Faculty and Advisory Board

Please meet the faculty, staff, and community advisors who make our program happen. We encourage you to contact our faculty and talk with them about the program.

Ron Mataya, MD

(West Visayas State University, Philippines)
Chair, Professor of Global Health
rmataya@llu.edu

Dr. Mataya is an Obstetrician/Gynecologist with special interest in maternal and child health issues around the world. He has recently joined the School of Public Health after working as Associate Director for Reproductive Health and then as Director for Health at The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA). He is a 1996-1997 Hubert Humphrey scholar in health policy and planning at Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, and has served as a consultant with Ministries of Health and other health care groups in several African countries.

Karen Gross

Assistant to the chair
Phone: (909) 558-1000, extension 44902

kgross@llu.edu

Juan Carlos Belliard, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Global Health

jbelliard@llu.edu

Dr. Belliard completed his doctoral research on campus-community partnerships for health. He serves as a university liaison with the local community for various public health initiatives. These activities provide opportunities for student involvement. Current research interest: the relationship of culture and health, border health and advocacy, and service-learning.

Current research interest:

The relationship of culture and health, border health and advocacy, and service-learning.

Donn Gaede, DrPH, MPH

Assistant Professor of Global Health

dgaede@llu.edu

David T. Dyjack, DrPH, CIH

Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and the Department of Global Health

ddyjack@llu.edu

David T. Dyjack received a doctorate in public health from the University of Michigan, an MSPH in industrial hygiene from the University of Utah, and is a board certified industrial hygienist. He has provided management and leadership in varied public health activities since the mid-1980s. These efforts included oversight of work at the federal level for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Labor, and the Department of Defense. Additionally, he has provided consultations to the International Labour Organization (ILO), Saudi Aramco, Exxon, and Texaco, among others. Dr. Dyjack is Principal Investigator for the School's Center for Public Health Preparedness and Regional Academic Center of Excellence in Environmental Health. Check out Dr. Dyjack and Dr. Donn Gaede's most recent publication on indoor air quality in developing Countries: Dyjack, D.T, S. Soret, L.Chen, R. Hwang, N. Nazzarri, and D. Gaede. "Residential Environmental Risks for Women in Developing Countries." Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health. 50 (4) 309-314. 2005.

Current research interest:

Indoor air pollution; health and safety in developing countries.

Jayakaran Job, MD, DrPH

Associate Professor of Global Health

jjob@llu.edu

Dr. Job completed his doctoral research in improved measles vaccines with clinical trials in Haiti. He serves as the coordinator of the doctoral program in international health and development. He consults in primary health care, child survival, and communicable diseases.

Current research interest:

Communicable diseases, HIV/AIDS, primary health care.

Emmanuel Rudatsikira, MD, DrPH

Associate Professor of Global Health

erudatsikira@llu.edu

Dr. Rudatsikira earned a medical degree from Kinshasa University, a master of public health in global health, and doctorate in public health epidemiology from Loma Linda University. He is the director of the certificate program in tobacco-control research methods and the certificate in emergency preparedness and response. He has extensive global health experience in areas such as evaluation of child survival programs, implementation of primary health care programs, research, and training.

Current research interest:

Tobacco control, violence prevention, adolescent health

Sharon Rushing, MPH

Assistant Professor of Global Health

srushing@llu.edu

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