About Us

Our Vision

The population health initiative will support and foster research and education to advance population health through team-science to address social determinants of health and promote healthy living, longevity, and quality of life for all.

Our Mission

FIU-PHI will bring together the University’s community and external partners in a collaborative interdisciplinary, transnational approach to enhance and expand FIU’s capacity to improve the health of local, national, and global populations and address factors impacting the health of individuals and communities, such as poverty, health care access, environmental, and governance and policy.

Our Mission

FIU-PHI will bring together the University’s community and external partners in a collaborative interdisciplinary, transnational approach to enhance and expand FIU’s capacity to improve the health of local, national, and global populations and address factors impacting the health of individuals and communities, such as poverty, health care access, environmental, and governance and policy.

Director

Director

Link to: Mariana Sanchez
<br /></br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mariana Sanchez



Mariana Sanchez

Director
Associate Professor, Public Health
Link to: Gira Ravelo
<br /></br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Gira J. Ravelo



Gira J. Ravelo

Assistant Director, PHI
Research Assistant Professor, CRUSADA

Director

Link to: Mariana Sanchez
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mariana Sanchez

Mariana Sanchez

Director
Associate Professor, Public Health
Link to: Mariana Sanchez
<br /></br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Gira J. Ravelo



Gira J. Ravelo

Assistant Director, PHI
Research Assistant Professor, CRUSADA

Senior Faculty Fellows

Senior Faculty Fellows

Collaborating closely with the PHI Director, our Senior Faculty Fellows actively contribute to the implementation and establishment of the Population Health Initiative. The Senior Faculty Fellows will work alongside the Director to integrate FIU investigators and enhance the population health research portfolio. The Senior Faculty Fellows will spearhead the development of innovative team-based science projects and programs connecting faculty from their respective colleges to the Population Health Initiative.

Link to: Trudy Gaillard
<br /></br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Trudy Gaillard



Trudy Gaillard

Associate Professor, Nursing
Link to: Rita Teutonico
<br /></br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Rita Teutonico



Rita Teutonico

Associate Dean of Research,
Arts & Science
Link to: Attila Hertelendy
<br /></br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Attila Hertelendy



Attila Hertelendy

Assistant Professor, Business
Link to: Noel Barengo
<br /></br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Noël Barengo



Noël Barengo

Associate Professor, Medicine
Link to: Rajiv Chowdhury
<br /></br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Rajiv Chowdhury



Rajiv Chowdhury

Professor, Public Health

Senior Faculty Fellows

Collaborating closely with the PHI Director, our Senior Faculty Fellows actively contribute to the implementation and establishment of the Population Health Initiative. The Senior Faculty Fellows will work alongside the Director to integrate FIU investigators and enhance the population health research portfolio. The Senior Faculty Fellows will spearhead the development of innovative team-based science projects and programs connecting faculty from their respective colleges to the Population Health Initiative.

Link to: Trudy Gaillard
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Trudy Gaillard

Trudy Gaillard

Associate Professor, Nursing
Link to: Rita Teutonico
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Rita Teutonico

Rita Teutonico

Associate Dean of Research,
Arts & Science
Link to: Attila Hertelendy
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Attila Hertelendy

Attila Hertelendy

Assistant Professor, Business
Link to: Noel Barengo
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Noël Barengo

Noël Barengo

Associate Professor, Medicine
Link to: Rajiv Chowdhury
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Rajiv Chowdhury

Rajiv Chowdhury

Professor, Public Health

Governance

Executive Council

The Executive Council (EC) oversees the internal functions of the Population Health Initiative. Their role is to plan the execution of our mission, which emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, engagement with external stakeholders, and the long-term sustainability of the initiative.

Executive Council Chair

Link to: Elizabeth Béjar
<br /></br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Elizabeth Béjar



Elizabeth Béjar

Provost, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Executive Council

The Executive Council (EC) oversees the internal functions of the Population Health Initiative. Their role is to plan the execution of our mission, which emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, engagement with external stakeholders, and the long-term sustainability of the initiative.

