An extensive network of faculty, researchers, global health practitioners and staff works with the Institute for Global Health Sciences to teach, advise, mentor and support students in the PhD program. Many of the faculty and mentors are leaders in their fields. They come from the UCSF Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nursing, as well as from other UC campuses, Bay Area universities, and the wider global health community.

PhD Program Leadership

Elizabeth Fair, PhD, MPH
Program Director

Ali Mirzazadeh, PhD, MD, MPH
Associate Director

Twenty-two faculty members teach the core curriculum courses for the PhD program and play key roles in mentoring and advising the students.

IGHS Affiliates

The IGHS Affiliate Program engages UCSF collaborators across the campus who are conducting global health research. Students can work with IGHS Affiliates during their time in the program.

Education Team

Inez Bailey, MS,, Senior Director of Academic Development and Strategy
Elizabeth Fair, PhD, MPH, Director of Education

Masters Program in Global Health Sciences

Christopher Carpenter, MD, MPH, Program Director
Alden Blair, PhD, MSc, Associate Program Director
Ingrid Chen, PhD, MS, Associate Program Director
Jennifer Chinwuba, MS, Course Assistant
Atnasia Mekonnen, MS, Course Assistant
Ashley Mitchell, MPH, Course Assistant
Olamide (Lammy) Sanuth, MS, Course Assistant

PhD Program in Global Health Sciences

Elizabeth Fair, PhD, MPH, Program Director
Ali Mirzazadeh, PhD, MD, MPH, Associate Program Director

Global Health Education and Student Affairs Team

Minerva Lee, Education Programs Assistant
Darlene Mergillano, MS, Graduate Affairs Officer
Tammy Spath, Outreach and External Relations Officer