MMED 2024 Instructional Team


Rebecca Borchering, PhD

Rebecca Borchering, PhD

Associate Director

Postdoctoral researcher, the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, USA

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Jonathan Dushoff, PhD

Jonathan Dushoff, PhD

Founding Faculty Member

Professor of Biology
Department of Biology
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

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Thumbi Mwangi, PhD

Thumbi Mwangi, PhD

Associate Director

Co-Director
Center for Epidemiological Modelling and Analyisis, University of Nairobi
Associate Professor, Paul G Allen School for Global Health, Washington State University

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Carl Pearson, MSES, PhD

Carl Pearson, MSES, PhD

Clinic Director for MMED 2023
Faculty Member, SEAMS, MMED, and DAIDD

Research Fellow
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
London, United Kingdom

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Bobby Reiner, PhD

Bobby Reiner, PhD

Deputy Clinic Director for MMED 2023

Associate Professor of Health Metrics Sciences
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

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Elisha Are, PhD

Elisha Are, PhD

Faculty, MMED 2024

Postdoctoral Fellow & Term Lecturer
Mathematics Department, Simon Fraser University, Canada

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Reshma Kassanjee, PhD

Reshma Kassanjee, PhD

MMED 2023 Curriculum Lead
Faculty Member, MMED and DAIDD clinics

Senior Research Officer
Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research (CIDER)
University of Cape Town

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Zinhle Mthombothi, MSc

Zinhle Mthombothi, MSc

MMED 2023 Logistics Lead
Faculty Member, MMED and DAIDD clinics

Junior Researcher
South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa

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Mutono Nyamai, PhD

Mutono Nyamai, PhD

MMED 2023 Faculty Development Lead
Faculty Member, MMED clinic

Postdoctoral Scientist
Center for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis
University of Nairobi

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Lauren Brown, MSc

Lauren Brown, MSc

MMED Mentor

Junior Researcher
South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa

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Program Evaluator


Faikah Bruce, MSc

Faikah Bruce, MSc

ICI3D Program Evaluator

Training Coordinator
South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa

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