Executive Council Chair

Link to: Elizabeth Béjar
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Elizabeth Béjar

Elizabeth Béjar

Provost, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Members

Link to: Hortensia Amaro
<br /></br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hortensia Amaro



Hortensia Amaro

Distinguished University Professor
Link to: Zoran Bursac
<br /></br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Zoran Bursac



Zoran Bursac

Director, Professor and Chair of Biostatistics
<br /></br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Rajiv Chowdhury



Rajiv Chowdhury

Inaugural Chair, Department of Global Health
Link to: Juan Cendan
<br /></br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Juan Cendan



Juan Cendan

Dean, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Link to: Todd Crowl
<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Todd Crowl


Todd Crowl

Director of the Institute of Environment, College of Arts, Sciences and Education
Link to: Shlomi Dinar
<br /></br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Shlomi Dinar



Shlomi Dinar

Dean, Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs
Link to: Andres Gil
<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Andres Gil


Andres Gil

Senior Vice President, Research and Economic Development; Dean, University Graduate School
Link to: Tomas Guilarte
<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Tomas Guilarte


Tomas Guilarte

Professor and Dean, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work
Link to: William Hardin
<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">William Hardin


William Hardin

Dean of the College of Business Administration; Ryder Eminent Scholar Chair in Business
Link to: Michael Heithaus
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Michael Heithaus

Michael Heithaus

Vice Provost, Biscayne Bay Campus and Environmental Resilience
Executive Dean, College of Arts, Sciences & Education
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Link to: Jeanne Miranda
<br /></br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jeanne Miranda



Jeanne Miranda

Distinguished University Professor
Link to: Mario De La Rosa
<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mario de la Rosa


Mario de la Rosa

Director of the Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA)
Link to: Martin Sepulveda
<br /></br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Martin Sepulveda



Martin Sepulveda

Distinguished University Professor
Link to: Jorge Valdes
<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jorge Valdes


Jorge Valdes

Dean of Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Link to: William Vega
<br /></br><span style="text-decoration: underline;">William A. Vega



William A. Vega

Distinguished Professor, Senior Scholar for Community Health

Members

Link to: Hortensia Amaro
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Hortensia Amaro

Hortensia Amaro

Distinguished University Professor
Link to: Zoran Bursac
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Zoran Bursac

Zoran Bursac

Director, Professor and Chair of Biostatistics
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Rajiv Chowdhury

Rajiv Chowdhury

Inaugural Chair, Department of Global Health
Link to: Juan Cendan
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Juan Cendan

Juan Cendan

Dean, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Link to: Todd Crowl
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Todd Crowl

Todd Crowl

Director, Institute of Environment, College of Arts, Sciences and Education
Link to: Shlomi Dinar
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Shlomi Dinar

Shlomi Dinar

Dean, Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs
Link to: Andres Gil
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Andres Gil

Andres Gil

Senior Vice President, Research & Economic Development; Dean, Graduate School
Link to: Tomas Guilarte
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Tomas Guilarte

Tomas Guilarte

Professor and Dean, Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work
Link to: William Hardin
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">William Hardin

William Hardin

Dean, College of Business Administration; Ryder Eminent Scholar Chair
Link to: Michael Heithaus
<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Michael Heithaus


Michael Heithaus

Vice Provost, Biscayne Bay Campus and Environmental Resilience Executive Dean, College of Arts, Sciences & Education Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Link to: Jeanne Miranda
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jeanne Miranda

Jeanne Miranda

Distinguished University Professor
Link to: Mario De La Rosa
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mario de la Rosa

Mario de la Rosa

Director of the Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA)
Link to: Martin Sepulveda
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Martin Sepulveda

Martin Sepulveda

Distinguished University Professor
Link to: Jorge Valdes
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Jorge Valdes

Jorge Valdes

Acting Dean of Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Link to: William Vega
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">William A. Vega

William A. Vega

Distinguished Professor, Senior Scholar for Community Health

External Advisory Board

The external advisory board (EAB) serves to keep the initiative focused on population health priority areas. EAB will assist with donor identification & fundraising. The committee is currently in the process of being formed.

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Mariana Sanchez

Director – Population Health Initiative
Office of Research & Economic Development
11200 SW 8th Street, MARC 430
Miami, FL 33199
P: (305) 348-0435
E: pophealth@fiu.edu

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Director – Population Health Initiative
Office of Research & Economic Development
11200 SW 8th Street, MARC 430
Miami, FL 33199
P: (305) 348-0435
E: pophealth@fiu.edu

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