciences. Her classes draw upon film, literature, and philosophy, for example, and she combines political theory with the comparative study of ... [More]

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202-885-1654
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James Mittelman

James Mittelman

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University Professor

James Mittelman is University Professor of International Affairs, and was the founding Chair of Comparative and Regional Studies at American University. He has also been named Honorary Fellow at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies. Previously... [More]

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202-885-1643
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Nathan Paxton

Nathan Paxton

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Professorial Lecturer

Dr. Nathan A. Paxton studies international relations, organizational decisionmaking, global public health, and political theory, and he is a member of the International Development Program in SIS. His current research focuses on two areas: the effect... [More]

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202-885-2460
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Rachel Robinson

Rachel Robinson

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Assistant Professor

Dr. Robinson’s research focuses on the politics of population, reproductive health, and HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, and she also studies the determinants of birth timing in the United States. Her most recent work on Africa explored the process of... [More]

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202-885-1636
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Thespina Yamanis

Thespina Yamanis

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Assistant Professor

Dr. Thespina (Nina) Yamanis’ professional interests are in identifying the mechanisms that link social and economic conditions to global health disparities and in designing community-based interventions to improve health among the most vulnerable gro... [More]

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202-885-6562
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