Dr. Duda received her BS in computer science from Princeton University and her MS and PhD in biomedical informatics from Vanderbilt University.

Global Health Research Interests: Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Pediatrics

Countries: Ghana, Nigeria

Dr. Klein is an Instructor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition. Dr. Klein's research focuses on developing and implementing targeted nutritional interventions to prevent and treat malnutrition across the lifespan in people with sickle cell disease in low- and high-income settings. She completed a Vanderbilt-Emory-Cornell Duke Fogarty Global Health fellowship in Accra, Ghana, west Africa, focused on the risk factors for low birth weight in infants born to mothers with sickle cell disease. During her clinical fellowship, she helped lead a randomized controlled trial for children with sickle cell disease and severe acute malnutrition in Nigeria. Before her time at Vanderbilt, Dr. Klein participated in research and clinical experiences in Kenya, South Africa, and Tanzania. Dr. Klein plans to submit a career development award to build upon this work to improve the treatment of children with sickle cell disease and malnutrition. 

Global Health Interests: Anesthesia, Education and Training (Capacity Building), Medical Education, Surgery

Countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia

Global Health Research Interest: Biomedical Engineering

Country: Nigeria

Dr. Bowden and colleagues are developing a novel noninvasive smartphone-integrated device to provide accurate, point-of-care detection of jaundice in newborns of all skin tones. The project is supported by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.

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.