Excellence in Teaching

Students Recognize Outstanding Faculty 2025-2026

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 2025-2026.

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Summer Term

Carolina Cardona Cabrera 
Assistant Scientist, Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Course: Population Dynamics and Public Health

Rosa Crum
Professor, Epidemiology / Mental Health (Joint) / School of Medicine
Course: Principles of Epidemiology

Khalil Ghanem
Professor, School of Medicine / Population, Family and Reproductive Health (Joint) 
Course: Database 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

Mary Elizabeth Hughes 
Associate Scientist, Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
Course: Population Dynamics and Public Health

George Korch
Visiting Professor, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology 
Course: Public Health Biology

Ian Saldanha
Associate Professor, Epidemiology / Health Policy and Management (Joint) 
Course: Principles of Epidemiology

Joshua Sharfstein
Distinguished Professor of the Practice, Health Policy and Management 
Course: Public Health Policy

Summer Institutes

Smisha Agarwal
Associate Professor, International Health 
Course: Introduction to Design and Implementation of Digital Health Programs in LMIC Settings

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
Associate Professor, School of Medicine / Mental Health (Joint) 
Course: School-Based Preventive Interventions and Research

Kristin Bevilaqua
Assistant Scientist, Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
Course: Gender-Based Violence Research, Practice and Policy

Gilbert Burnham 
Professor – Emeritus, International Health / School of Nursing (Joint)
Course: Health Emergencies in Large Populations (H.E.L.P.)

Carlos Castillo-Salgado
Professor, Epidemiology / Population, Family and Reproductive Health (Joint) / Health Policy and Management (Joint) / School of Medicine (Joint)
Course: Professional Epidemiologic Methods: Epidemiologic Intelligence and Population Health Assessments

Laura Caulfield
Professor, International Health 
Course: Nutrition Epidemiology 

Subhra Chakraborty
Associate Professor, International Health 
Course: Clinical, Epidemiologic, and Climate Change Factors of Enteric Infections in the Tropics

Carolyn Combs
Associate, Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
Course: Creating, Implementing, and Monitoring Budgets for Projects and Programs

Jennifer Deal
Associate Professor, Epidemiology / School of Medicine (Joint) 
Course: Epidemiologic Approaches to Hearing Loss and Public Health

Michele Decker
Professor, Population, Family and Reproductive Health / School of Nursing (Joint)
Course: Gender-Based Violence Research, Practice, and Policy

Shatha Elnakib
Assistant Scientist, International Health 
Course: Monitoring and Evaluation in Global Health for the Real World: Addressing Gender Inequity for Change that Counts

Kevin Fain
Associate, Epidemiology 
Course: Professional Epidemiologic Methods: Epidemiologic Intelligence and Population Health Assessments

Shannon Frattaroli
Professor, Health Policy and Management 
Course: Catalyzing Change Part 2: Health Policy Leadership

Alison Gemmill
Associate Professor, Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
Course: Critically Evaluating the Science for Policy and Practice

Robert Gilman
Professor, International Health / Molecular Microbiology and Immunology (Joint) 
Courses: 
Vector-Borne Diseases in the Tropics
Clinical, Epidemiologic, and Climate Change Factors of Enteric Infections in the Tropics

Jennifer L. Glick
Associate Professor – Adjunct, Health, Behavior and Society 
Course: Measuring Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression 

Jonathan Golub
Professor, School of Medicine / Epidemiology (Joint) / International Health (Joint) 
Course: Epidemiologic Basis for Tuberculosis Control

Crystal Greensky
Senior Research Associate, International Health 
Course: Introduction to American Indian Health Research Ethics

Alden Gross
Professor, Epidemiology / Mental Health (Joint) 
Course: Epidemiology of Aging

Sabina Haberlen
Associate Research Professor, Epidemiology 
Course: Practical Skills for Conducting Epidemiologic Research

Jacqueline Hackett
Associate, Health Policy and Management 
Course: Health Advocacy

Shelley Hearne
Distinguished Professor of the Practice, Health Policy and Management 
Course: Catalyzing Change Part 2: Health Policy Leadership

Josh Horwitz
Distinguished Professor of the Practice, Health Policy and Management
Course: Health Advocacy

Lisa Jacobson
Professor, Epidemiology 
Course: Practical Skills for Conducting Epidemiologic Research

Luther G. Kalb
Associate Professor, Mental Health 
Course: Public Health Approaches to the Good Life

Anna Kalbarczyk
Associate Research Professor, International Health 
Courses: 
Applying a Gender Lens to Advance Implementation Research
Conducting Gender Situational Analyses for Health Programs 
Towards Gender Transformative Leadership in Global Health: Essential Skills

Celia Karp
Assistant Professor, Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
Course: Using Data to Inform Family Planning Policies

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

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

Sabriya L. Linton
Associate Professor, Mental Health 
Course: Photovoice for Mental Health Research and Action

