At the ARC, our team is at the heart of everything we do.
Comprising a dedicated group of experts, emerging scholars, and strategic partners, we work together to tackle some of the most pressing environmental and health challenges in the Amazon and beyond.
Science Team
William Pan
Elizabeth Brooks Reid and Whitelaw Reid Professor of Global Environmental Health and Population Studies, Duke University, USA
Ben Zaitchik
Morton K. Blaustein Chair and Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Alisson Barbieri
Professor of Demography, Federal Minas Gerais University, Brazil
Carlos Mena
Professor and Director of the Geography Institute, San Francisco de Quito University, Ecuador
Valerie Paz-Soldan
Associate Professor and Director of Tulane Health Offices for Latin America, Tulane University, USA
Mark Janko
Instructor of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, USA
Andres Lescano
Associate Professor and Head of EMERGE Research Unit, Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University, Peru
Shineng Hu
Assistant Professor of Physical Oceanography, Duke University, USA
Drew Shindell
Nicholas Distinguished Professor of Earth Science, Duke University, USA
Beth Feingold
Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, State University of New York at Albany, USA
Chris Lara
Senior Research Data Tech, Duke University, USA
Jonathan Juliano
Professor of Medicine, University of North Carolina, USA
Ernesto Ortiz
Research Associate, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, USA
Charles Muiruri
Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences, Assistant Research Professor of Global Health, Duke University, USA
John Fay
Lecturing Fellow, Division of Environmental Science and Policy, Duke University, USA
Andrea Araujo
Researcher, Ecuador
Reinaldo Santos
Associate Professor of Demography, Federal Minas Gerais University, Brazil
Rodrigo Oliveira Braga Reis
Professor, Institute of Nature and Culture, Federal University of Amazonas, Brazil
Gilvan Guedes
Associate Professor of Demography, Federal Minas Gerais University, Brazil
Jose Loiza
Research Scientist, Institute of Scientific Research and High Technology Services of Panama AIP, Panama
Paul Lantos
Professor of Medicine, Duke University, USA
Carolina Coombes Pérez
Research Consultant, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, USA
Lorena Benítez Ramírez
Researcher, Institute of Geography, San Francisco de Quito University, Ecuador
Henry Cárdenas Campoverde
Spatial Analyst, Institute of Geography, San Francisco de Quito University, Ecuador
Qianhui Zheng
Programmer Analyst, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, USA
Perla Medrano
Program Coordinator, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, USA
Trainees
Francesco Pizzitutti
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Oregon Science and Health University, USA
Prakrut Kansara
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Mengxin Pan
Post-Doctoral Associate, Nicholas School of Environment, Duke University, USA
Manuel Narvaez
PhD Student, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Sara O'Malley
PhD Student in Environment, Nicholas School of Environment, Duke University, USA
Pamela Chacón Uscamaita
MPS Student in Biomedical and Health Informatics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Annika Gunderson
PhD Student in Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Hena Vadher
MS Student in Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, USA
Kris Su
BS in Environmental Science and BA in Philosophy Student, Johns Hopkins University, USA
