Lindsay is working with Dr. Chakkalakal and Dr. Aliyu with the Health Plus Diabetes Prevention Program on the evaluation team as a program manager. She has an undergraduate degree in Psychology and a graduate degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Prior to joining VIGH Lindsay served as a health educator at VUMC for the FAMS Mobile Health Intervention for Diabetes Self-Care Support. In her free time Lindsay likes to trail run and hike with her dog.

Global Health Research Interests: Biomedical Informatics, Pediatrics, Surgery

Countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Kenya, Turkey

Global Health Research Interests: Cancer, Community Health, Engineering and Technology, Global Health Policy, Global Health Systems/Delivery, Implementation Science, Monitoring and Evaluation, Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs), Public Health, Radiological Sciences

Countries: Peru, Uganda

Global Health Research Interests: Education and Training (Capacity Building), Medical Education, Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs), Pediatrics

Country: Kenya

Merranda Holmes, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and works as a Med-Peds Hospitalist. She graduated with the Dean's Award from Quillen College of Medicine in 2014. She completed a combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and University of Cincinnati Medical Center in 2018. At VUMC, Dr. Holmes is a core hospitalist for the Vanderbilt Interdisciplinary Care Program, which provides consistent inpatient and outpatient healthcare for medically complex and vulnerable populations. In addition, she serves as Co-Director for the Global Health Pathway for Internal Medicine Residents. 

She teaches with the Vanderbilt Collaborative for Global Health Excellence, a multidisciplinary effort for resident global health education. Dr. Holmes spends time abroad teaching Kenyan residents on inpatient wards at Chogoria Hospital annually. She has recently been appointed as an affiliate faculty member at the Vanderbilt Institute of Global Health and as a Master Clinical Teacher for the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She spends the remainder of her time teaching  Pediatric residents at Monroe Carell Children's Hospital on inpatient wards. She is interested in vulnerable populations, chronic childhood disease, complex transitional medicine, and adverse childhood experiences. 

Dana conducts complex financial analyses for the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH) faculty and staff. She focuses on pre-and post-award accounting and financial management functions including the budget impact of implemented programs and projects and provides input for financial projections.