Faculty Directory

Jessica Liu is a 2nd year Population Health Sciences doctoral student in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Prior to her studies at Harvard School of Public Health, Jessica completed her Master’s in Public Health at Yale School of Public Health, where she focused her research interests on substance use in adolescents and prevention education. Through her doctoral studies, Jessica hopes to continue her focus on tobacco research and expand more on marijuana products and social media messaging.

Tom Loughman is the Vice President of Enterprise Program Management for EHS, Quality, and ESG at Amentum.Amentum is a $14B industry leader in advanced engineering and technology solutions serving the Environment, Space, Intelligence, Defense, and Civilian sectors. Tom provides environmental, health, and safety leadership to their 53,000+ employees in over 80 countries worldwide. Amentum is a very dynamic company that is in the midst of its fourth multi-billion dollar integrations in four years, including a private spin-off, two major acquisitions, a merger, and going public this September.Tom is a thought leader in strategic planning and performance measurement. He has delivered…

Gene Lupton is a graduate of UNC-Charlotte with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. Gene started his career as a junior engineer with a consulting firm performing machine design on packaging and material handling equipment for clients such as Proctor and Gamble and Ford Motor Company. He then moved into the filtration industry in 1996 at the Flanders Filters Washington NC facility as a product engineer for HEPA filters and commercial metal products. Not limited to those product lines, Gene was the lead engineer for large scale projects for pharmaceutical isolators/gloveboxes and laminar flow hoods. Gene also participated in the AG1 Section…

Ryan has over 25 years of experience serving as a strategic advisor to executive-level leaders in a wide variety of public, private, and military organizations. He has led the design and delivery of solutions in the areas of strategy consulting, change leadership, organizational analysis, and strategic human capital management. He served on active duty in the U.S. Navy, where he earned multiple commendations for sustained superior performance in overseas combat zones. He worked for 20 years as a management consultant, and he is currently the Chief of Staff to the Chief People Officer at Sentara Health, one of the largest…

Jennifer J. Lynn, CHMM has worked in the environmental health and safety field for the past 18 years with a focus in academic and private laboratory settings. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Environment, Technology and Society from Clark University in 1993 and her Certified Hazardous Material Manager (CHMM) certification in 1997 and 2008. Ms. Lynn has been affiliated with MIT since 2004 as an Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Coordinator, first with the Broad Institute and then currently at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research. In this role, she has been involved with the building design,…

Bertha K Madras, PhD is a Professor of Psychobiology at Harvard Medical School (at Harvard 36 years). She is based at McLean Hospital and cross-appointed at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She directs the Laboratory of Addiction Neurobiology at McLean Hospital.Scientific Research. Her research has focused on neurobiology, pharmacology, brain imaging, drug discovery and medications development, neuropsychiatric disorders, and drug policy. Her lab discovered a class of compounds now in widespread use for detecting Parkinson’s disease in living brain, has clarified molecular targets in brain of specific psychoactive drugs, and discovered contrasting behavioral and molecular responses of adolescent and adult nonhuman…

Candy Magaña, MPA, is a nationally respected health equity leader, practice facilitator, master trainer and public health professional with expertise in capacity building and innovation adoption for healthcare systems and organizations domestically and internationally. Candy currently serves as the Director of Health Equity Innovation, Solutions and Transformation on the Health Equity and Social Impact team at Humana Inc. In this role she leads a workstream dedicated to enterprise health equity innovation, employee and clinician learning and capacity building, including establishing health literacy as a key pillar to improving the patient experience and quality of care. Prior to this, Candy served…

Stephen H. Mahle was named Executive Vice President of Healthcare Policy and Regulatory in April 2008. In this role, Steve is responsible for government affairs, global reimbursement, regulatory, and clinical functions at Medtronic, providing a more strategic approach to policy issues. Most recently he served as Executive Vice President and Senior Healthcare Policy Advisor where he worked to develop industry and professional policies to advance patient care and address changes in the U.S. healthcare environment. In addition, Steve continues to chair the Medtronic Foundation and serves on the Medtronic Executive Committee and Corporate Strategy Committee. Steve joined Medtronic in 1972…

Laura Mantoura is a key member of the firm’s Board & CEO Advisory Partners. She works across industries advising a broad spectrum of companies on their CEO succession and board search needs. Laura has specific expertise in corporate governance, supporting companies with their board evaluation, board build-out and strategic board refreshment needs. Her work is global in nature, spanning the US and Europe, for both Fortune 250 and smaller or privately-run organizations. She is based in New York, with international experience in the UK, France, Spain and across the US, having lived and worked on several continents.Laura has more than…