International
Faculty

Track 1: Epidemiology & Prevention

Prof Naeemah Abrahams

Track Committee Chair

Unit Director
South African Medical Research Council

Prof Greta Massetti

Track Committee Co-chair

Professor and Chair
Georgia State University, USA

Prof Brice Batomen

Assistant Professor
Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Prof Geetam Tiwari

Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Prof Heike Geduld

Associate Professor
Stellenbosch University

Dr Rakhi Dandona

Professor of Public Health
Public Health Foundation of India

Track 2: Collaboration, Policy, and Advocacy

Prof Ashley van Niekerk

Track Committee Chair

Unit Director
UNISA-SAMRC Masculinity and Health Research Unit

Prof Mark A. Bellis

Track Committee Co-chair

Professor and Chair
Public Health and Behavioural Sciences at Liverpool John Moores University

Dr Lu-Anne Swart

Senior Researcher
University of South Africa

Dr Ngoc-Minh Nguyen

Research Director
Development And Policies Research Center (DEPOCEN)

Dr Pinky Mahlangu

Deputy Director
South African Medical Research Council

Dr Stephanie Burrows

Technical Officer
World Health Organization (WHO)

Dr Wiedaad Slemming

Director
University of Cape Town

Track 3: Programs and Projects

Prof Colleen Saunders

Track Committee Chair

Associate Professor
Division of Emergency Medicine

Prof Morag Mackay

Track Committee Co-chair

CHIEF Research & Network Officer
Safe Kids World Wide, USA

Dr Frederick Oporia

Head Trauma, Injury, and Disability
TRIAD, Makerere School of public health, Uganda

Dr Lamisa Ashraf

Research Associate
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg

Mrs Sabine Rakotomalala

World Health Organization (WHO)
Senior Technical Adviser

Track 4: Technological Innovations

Prof Brett Bowman

Track Committee Chair

Director: Research Development
University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg

Prof Jagnoor Jagnoor

Track Committee Co-chair

Program Lead
The George Institute for Global Health

Dr Alex Quistberg

Associate Research Professor
Drexel University

Dr William Koon

National Manager
Drowning Prevention Strategy

Ms Charlotte Baker

Chief Data Nerd
Charlotte Baker Data Consulting, LLC

Prof Jens Lauritsen

Professor
University of Southern Denmark

Track 5: Economic and Social Impact

Prof Sithombo Maqungo

Track Committee Chair

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Cape Town

Dr Xiangming Fang

Track Committee Co-chair

Georgia State University, USA
Chinese Agricultural University, China

Prof Catherine L. Ward

Professor
University of Cape Town

Prof Deborah Fry

Professor
University of Edinburgh & Childlight

Prof Derek Brown

Associate Professor
Washington University in St. Loui