Alumni

The Global Obesity Prevention Center at Johns Hopkins consists of leading experts from a wide range of fields—from nutrition and psychology to disciplines that have not traditionally addressed obesity, such as engineering and computer science. The GOPC spans multiple departments and schools across Johns Hopkins University and includes various external collaborators.

Atif Adam, PhD, MBBS, MPH Former Postdoctoral Fellow, Global Obesity Prevention Center (GOPC) Former Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Ramya Ambikapathi, MHS Former Sr. Analyst, Systems Science Core (SSC) Department of International Health, Program of Human Nutrition Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Daniel Antiporta, MS Former Sr. Analyst, Education and Training Program Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Jenny Brooks, BS, DTR Former Analyst, Baltimore Project Department of Health Policy and Management Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Shawn T. Brown, PhD Former Director of Computational Research, Systems Science Core Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

Nadine Budd, PhD, MS Former Sr. Analyst, Baltimore Project Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Elizabeth Campbell, BA Former Analyst, Baltimore Project Department of Health Policy and Management Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Alexandra Capellini, BA Former Research Assistant Department of International Health  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Elizabeth Chen Former Assistant Analyst, Baltimore Project Department of Public Health Johns Hopkins University School of Arts and Sciences

Lawrence J. Cheskin, MD, FACP, FTOS Former Director of Clinical Research Former Associate Professor, Department of Health, Behavior and Society andInternational Health, Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Maggie Chesson, BS Former Center Administrative Coordinator Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Mary Chong Former Assistant Analyst, Baltimore Project Department of Public Health Johns Hopkins University

Maria Helena Lima D’oran Former Visiting Undergraduate Student State University of Ceara, Brazil

Thomas Eckmann, MPH Former Data Manager, Baltimore Project Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Jocelyn Dunstan Escudero, PhD, MSc Former Research Fellow, Education and Training Program Department of Epidemiology Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Harmony Farmer, MA Former Research Assistant, Baltimore Project, Baltimore Project Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Bhakti Gandhi, MPH Former Analyst, Systems Science Core (SSC) Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Mariana Tarricone Garcia, MSc Former Visiting Scholar, Baltimore Project School of Public Health/ University of São Paulo

Thomas A. Glass, PhD Former Lead, Pennsylvania Project Former Co-Lead, Education and Training Program  Department of Epidemiology Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Alessandra Grasso, BS Former Student Research Assistant, Baltimore Project Department of International Health (Human Nutrition Program) Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Eileen Eunkyung Han, MD (DKM) Former Student Research Assistant, Baltimore Project Department of International Health  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Gabrielle Headrick, BS Former Analyst, Baltimore Project Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Nick Jones, BA Former Center Budget Specialist, Global Obesity Prevention Center Former Budget Specialist, Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Anna Kharmats, MA Former Sr. Analyst, Systems Science Core Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Anthony Kim Former Assistant Analyst, Baltimore Project Department of Public Health Johns Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

Yejee Whitney Kim, BA Former Research Assistant, Baltimore Project Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Nandita Krishnan, BA Former Analyst, Baltimore Project Department of Health Policy and Management Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Sarah Lange, BS Former Student Research Assistant, Baltimore Project Department of International Health  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Shiyong Liu, PhD, MA Former Visiting Scholar, China Project Southwest University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE)

Ivory Loh Former Assistant Analyst, Baltimore Project Department of Public Health Johns Hopkins University School of Arts and Sciences

Yeeli Mui, MPH Former Sr. Analyst, Education and Training Program Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Stacy Nam, BS Former Analyst, Baltimore Project Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Claudia Nau, PhD, MA Former Research Fellow, Systems Science Core Department of International Health  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Sindiso Nyathi, BA Former Systems Modeler, Systems Science Core Former Research Assistant, Department of International Health  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Shruti Patel, MD Former Research Assistant, Baltimore Project Department of International Health  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Kate Perepezko, BA Former Research Assistant, Baltimore Project Department of International Health  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Melissa Poulsen, PhD, MPH Former Research Fellow, Pennsylvania Project Department of Environmental Health Sciences Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Selma Pourzal, BS Former Analyst, Baltimore Project Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Kripa Rajagopalan, MS Former Sr. Analyst, Baltimore Project Department of International Health (Program for Human Nutrition) Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Kushi Ranganath Former Asst. Analyst, System Science Core Department of Public Health and Neuroscience Johns Hopkins University

Sarah Rastatter, BS Former Research Interventionist, Baltimore Project Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Natalie Reid, MPH, MBA Former Sr. Analyst, Baltimore Project Department of Health Policy and Management Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Alexandra Ross, BS Former Analyst, Baltimore Project Department of Health, Behavior and Society Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Maggie Rudinger, BS Former Center Administrative Coordinator Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Brandon Ruggiero, BS Former Center Research Service Analyst Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

María José Mejía Ruiz, MPH Former Analyst, Baltimore Project Department of International Health  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Priscila de Morais Sato, MS Former Visiting Scholar, Baltimore Project Federal University of São Paulo

Melissa Sattler, MSPH, RD Former Student Research Assistant, Baltimore Project Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Teresa Schwendler, RD, LDN Research Interventionist, Baltimore Project Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Reva Seager, BA Former Analyst, Baltimore Project Department of Health Policy and Management Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Andrew Seiden, MPH Former Analyst, Baltimore Project Department of Health Policy and Management Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Leah Seifu, MPH Former Analyst, Baltimore Project Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Ellen Sheehan, BS Former Research Assistant, Baltimore Project Department of International Health  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Ramona Shih, BA Former Analyst, Baltimore Project Department of Health Policy and Management Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Cara Shipley, RD, LDN Former Senior Research Program Coordinator, Baltimore Project Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Jessica Jones-Smith, PhD, MPH, RD Former Assistant Professor, Department of International Health  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Rafay Syed, MS Former Systems Modeler, Systems Science Core Former Research Assistant, Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Daniel Taber, PhD Former Visiting Scholar, Education and Training Program University of Texas School of Public Health

Carla Tilchin, BS Former Analyst, Baltimore Project Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Angela Trude, MSc Former Sr. Analyst, Baltimore Project Former PhD student, Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Courtney Turner, BA Former Research Assistant, Baltimore Project Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Gabriela Milhassi Vedovato, MS Former Visiting Scholar, Baltimore Project Department of International Health Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Ann Wang Former Assistant Analyst, Baltimore Project Department of Public Health Johns Hopkins University School of Arts and Science

Miwa Yamaguchi, PhD, RD Former Visiting Scholar, Education and Training Program University of Tokushima Graduate School

Eli Zenkov, BS Former Public Health Applications Developer, Systems Science Core Former Public Health Applications Developer, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC)