Global Health Research Interests: Anthropology, Community Health, Education and Training (Capacity Building), Global Health Diplomacy, Global Health Policy, Global Health Systems/Delivery, Global Water Supply and Safety, Implementation Science, Infectious Diseases, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Public Health, Refugee and Immigrant Health, Traditional Medicine, Public Health Communication, Risk Communication, Practitioner-Patient Communication

Country: Guatemala

Dr. Harvey, trained in medical and linguistic anthropology, focuses on expanding scientific partnerships and developing technologies to address global public health challenges affecting populations in various settings. His research spans topics such as cross-cultural doctor-patient communication, waterborne diseases, disaster management, and community resilience. This interdisciplinary approach stems from over a decade of collaborative research and capacity-building efforts.

Global Health Research Interests: Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Informatics, Cancer, Clinical Trials, Dermatology, Engineering and Technology, mpox

Country: Congo

Dr. Tkaczyk is a physician-scientist with research interests in biophotonics for the diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases. He graduated with an MD/PhD from the University of Michigan, where he earned his PhD in electrical engineering from the Center for Ultrafast Optical Science (CUOS). During his time at CUOS, he had the opportunity to work with his academic grandfather, Gerard Mourou, the 2018 Nobel Laureate who founded the lab. Dr. Tkaczyk completed his post-doctoral training in medical device design at the University of Tartu, which was supported by Fulbright and Whitaker awards. Since 2016, he has served as the founding Director of the Vanderbilt Dermatology Translational Research Clinic (VDTRC.org). Dr. Tkaczyk is also actively involved in the leadership of several conferences and international working groups focused on artificial intelligence and dermatologic imaging technologies, which are key areas of his research.

Expertise: Dermatology; GVHD; Clinical skin measurements; Sclerosing and inflammatory skin diseases; Stevens-Johnson Syndrome; Artificial Intelligence; Biophotonics; Noninvasive imaging; Intravital microscopy

As a Senior Population/Public Health Manager at VIGH, Chelsea will manage Dr. Aliyu's training grants, work with partners, and support training and capacity-building projects in Nigeria. She came to VIGH from the VUMC Department of Pediatrics, where she coordinated community- and clinic-based clinical trials for children and families. Before joining VUMC, Chelsea lived in South Africa for three years as a Princeton in Africa fellow with mothers2mothers and then as a graduate student at the University of Cape Town, where her work focused on the role of communities in strengthening health systems and health systems research.

Chelsea received her B.A. in Political Science from Vanderbilt University, with a minor in Human and Organizational Development. She also holds an MPH (Health Systems) from the University of Cape Town. Chelsea enjoys baking, knitting, and making pottery in her free time.