Faculty & Staff

Dr. Emmanuel Peprah’s research interests lie at the confluence of understanding what, why, and how some evidence-based interventions work in some populations and not others.

^{Visiting Associate Professor of Global Health} 

^{Thomas O’Connell is a Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Global and Environmental Health at NYU’s School of Global Public Health. As a nurse, development economist and global public health advocate, his interests include strengthening the governance, financing and management of public health systems to deliver universal, quality and sustainable health services to all who need them, when and where they need them.}

^{Visiting Associate Professor of Global Health} 

^{Scott Rosenstein is a Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Global and Environmental Health at NYU GPH. His expertise lies in the geopolitics of pandemics, health diplomacy, and global health governance. As a Director and Senior Public Health Advisor at Eurasia Group, he has advised on pandemic preparedness and biosecurity. Scott has also worked with the Council on Foreign Relations and the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities initiative. He earned his BA from Amherst College and both an MPH and MA in International Relations from Yale University. His work has been featured in top publications and he has appeared on major news networks.}

^{Affiliated Faculty of Global Health; Professor of Global Health, NYU Shanghai; Director, Center for Global Health Equity}

^{Dr. Hall’s research focuses on global mental health and led some of the first studies of the African community in Guangzhou China, exploring the influence of social networks on HIV and sexual health, mental health, and the influence of discrimination on wellbeing. He co-developed the WHO regional framework for mental health in the Western Pacific Region which was officially launched in 2023. Some of his current research includes a five-country study of barriers to mental health care for diverse migrant populations.}

^{Affiliated Faculty of Global Health; Assistant Professor, Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine}

^{Dr. El-Shahawy's research focuses on alternative tobacco product use among vulnerable populations including people with substance use disorder. Some of the current research project he is leading include smoking harm reduction among people with substance use disorder and people living with HIV/AIDS, smoking cessation among vulnerable populations, and patient-physician shared decision making.}

^{Clinical Professor, NYU Steinhardt; Associated Faculty of Global Health}

^{Carlos Chirinos’ work explores innovation and creativity in emerging global music industries, looking at the role of music in public health, international development and social change. He has been a key consultant for radio and music projects in Europe, Africa and Japan, with funding from the World Bank, USAID, IDRC, the Wellcome Trust and Toyota Foundation. He was awarded the Director’s Teaching Prize at SOAS, University of London in 2009.}

^{Global Distinguished Professor of Environmental Health; Adjunct Professor of Environmental Public Health} 

^{Adjunct Professor of Environmental Public Health} 

^{Adjunct Professor of Environmental Public Health} 

^{Adjunct Professor of Environmental Public Health} 

^{Adjunct Professor of Environmental Public Health} 

^{Program Manager, Department of Global & Environmental Health}

^{Email: kiera.bloch@nyu.edu
Phone: 212-992-6331}

^{Administrative Aide II, Department of Global & Environmental Health}

^{Email: mlw9776@nyu.edu}