Faculty Directory
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Executive and Continuing Education programs are taught by esteemed Harvard faculty and industry experts in health care and related fields.
Harvard Chan Executive and Continuing Education Faculty
John Skiffington is the Director of AI Engineering at the Mayo Clinic Center for Digital Health, where he oversees teams of MLOps Engineers who deploy ML models into clinical practice.
Tom Smith is the President and CEO of 3Flow. Mr. Smith has worked for more than 30 years helping facilities provide safe, efficient, and sustainable performance of labs and critical workspaces. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University and a Master of Science in Industrial Hygiene from the University of North Carolina. Mr. Smith has chaired and served on numerous committees for the development of national and international standards on Ventilation for safety and Health. He serves on the Board for the International Institute of Sustainable Labs (I2SL) and is a member of…
Mike Spadafore is a Managing Director of the Blue Venture Fund and Sandbox Industries. The Blue Venture Fund program is a unique partnership between over 30 BCBS entities, BCBSA, and Sandbox Industries and represents over $850M assets under management. As part of his role with the Fund, Mike helps lead the investment team, set investment strategy, manage the portfolio, and engage with Blue Plan executives across the system. Mike serves as a Board Member of ID Experts, Prove, Physera, Wellframe, WiderCircle, Abacus Insights and Workit Health. He is also a Board Observer for Octave Biosciences and Emids. Prior to joining Sandbox,…
Micho Spring is a senior reputation strategist and crisis counselor, experienced public company Director and Boston business and civic leader. As a communications strategist for 30 years at Weber Shandwick, leader of its Global Corporate practice, most recently Chief Reputation Officer, and currently as a Senior Advisor, Micho has counseled clients across industries on a wide range of reputational issues and crisis matters including CEO succession, mergers and acquisitions, litigation and regulatory matters, cultural transformation, ESG, corporate social responsibility and numerous societal issues. Micho brings extensive experience as a senior manager in both the public and private sectors to her…
Andy Stillo, Jr. has been employed by Camfil since 1990, with over 30 years' experience in the filtration industry. Andy is an active member in many industry organizations such as;ASME/Committee on Nuclear Air & Gas Treatment (CONAGT) as the Chair of the Standards Committee, member of the Filtration Subcommittee, Chair of project team FC for HEPA Filters, Vice Chair of the Executive Committee, member of project teams FK for Radial Flow HEPA Filters, FI for Metal Medium Filters, and FM for High Strength HEPA filters.IEST(Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology)/Working Groups; WG-CC001 for HEPA & ULPA Filters, WG-CC007 for Testing ULPA…
Michael A. Stoto, PhD, is an adjunct professor of biostatistics at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Health Management and Policy at Georgetown University. A statistician, epidemiologist, and health services researcher, his research and teaching focuses on developing and using systematic review and meta-analytic methods, performance measurement, and other evaluation methods to inform policy and practice. Dr. Stoto’s substantive research interests include surveillance and epidemic intelligence; public health practice, especially with regard to emergency preparedness; infectious disease policy; and drug and vaccine safety.
Ms Sunkel is the Founder/ CEO of the Global Mental Health Peer Network (www.gmhpn.org). She is a global mental health advocate with lived experience with schizophrenia. She has published internationally on issues related to mental health and human rights, stigma and the needs of people with mental illness in low- and middle-income countries. Ms Sunkel has been involved in provided technical assistance to national and international mental health related policies, reports and documents. She serves on a number of international boards and committees, and received several national and international awards for her work.
Mr. Sweeney has spent over 12 years in different semiconductor companies as the Senior Industrial Hygienist and now serves as the Senior Health and Safety Officer for the Center for Nanoscale Systems in the LISE building and the Northwest Lab Building at Harvard University.
Prof Armando Teixeira-Pinto is an Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Sydney. He received his PhD in Biostatistics in 2007 from Harvard University. His research interests are in statistical methodology applicable to clinical, epidemiological and health services research, in particular in the areas of nephrology, cardiovascular diseases and mental health. He is the Statistical editor for Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Epidemiologic methods, Cochrane Kidney and Transplant, and Statistical reviewer for Lancet.
Jamie Tessler has extensive research and practice experience in the field of occupational ergonomics and musculoskeletal epidemiology. She has co-authored several peer-reviewed publications, designed ergonomic exposure assessment tools, trained research fieldwork teams, designed survey and data collection instruments, and managed research-to-practice educational programs. As a consultant, Jamie has supported creative ergonomics solutions in healthcare facilities and a variety of office environments from the large firm down to the home office. Jamie is also an experienced occupational and environmental health learning manager, educator, master trainer. Her communications portfolio includes the design and launch of innovative training content, e-learning products and a range…