Ruth Ashton is an infectious disease epidemiologist. Her background is in implementation research, focusing on generating evidence or designing field-ready tools to support effective decision making by local and national disease control program staff. Dr Ashton’s current research includes a cluster randomized trial of a new malaria vector control intervention, impact evaluation design strategies incorporating routine data sources, and use of "easy access groups" such as school children for monitoring and evaluation of malaria elimination programs.

Charles Stoecker is a health economist interested in designing and analyzing policies that affect early life events. Dr. Stoecker's work has explored the impacts of vaccination policy efficiency, air pollution regulation, and health insurance coverage on children's health. His current research focuses on the economics of infectious disease including the impact of the Super Bowl on disease transmission and the links between scope of practice laws and health inequality.

Tiong Aw is a public health microbiologist with diverse training background including environmental engineering, microbiology, virology and bioinformatics. His primary research areas are coastal water quality and the interactions among disease-causing microorganisms (pathogens) and their environment. The research on coastal water quality addresses the sources and persistence of microorganisms which contribute to pollution in coastal environments.

Dr. Lina Moses is an epidemiologist and disease ecologist. Her primary interest is the control of viral zoonoses transmitted from small mammals. Moses utilizes methods from epidemiology and ecology to understand the interface of human, animal and pathogen. In addition to observational and quasi-experimental field studies, she is interested implementing human and animal surveillance for zoonoses at the community level. The ultimate goal of her research is to develop interventions to respond quickly to and reduce primary animal-to-human transmission of pathogens. Dr.

Nancy Mock, DrPH is an international development professional with nearly 40 years of professional experience in more than 30 countries. She has established a number of programs within and outside Tulane University in the areas of disaster resilience leadership studies, food security/nutrition, international health, and post Katrina recovery. She led the Newcomb College Center for Research on Women from 2007-2010. More recently, Dr.

Elisabeth Gleckler had an early career in advertising as an art director. She has served as a Peace Corps volunteer and subsequently in several health communications training projects in Central America. She worked as a communications team member and researcher in HIV, STD, tobacco control, injury prevention, cancer screening, disability, and other topics for the Louisiana Office of Public Health (LA-OPH).

Mai Do received her medical training in Vietnam and public health training in the US. She has research interests in access, quality, and utilization of health care services primarily in the areas of family planning, reproductive health, and maternal and child health. She is also interested in the investigations of stigma as a barrier to accessing quality care for mental illness and cancer among immigrant populations. She has conducted research in Africa, Asia, and with the Vietnamese immigrants in the U.S.

Mark Dal Corso is a pediatrician serving a largely Spanish speaking population through the DePaul Community Health Center in New Orleans which is a Federally Qualified Health Center. At Tulane University he teaches four graduate level courses in the department of Social, Behavioral & Population Sciences; two undergraduate courses in the undergraduate public health (BSPH) program and is the faculty advisor for the MD/MPH rotation in the School of Medicine.

Lorelei Cropley earned her doctorate from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. She has been involved in developing health education policy and programs in the areas malaria control, maternal/child health, and water and sanitation for both domestic and international agencies such as CARE International, UNICEF, and various Ministries of Health. She has presented papers and posters at numerous domestic and international conferences and has published in many peer reviewed journals.

Maya Begalieva's educational background includes internal medicine, public administration, and public health. Practice experiences include working as a physician specializing in cancer diagnostics; implementing health programs and relief operations with the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC); working for the United Nations Development Program; and serving as the external affairs officer for The World Bank. Areas of interest include obesity, chronic disease biology and prevention, wellness, and health promotion. Maya Begalieva teaches both undergraduate and graduate level courses.