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Our Team

The Global One Health Academy’s leadership team brings their expertise in research, teaching, and engagement to drive interdisciplinary programs that address global grand challenges. The core team members lead specific initiatives in key mission areas and provide overall guidance for the academy.

Core Team

Sid Thakur

GOHA Executive Director and Professor of Population Health and Pathobiology || College of Veterinary Medicine

Meredith Spence Beaulieu

University Program Manager || Office of University Interdisciplinary Programs

Michael Reiskind

Associate Professor of Public Health Entomology and Director of Graduate Programs in Entomology || College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Kristen Sullivan

Global One Health Teaching Assistant Professor || College of Veterinary Medicine

Executive Leadership

Infectious Diseases

Qingshan Wei

Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering || College of Engineering

Jessica Gluck

Assistant Professor of Textile Engineering, Chemistry, and Science || Wilson College of Textiles

Food and Water Solutions

Francis de Los Reyes

Glenn E. and Phyllis J. Futrell Distinguished Professor of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering || College of Engineering

Climate Change and Health Disparities

Cathrine Hoyo

Professor of Biological Sciences || College of Sciences

Celen Pasalar

Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning || College of Design

Educating Future Scholars

Michael Reiskind

Associate Professor of Public Health Entomology and Director of Graduate Programs in Entomology || College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Kristen Sullivan

Global One Health Teaching Assistant Professor || College of Veterinary Medicine

Susan Barcinas

Co-Director, Teaching & Learning Institute, Department of Leadership, Policy, Adult and Higher Education (LPAHE) || College of Education

Facilitating Change

Debbie Acker

Director of the Shelton Leadership Center || Office of University Interdisciplinary Programs

Christopher Galik

Professor of Public Administration || College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Jeff Pollack

Lynn T. Clark II Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship || Poole College of Management

Public Engagement & Application

Aaron Hipp

Associate Director of Social and Behavioral Science Applications in the Center for Geospatial Analytics and Associate Professor of Community Health and Sustainability || College of Natural Resources

Jose Cisneros

Director of CALS International Programs and Professor of Practice in Horticultural Science || College of Agriculture and Life Sciences