Kojo Lokko
Senior Associate, Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
Course: Strategic Leadership Principles and Tools for Health System Transformation in PFRH

Beth Marshall
Associate Practice Professor, Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
Course: Youth Voice in Public Health

Lisa Martin
Senior Research Associate, International Health
Course: Early Childhood Intervention in Tribal Communities

Pamala Martin 
Associate, Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Course: Creating, Implementing, and Monitoring Budgets for Projects and Programs

Kunihiro Matsushita 
Professor, Epidemiology / School of Medicine (Joint) 
Course: Methods for Clinical and Translational Research

Nikolas Matthes
Assistant Professor – Adjunct, Health Policy and Management 
Course: Performance Measurement in Health Care

Heather McKay
Associate Research Professor, Epidemiology 
Course: Practical Skills for Conducting Epidemiologic Research

Clifton McKee
Research Associate, Epidemiology
Course: Introduction to R for Public Health Researchers

Faye McMillan
Associate Teaching Professor, International Health 
Courses: 
Early Childhood Intervention in Tribal Communities
Introduction to American Indian Health Research Ethics

Patricia Mechael
Senior Associate, International Health 
Course: Gender-Transformative Digital Health: An Intersectional Approach to Bridging Multiple Divides for Greater Health Equity and Impact

Cynthia Minkovitz
Professor, Population, Family and Reproductive Health / School of Medicine (Joint) 
Course: Strategic Leadership Principles and Tools for Health System Transformation in PFRH

Diwakar Mohan
Associate Research Professor, International Health 
Course: Adaptive Management and Learning to Improve Health Programming in LMICs

Rosemary Morgan
Visiting Associate Professor, International Health 
Courses: 
Conducting Gender Situational Analyses for Health Programs 
Communicating Gender-Responsive Science
Applications to Gender Analysis Within Health Research and Interventions

Gabriel Muller
Associate, Health Policy and Management 
Course: Effective Writing for Public Health Change

Daniel Obeng
Associate Scientist, Biostatistics 
Course: Statistical Reasoning in Public Health II

Jill Owczarzak
Associate Professor, Health, Behavior and Society 
Course: Using Software in Qualitative Research and Analysis

Elise Pas
Research Professor, Mental Health 
Course: School-Based Preventive Interventions and Research

Chathurangi Pathiravasan
Assistant Scientist, Biostatistics 
Course: Advanced Data Analysis Workshop

Nicholas Reed
Associate Professor – Adjunct, Epidemiology 
Course: Epidemiologic Approaches to Hearing Loss and Public Health

Matthew Reid
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine
Course: Sleep and Public Health

Blake Reilly
Associate, Health, Behavior and Society 
Course: Program Planning for Health Behavior Change

Jim Ricca
Senior Associate, International Health
Course: Adaptive Management and Learning to Improve Health Programming in LMICs

Jose Rimon
Senior Scientist – Emeritus, Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
Course: Strategic Leadership Principles and Tools for Health System Transformation in PFRH

Darlynn Rojo-Wissar 
Course Instructor, Mental Health
Course: Sleep and Public Health

Ahmed Sabit
Research Associate, Biostatistics 
Course: Introduction to R for Public Health Researchers

Ian Saldanha
Associate Professor, Epidemiology / Health Policy and Management (Joint) 
Course: Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis

Hellen Seshie-Nasser
Lecturer, International Health 
Course: Women’s Health and Gender-Responsive Budgeting

Dominick Shattuck
Associate Scientist, International Health 
Course: Integrating Men Into Global Health Programming

Kate Shearer 
Research Associate, School of Medicine
Course: Epidemiologic Basis for Tuberculosis Control

Aleefia Somji
Associate, International Health 
Course: Adaptive Management and Learning to Improve Health Programming in LMICs

Kristen Speakman
Senior Research Associate, International Health
Course: Indigenous Perspectives on Environmental Health

Adam Spira
Professor, Mental Health 
Course: Sleep and Public Health

Donna Strobino
Professor – Emeritus, Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
Course: Critically Evaluating the Science for Policy and Practice

David Sullivan
Professor, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology 
Course: Vector-Borne Diseases in the Tropics

Taha Taha
Professor, Epidemiology / Population, Family and Reproductive Health (Joint) 
Course: Investigation of Outbreaks

Saki Takahashi 
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology 
Course: Infectious Disease Transmission Models for Public Health Decision Making

Antonio Trujillo
Professor, International Health 
Course: Behavioral Economics in Health Decisions

Mija Ververs
Senior Associate, International Health 
Course: Health Emergencies in Large Populations (H.E.L.P.)

Donald Warne
Professor, International Health 
Course: Indigenous Perspectives on Environmental Health

Anaise Williams 
Assistant Scientist, Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Course: International Perspectives on Women, Gender, and Health

Carrie Wright
Associate, Biostatistics 
Course: Introduction to R for Public Health Researchers

Linnea Zimmerman
Associate Professor, Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
Course: Using Data to Inform Family Planning Policies