People

With staff as diverse as they are skilled, the Institute for Global Health brings together people at the top of their field to work together towards improved global health for all.

Our staff bring a range of experience to help students grasp the realities of global health work at community, national and international levels. We collaborate with many partners throughout the world - governments, NGOs, universities and international organisations.

IGH staff and postgraduate research students:

Director of the UCL IGH and Vice Dean, International

Ibrahim Abubakar, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Academics & Researchers

Gerard Abou-Jaoude, Research Associate
Alejandro Arenas-Pinto, Senior Clinical Research Associate
Asma Ashraf, Research Nurse
Heather Bailey, Lecturer in Infectious disease Epidemiology
Loveleen Bansi-Matharu, Senior Research Fellow
Neha Batura, Lecturer
Michelle Beynon, Research Assistant
Alessandro Borca, Research Nurse
Komal Bhatia, Research Fellow
Rochelle Burgess, Lecturer
Fiona Burns, Reader
James Burns, Clinical Research Fellow
Valentina Cambiano, Lecturer
Ffion Carlin, Clinical Research Fellow
Andrea Cartier, Clinical Studies Manager
Tim Colbourn, Senior Lecturer
Joseph Collins, Research Assistant
Cordelia Coltart, Academic Clinical Lecturer
Andrew Copas, Reader in Statistics
Alessandro Cozzi-Lepri, Senior Lecturer
Davide De Francesco, Research Assistant
Delanjathan Devakumar, Clinical Lecturer
Nehla Djellouli, Research Fellow
David Dunn, Professor of Medical Statistics
Obinna Egbuniwe, Clinical Project Manager
Hanif Esmail, Clinical Senior Lecturer
Claudia Estcourt, Clinical Professor of Sexual Health and HIV
Esther Fearnhill, Research Associate
Nigel Field, Associate Professor
Mariuccia Fiorino, Research Nurse in Sexual Health and HIV
Ed Fottrell, Associate Professor
Marie Francis, Research Nurse
Jennie Gamlin, Senior Research Fellow
Jo Gibbs, Senior Clinical Research Associate
Richard Gilson, Reader in Sexual Health and HIV and Institute Co-Deputy Director
Lara Gosce, Research Associate
Lu Gram, Research Associate in Global Health
Carlos Grijalva-Eternod, Research Associate
Rishi Gupta, NIHR Doctoral Fellow
Katharina Haag, Research Fellow
Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli, Principal Research Fellow
Yohhei Hamada, Clinical Research Fellow

Guy Harling, Senior Research Fellow
Graham Hart, Professor of Sexual Health and HIV Research
Sarah Hawkes, Professor of Global Public Health
Therese Hesketh, Professor of Global Health
Alison Howarth, Senior Research Associate
Teresa Hill, Research Associate
Zelee Hill, Senior Lecturer
Lucy Irvine, Teaching Fellow
Mohamed Jelle, Research Associate
Anne Johnson, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Sophie Jose, Statistician
Ilan Kelman, Professor of Disasters and Health
Ligia Kiss, Senior Lecturer
Frank Kloprogge, Senior Research Fellow
Manik Kohli, Academic Clinical Fellow
Maria Krutikov, Clinical Research Fellow
Fiona Lampe, Associate Professor
Gaynor Lawrenson, Research Nurse
Aurélia Lépine, Lecturer in Health Economics
Ines Li Lin, Research Assistant
Agnese Liliano, Research Assistant
Karen Lloyd, Senior Research Fellow
Hinal Lukha, Research Assistant
Swaib Lule, Research Associate
Jenevieve Mannell, Lecturer
Robbie Manning Smith, Research Fellow
Fiona Mapp, Senior Research Associate and Programme Manager
Rebecca Matthews, Research Assistant
Catherine Mercer, Professor of Sexual Health Science
Eija Meriläinen, Research Fellow in Climate Change and Health
Rob Miller, Associate Professor
Annabelle Milne, Research Associate
Ada Miltz, Research Fellow in Epidemiology
Amanda Mocroft, Professor of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics
Joanna Morrison, Senior Research Associate
Maria Muller Nunez, Healthcare Assistant
Stephen Ogunnaike, Data Analyst
Hajra Okhai, Research Statistician
Lydia Okoibhole, Research Assistant
Kristine Onarheim, Research Fellow
Miriam Orcutt, Senior Research Fellow
David Osrin, Professor of Global Health
Alexis Palfreyman, Research Fellow
Tom Palmer, Research Assistant
Annegret Pelchen-Matthews, Research Associate
Laura Peters, Research Fellow in Climate Change and Health
Sarah Pett, Professor of Infectious Diseases
Andrew Phillips, Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Malini Pires, Research Assistant

