Changemaker Catalyst Award Recipient Madeleine Nicholson completed her practicum research in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, with World Vision International.

For years now, Tulane public health alumni across the globe have referred to themselves as the “Tulane mafia,” since no matter where they go, Tulane alumni and faculty seem to be there. Unlike other mafias, however, this one is all about improving health – a mafia for good!

Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine is actively engaged in public health research and training programs in Latin America, and the Health Office for Latin America (HOLA) in Lima, Peru is the home base for many of these programs. Valerie Paz-Soldan, PhD, Associate Professor of Global Community Health & Behavioral Sciences (GCHB), serves as the Director of HOLA or the “Lima Office” as it is commonly known.