FACULTY

In an effort to increase internationalization at Northwestern University, International Program Development works with faculty from all departments and with partners overseas.  Good examples of this collaboration are our new programs on the environment in China and political economy in Brazil, which were created in close cooperation with Northwestern faculty.  Furthermore, the success of future IPD programs is dependant on faculty support.  For faculty interested in developing an international program, IPD is available to assist in planning and coordination.  IPD also draws on faculty from various departments, including Philosophy, History, Anthropology, and Medicine to teach courses on behalf of our successful Global Health Studies program.

Additionally, IPD can assist faculty with international agreements and in establishing partnerships with institutions abroad.  Recently, IPD facilitated agreements with Pusan National University, Dalian University of Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, and Hong Kong Polytechnic University on behalf of Prof. Sridhar Krishnaswamy from Mechanical Engineering for a National Science Foundation PIRE-ISHM project.

In addition to working with faculty on campus, IPD hosts faculty from our partner institutions abroad. For instance, we have arranged for Amanda Gouws, Professor of Political Science at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, and Prof. Bruno Palier from Sciences Po in Paris to teach courses on Gender Studies, Political Science and Global Health.  Both will return to teach in the future.  We have also recently made arrangements for Pumlani Sibula, a Xhosa language instructor from Stellenbosch, to teach language and culture to our South Africa bound students.

IPD also provides a wide-range of funding sources for faculty interested in international programming.  Recently, NIH awarded our office with funding to support faculty travel, curriculum development, and research in global health and related fields.  In conjunction with the President’s Office, the Medical School and WCAS, the NIH funding will be matched and available for faculty use as well.  For more information, please contact our office.

Global Health Faculty

Elizabeth Barden, PhD
Professor, Anthropology and Global Health Studies

Rowland Chang, MD, MPH
Professor of Preventive Medicine, Medicine, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Director, MPH Program

Bechara Choucair, MD
Vice Chair for Community Medicine
Program Director - Global Health Education and Community Services
Assistant Professor of Family and Community Medicine

Kathy Kaufer Christoffel, MD, MPH
Professor, Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine; Director, Community-Engaged Research Center of the NUCATS Institute; Deputy Director of Feinberg School of Medicine’s Programs in Public Health; Director, Center on Obesity Management and Prevention

Michael Diamond
Lecturer, Global Health Studies, Anthropology and Biomedical Engineering

Shannon Galvin, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Associate Director, Research, Center for Global Health

Matthew Glucksburg, PhD
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Co-director, Global Healthcare Technologies Program (Cape Town, South Africa)

David Kelso, PhD
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Co-director, Global Healthcare Technologies Program (Cape Town, South Africa)

William Leonard, PhD
Professor and Chair, Anthropology, Co-director, Global Health Studies

Debjani Mukherjee, PhD
Associate Director, Donnelley Family Disability Ethics Program, RIC
Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Medical Humanities & Bioethics, Feinberg School of Medicine

Robert Murphy, MD
Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Director, Center for Global Health

Rebecca Seligman, PhD
Assistant Professor, Anthropology      

Mark Sheldon, PhD
Professor, Philosophy    

Kearsley Stewart, PhD
Senior Lecturer,
Director, Public Health in Uganda

Teresa K. Woodruff, PhD
Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Feinberg School of Medicine; Professor, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology, WCAS; Chief, Division of Fertility Preservation; Director, Institute for Women’s Health Research

Rebecca Wurtz, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Clinical

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