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Future Directions in Global Health Research - Participant List

October 28-29, 2024
Virtual Workshop


Participant List

NIH Institute Directors

Kathleen Maletic Neuzil, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Fogarty International Center (FIC)

Debara L. Tucci, M.D., M.S., M.B.A.
Director, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Keynote Speaker

Alfred Sommer, M.D., M.H.S.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (USA)

Meeting Co-Chairs

Susan D. Emmett, M.D., M.P.H.
Center for Hearing Health Access
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (USA)

Rupal Patel, Ph.D.
Bouve College and Khoury College of Computer Sciences 
Northeastern University (USA)

Meeting Organizer

Lana Shekim, Ph.D., Global Health Coordinator, NIDCD

Meeting Participants

Visar Berisha, Ph.D.
Professor, College of Health Solutions
Professor, School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering
Associate Dean of Research Commercialization, Fulton Schools of Engineering
Arizona State University (USA)

Jay C. Buckey, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth (USA)

Sarah Benki-Nugent, M.S., Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Global Health
University of Washington (USA)

Matthew L. Bush, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., FACS
University of Kentucky Medical Center (USA)

Courtney T. Byrd, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences  
Moody College of Communication
The University of Texas at Austin (USA)

Shelly Chadha, M.B.B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Technical Lead for Ear and Hearing Care
World Health Organization (WHO) (Switzerland)

Nirupa Chaudhari, Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (USA)

Leora R. Cherney, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS, FACRM
Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Northwestern University (USA)

Noam A. Cohen, M.D., Ph.D.
Ralph Butler Professor
Division of Rhinology
Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (USA)

Pamela Y. Collins, M.D., M.P.H. 
Professor and Chair
Department of Mental Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (USA)

Nathan Congdon, M.D., M.P.H.
Queen's University Belfast (UK)
Orbis International (USA)
Zhongshan Ophthalmic Ctr., Sun Yat-sen University (China)

H. Branch Coslett, M.D.
Professor of Neurology
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (USA)

Theresa Hayes Cruz, Ph.D.
Director, National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute on Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) National Institutes of Health

Adrian C. Davis OBE, Ph.D., D.Sc., FFPH
Visiting Professor, Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge and Imperial College London (England)
Director, AD CAVE Solutions Limited 

Nina F. Dronkers, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
University of California, Berkeley (USA)

Antony Duttine, DrPH, M.Sc.
Technical Lead, Rehabilitation
World Health Organization (WHO) (Switzerland)

Tiffany P. Hogan, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, FASHA, BCS-CL 
Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Director, Speech and Language (SAiL) Literacy Lab
MGH Institute of Health Professions (USA)

Linda J. Hood, Ph.D.
Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (USA)

Paule Valery Joseph, C.R.N.P., Ph.D., FAAN
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health

Laura Justice, Ph.D.
College of Education and Human Ecology
Ohio State University (USA)

Yunjung Kim, Ph. D. 
Professor
School of Communication Science and Disorders
Director, FSU Motor Speech Lab
Florida State University (USA)

Kelly King, Au.D., Ph.D.
Program Officer, Hearing and Balance, NIDCD

Catherine McMahon, Ph.D.
Professor, Head of Department of Linguistics
Macquarie University (Australia)

Luc Mongeau, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering
McGill University (Canada)

David R. Moore, Ph.D.
Professor – Faculty, Division of Patient Services Research
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (USA)

Valentina Parma, Ph.D.
Assistant Director and Assistant Member
Director of Academic Affairs
Monell Chemical Senses Center (USA)

Rolvix H. Patterson, M.D., M.P.H.
PGY-4 Research Resident in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Duke University, Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences (USA)
2023-24 NIH Fogarty Global Health Fellow
VP, Global OHNS Initiative

Lorraine Olson Ramig, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer, LSVT Global
Professor Emeritus
University of Colorado-Boulder (USA)
Columbia University (USA)

Alberto Rivera-Rentas, Ph.D.
Extramural Research Training Officer, NIDCD

Margaret Rogers, Ph.D.
Chief Staff Officer for Science and Research
American Speech-Language-Hearing -Association
ASHA Science Advisory Board

MaryAnn Romski, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Regents Professor of Communication, Psychology, and Communication Sciences and Disorders
Georgia State University (USA)

James E. Saunders, M.D.
Professor of Otology / Neurotology
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Co-Chair Coalition for Global Hearing Health
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (USA)

Nancy J. Scherer, Ph.D., ASHA Fellow
Professor of Speech and Hearing Science | Barrett Honors College Faculty 
Arizona State University | College of Health Solutions (USA)

David A. Shaye, M.D., M.P.H., FACS
Massachusetts Eye and Ear (USA)

Jaclyn Schurman, Au.D., Ph.D.
Extramural Research Training Officer for Fellowship Programs, NIDCD

De Wet Swanepoel, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria (South Africa)
Research Director, World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for the Prevention of Deafness and Hearing Loss
Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Audiology

Kelly Tremblay, Ph.D., FAAA
Visiting Researcher 
Rotman Research Institute/Baycrest Centre (Canada)

Mary Jue Xu, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
University of California San Francisco (USA)
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (USA)

Emily Zimmerman, Ph.D.
Department Chair and Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Northeastern University (USA)

Invited NIH and Other Federal Agency Guests

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Yulia Iossifova Carroll, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Director for Science, Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice
National Center for Environmental Health

Thais Morata, Ph.D.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Shu-Chen Peng, Ph.D. 
Assistant Director 
Division of Health Technology 1B (Dental and ENT Devices) 
Office of Health Technology 1 (OHT1)
Office of Product Evaluation and Quality (OPEQ)
Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Fogarty International Center (FIC)
Nalini Anand, Ph.D.
Unja Hayes, Ph.D.
Flora Katz, Ph.D.
Amanda Nguyen, Ph.D.
Rachel Sturke, Ph.D.

Eunice Shriver Kennedy National Institute on Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
NICHD Global Health Office
Vesna Kutlesic, Ph.D., Director

National Institute on Neurologic Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Office of Global Health and Health Disparities
Richard Benson, M.D., Ph.D., Director
Stacey Chambers, M.S.
Sudha Srinivasan, Ph.D.

Office of Science Policy and Planning
Sara Dodson, Ph.D.

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) 
Staff attending as schedules permit:

Clinical Trials Section

Division of Intramural Research

Division of Scientific Programs

Epidemiology, Statistics, and Population Sciences Section

Office of Health Communication and Public Liaison

Science Policy and Planning Branch

Scientific Review Branch

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