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

Richard Gilson, Interim Director, Professor of Sexual Health & HIV

Vice Dean, International

Jolene Skordis, Professor of Health and Development Economics

Academics & Researchers

Centre for Clinical Research in Infection and Sexual Health

Richard Gilson, Director, Professor of Sexual Health & HIV
Alejandro Arenas-Pinto, Principal Research Fellow
Michelle Beynon, Research Assistant
Fiona Burns, Professor of Epidemiology & HIV
Arandeep Dhillion, Research Assistant
Mariuccia Fiorino, Senior Research Nurse
Gosala Gopalakrishnan, Clinical Project Manager
Manik Kohli, NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow
Irfaan Mann, Clinical Research Fellow
Connor McAlpine, Research Assistant
Rob Miller, Associate Professor of Clinical Infection
Clare-Marie Mullender, Clinical Research Fellow
Stephen Ogunnaike, Data Manager
Rhiannon Owen, Research Nurse
Jose Paredes Sosa, Research Assistant
Sarah Pett, Professor of Infectious Diseases
Erica Pool, NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow
Deirdre Sally, Senior Research Nurse
John Saunders, Senior Clinical Researcher
Abigail Severn, Research Assistant
Maryam Shahmanesh, Professor of Global Health
Nicola Stewart, Lead Research Nurse
Binta Sultan, NIHR Clinical Research Fellow
Emmi Suonpera, Clinical Project Manager
Shema Tariq, Senior Clinical Research Fellow
Nina Vora, MRC Clinical Research Fellow
Ian Williams, Senior Clinical Researcher

Centre for Clinical Research, Epidemiology, Modelling and Evaluation

Andrew Phillips, Co-Director, Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Caroline Sabin, Co-Director, Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology
Nicholas Bakewell , Research Assistant
Loveleen Bansi-Matharu, Principal Research Fellow
Valentina Cambiano, Associate Professor in Epidemiology
Alessandro Cozzi-Lepri, Senior Lecturer
David Etoori, Research Fellow
Fiona Lampe, Associate Professor in Epidemiology
Robbie Manning Smith, Research Fellow
Ada Miltz, Research Fellow
Hajra Okhai, Research Fellow
Annegret Pelchen-Matthews, Research Associate
Kholoud Porter, Professor of Epidemiology
Alison Rodger, Professor of Infectious Diseases
Ashley Roen, Research Associate
Eliza Ruiz Burga, Research Fellow
Janey Sewell, Research Fellow/Programe Manager (NICHE)
Lorraine Sherr, Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology
Colette Smith, Associate Professor
Jennifer Smith, Senior Research Fellow
Danielle Solomon, Clinical Training Fellow
Pat Withington, Administrative Assistant
Charlie Witzel, Senior Research Fellow

Centre for Global Health Economics

Jolene Skordis, Director, Professor of Health and Development Economics
Gerard Abou-Jaoude, Research Associate
Esta Adams, Executive Assistant to Prof Skordis
Neha Batura, Deputy Director of Education, Associate Professor in Health Economics
Fawzia Fall, Lecturer in Global Health
Lara Gosce, Senior Research Fellow
Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli, Deputy Director of Research, Principal Research Fellow
Aurélia Lépine, Associate Professor
Tom Palmer, Research Assistant
Stavros Poupakis, Lecturer
Fanny Procureur, Research Fellow
Francesco Salustri, Lecturer in Health Economics
Geordan Shannon, Lecturer in Global Health
Sandie Szawlowski, Research Assistant

Centre for Population Research in Sexual Health and HIV

Catherine Mercer, Co-Director, Professor of Sexual Health Science
Pam Sonnenberg, Co-Director, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Sonja Bloch, Research Assistant
Jo Gibbs, Senior Clinical Research Associate
Guy Harling, Associate Professor
Graham Hart, Professor of Sexual Health and HIV Research
Alison Howarth, Senior Research Associate
Karen Lloyd, Senior Research Fellow
Fiona Mapp, Senior Research Associate and Programme Manager
Tommer Spence, Research Assistant

Centre for Molecular Epidemiology and Translational Research

Nigel Field, Director, Professor of Infectious Disease
Ibrahim Abubakar, Dean of Faculty of Population Health Sciences, Professor in Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Asma Ashraf, Research Nurse
Heather Bailey, Lecturer in Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Cordelia Coltart, Clinical Lecturer in Infectious Diseases
Vanessa Hack, Research Project Manager
Anne Johnson, Chair and Vice-Dean, External Relations
Arundhati Maitra, Research Fellow
Caroline Ramsey, Research Nurse
Vishnuga Raveendran, Research Assistant

