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Center Faculty, Associates, and Affiliates Print


Center Faculty and Associates:

  • Miriam Labbok, MD, MPH, FACPM, IBCLC, FABM; Center Director; IYCFC
  • Herbert Peterson, MD, FACOG; Department Chair MCH; Women’s Health
  • Mary Rose Tully, MPH, IBCLC; Director Lactation Services, NC Women's Hospital, UNC Heathcare; Lactation, Donor Milk Banking
  • Marcia Roth, MPH; Director of Planning and Development, MCH; State Public Health
  • Sheryl Wallin Abrahams, MPH; Research/Development Consultant
  • Emily Taylor, MPH; Outreach and Programs Associate

Center - Associated UNC Faculty:

Additional Center - Associated Faculty*:

  • Genevieve Becker, MSc, MEd, IBCLC, Doctoral Student; BEST Services, Galway, Ireland.  Infant nutrition, BFHI practices and assessment, training of trainers.
  • Bart Burkhalter, PhD; Director of Operations Research, University Research Co., LLC
  • Adriano Cattaneo, MD, MSc; Consultant Epidemiologist and Co-ordinator of the Unit for Health Services Research and International Health, Institute of Child Health “IRCCS Burlo Garofolo,” Trieste, Italy
  • Yoo-Mi Chung, MD, IBCLC; President, Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Korea
  • David Clark, LLB (hons), Legal Expert on the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, and Rights-based Programming
  • Hilary Creed, MPhil; International Nutrition
  • Kirk Dearden, DrPH, MPH; Professor of International Health, Department of International Health, Boston University School of Public Health
  • Bette Gebrian, RN, PhD; Public Health Director, Haitian Health Foundation; Nurse Anthropologist
  • José J. Gorrín-Peralta, MD, MPH, FACOG, FABM; Professor, MCH Program, University of Puerto Rico; President, PROMANI.
  • Arun Gupta, MD; Pediatrician, BPNI
  • Rukhsana Haider, MD, MSc, IBCLC, RPHNutr, PhD; Public Health Nutritionist; Chairperson, Training and Assistance for Health and Nutrition Trust (TAHN)
  • Virginia Hight, OTR, Dr.P.H.; Associate Professor, Richard Stockton College.
  • Elizabeth Hormann, Ed.M., IBCLC; Independent consultant, BFHI Assessor and Trainer, Relactation, Infant Feeding in Emergencies
  • Samuel Kahn, PhD; Nutrition and Food Consultant
  • Barbara C. Kennedy, MPH; Director Center for International Health, International Development Group, RTI International
  • Sebalda Leshabari, RN/RM, MPH; Lecturer, School of Nursing, Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences
  • Mary Lung’aho, MA, PhD; IYCF in Emergencies, Medical Anthropology and Nutrition Science
  • Rebecca Magalhaes, Director, External Relations & Advocacy, La Leche League International
  • Tom Marchione, PhD; Nutritional Anthropology, International Development and Nutrition Specialist
  • Audrey Naylor, MD, DrPH, FAAP, FABM; President, Wellstart International; Lactation Education
  • Jairo Osorno, MD; Independent Consultant; Visiting Professor,  School of Medicine, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
  • Ana M. Parrilla-Rodríguez, MD, MPH, FABM; Associate Professor, MCH Program, University of Puerto Rico.
  • Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Ph.D.; Professor of Nutritional Sciences & Public Health; Director, NIH EXPORT Center for Eliminating Health Disparities among Latinos (CEHDL), University of Connecticut
  • Felicity Savage, BM, BCh, FRCPCH, FABM; Honorary Senior Lecturer, Centre for International Child Health, Institute of Child Health, London; BFHI, Expert training
  • Laura N Sinai, MD, MSCE, FAAP; Pediatrician
  • Paige Hall Smith, PhD, MSPH; Associate Professor, Director of the Center for Women's Health and Wellness, UNC at Greensboro
  • Curtiss Swezy, DrPH; Adjunct Faculty, George Mason University
  • Verónica Valdés, MD; Lactation Specialist
  • Ruth Wester, RN, CPNP; VP, Wellstart International; Lactation Support
* “Additional Center-Associated Faculty” indicates individuals who support the mission, goals and policies of the Center and who have stated their interest in working together.  This does not imply contractual agreement of any sort with UNC.

Ad Hoc External Advisory Group

    • Alice Ammerman, DrPH, RD; Director, Center for Health Promotion & Disease, UNC-CH
    • Barbara Crane, MA, PhD; Executive Vice President, Technical Leadership and Advocacy, Ipas
    • Joe Holliday, MD, MPH; Head, Women's Health Branch, NC Division of Public Health
    • Barbara Kennedy, MPH; Vice President of International Health, RTI
    • Meg Molloy, DrPH, MPH, RD; Executive Director, NC Prevention Partners
    • Ginger Sall; Representative to the UN, La Leche League International
    • Anthony So, MD, MPA; Senior Research Fellow of Public Policy and Law; Director, Program in Global Health and Technology Access, Duke University
    • William Sollecito, DrPH; Director, Public Health Leadership Program, UNC-CH
    Selected National and International Organizational Associates:

    (full list available upon request)


    Last updated July 16, 2008
     
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