Erica Pool, Academic Clinical Fellow
Kholoud Porter, Professor of Epidemiology
Stavros Poupakis, Lecturer
Aarathi Prasad, Research Associate in Public Engagement with Urban Health Science
Audrey Prost, Professor of Global Health
Paulina Prymas, Research Assistant
Molebogeng X. Rangaka, Clinical Associate Professor
Mary-Clare Ridge, Research Assistant
Stephen Roberts, Lecturer in Global Health
Alison Rodger, Professor of Infectious Diseases
Ashley Roen, Research Associate
Shahara Rouf, Clinical Studies Manager
Caroline Sabin, Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology
Deirdre Sally, Research Nurse in Sexual Health and HIV
Francesco Salustri, Lecturer in Health Economics
John Saunders, Senior Clinical Researcher
Naomi Saville, Senior Research Associate
Andrew Seal, Senior Lecturer
Juan Segura Buisan, Research Assistant
Abigail Severn, Research Assistant
Janey Sewell, Research Nurse/Research Co-ordinator
Maryam Shahmanesh, Associate Professor*
Geordan Shannon, Research Fellow
Amber Shaw, Research Assistant
Lorraine Sherr, Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology
Shivani Singh, Director of Education & Senior Teaching Fellow
Jolene Skordis, Professor in Health and Development Economics and Institute Co-Deputy Director
Colette Smith, Associate Professor
Pam Sonnenberg, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Nicola Stewart, Senior Research Nurse
Oliver Stirrup, Research Assistant
Binta Sultan, Clinical Research Fellow
Emmi Suonpera, Clinical Studies Manager
Julian Surey, Research Nurse
Sandie Szawlowski, Research Assistant
Shema Tariq, Research Fellow
Taavi Tillmann, Clinical Training Fellow /NIHR Clinical Lecturer
Anna Tostevin, Research Database Manager
Nina Vora, Academic Clinical Fellow
Sonali Wayal, Research Associate
Ian Williams, Senior Clinical Lecturer
Melvina Woode Owusu, Research Programme Manager

Lancet Countdown

Jessica Beagley, Policy Manager
Laura Donovan, Programme Administrator
Alice McGushin, Programme Manager
Marina Romanello, Data Analyst/Research Fellow
Nick Watts, Executive Director

Teaching Administrators

Lydia Clinton (Teaching Administrator, Research Degrees)
Jackie Coster (iBSc Global Health)
Grace Fan (MSc Health Economics and Decision Science)
Catherine Ford (MSc Global Health and Development/tropEd)
Paloma Garcia-Paredes (Education Admin Manager)
Alison Gilry (Teaching Coordinator, Research Degrees and MSc Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology)
Jackie Hartley (Teaching Administrator)
Dinaz Trudeau (MSc Health Economics and Decision Science)

Honorary Research and Academic Staff

Full list

Administration

Esta Adams, Executive Assistant to Prof Skordis Jolene Skordis and Executive Assistant, Lancet Migration
Caroline Batt, Communications Lead
Cristianne Connor, Programme Manager
Jane Cavanagh, Institute Manager
Pam Clarke, HR Administrator
Lily Freeman, Project Administrator
Vanessa Hack, Research Project Manager
Jackie Hartley, Executive Assistant to the Director
Regina Holland, HR Administrator
Julie John, Research Funding Coordinator
Sam Julier, Research Coordinator
Sarah Lasoye, Programme Administrator
Marc Lawlor, Finance Administrator
Sangita Patel, PA to Prof Dame Anne M. Johnson and Dr Richard Gilson
Anna Purdie, Project Manager
Tazmeraz Rahman, Finance & Research Administrator
Sarah Sterlini, Programme Manager
Rosa Vercoe, Administrative Assistant
Pat Withington, Administrative Assistant
Lucy Woolven, Administrative Assistant