Centre for the Global Non-Communicable Diseases

Ed Fottrell, Director, Professor of Epidemiology and Global Health
Rochelle Burgess, Co-Director, Associate Professor
Lydia Okoibhole, Research Assistant
Farah Shebani, Research Assistant
Norha Vera San Juan, Research Fellow

Centre for the Health of Women, Children and Adolescents

Audrey Prost, Director, Professor of Global Health
Delanjathan Devakumar, Temporary Director, Associate Professor in Child and Adolescent Health/Honorary Consultant in Public Health
Komal Bhatia, Research Fellow in Adolescent Health
Laura Brown, Postdoctoral Researcher
Tim Colbourn, Professor of Global Health Systems, Epidemiology and Evaluation
Joseph Collins, Research Assistant
Abi Deivanayagam, Clinical Research Fellow
Luke Demarest, Research Fellow
Nehla Djellouli, Research Fellow
Sonora English, Research Assistant
Lu Gram, Research Associate in Global Health
Therese Hesketh, Professor of Global Health
Zelee Hill, Professor of Global Health
Mita Huq, Communications and Administration Officer
Lucy Irvine, Lecturer
Agnese Iuliano, Research Assistant
Ligia Kiss, Associate Professor
Ines Li Lin, Research Assistant
Hattie Lowe, Research Assistant
Jenevieve Mannell, Associate Professor Lecturer
Alys McAlpine, Senior Research Fellow
Joanna Morrison, Senior Research Associate
David Osrin, Professor of Global Health
Alexis Palfreyman, Research Fellow
Aarathi Prasad, Senior Research Associate
Naomi Saville, Senior Research Associate
Sujitha Selvarajah, Clinical Research Fellow
Chetna Sharma, Academic Clinical Fellow

Centre for Gender and Global Health

Sarah Hawkes, Director, Professor of Global Public Health
Shivani Singh, Director of Education & Associate Professor
Ayeshah Emon, Lecturer
Jennie Gamlin, Associate Professor
Rebecca Irons, Research Fellow

Centre for Climate Change, Migration, Conflict and Health

Andrew Seal, Co-Director, Senior Lecturer
Ilan Kelman, Co-Director, Professor of Disasters and Health
Carlos Grijalva-Eternod, Research Associate
Mohamed Jelle Adan, Research Associate

Centre for Pragmatic Global Health Trials

Andrew Copas, Director, Professor of Statistics
Yohhei Hamada, Clinical Research Fellow
Frank Kloprogge, Principal Research Fellow
Oliver Stirrup, Research Associate
Molebogeng X. Rangaka, Clinical Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor

Postgraduate Research Students

Lancet Countdown

Anthony Costello, Professorial Research Associate (NB Prof Costello also has roles at other UCL departments - please see IRIS profile)
Marina Romanelle, Senior Research Fellow
Frances MacGuire, Policy Engagement Manager
Megan Ohare, Programme Manager
Vesna Milanovic, Project Administrator
Maria Walawender, Research Assistant

CAP 2030

Anthony Costello, Professor
Will Brett-Harding, Research Assistant
Srivatsan Rajagopalan, Research Assistant

Honorary Research and Academic Staff

Full list

Administration

Jane Cavanagh, Institute Manager
Lucy Crick, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Coordinator
Kimberley Eade, HR Officer
Jackie Hartley, Executive Assistant to the Director
Sam Julier, Research Finance Coordinator
Marc Lawlor, Finance Administrator and Professional Staff Team Lead
Levina Oppong, HR & Finance Administrator
Sangita Patel, Administration Officer & PA to Prof Dame Anne M. Johnson and Dr Richard Gilson
Tazmeraz Rahman, Finance & Research Officer
Sarah Sterlini, Programme Manager
Lydia Walker, Communications Officer

Teaching Administrators

Lydia Clinton, Teaching Coordinator (Research Degrees)
Jackie Coster (iBSc Global Health)
Catherine Ford (MSc Global Health and Development)
Paloma Garcia-Paredes, Education Admin Manager
Alison Gilry, Teaching Coordinator (Research Degrees and MSc Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology)
Jackie Hartley, Teaching Administrator (on Secondment - EA to Interim Director)