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
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…
Dr. Testa, MPH, MPhil, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer on Biostatistics in the Department of Biostatistics (Department of Biostatistics | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health) and Co-Director of Emergency Preparedness, Research, Education and Practice (EPREP) Program (The EPREP Program – Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health), Division of Policy Translation and Leadership Development, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She received her MPH, MPhil, and PhD in Epidemiology and Public Health with concentrations in biostatistics, statistics, and epidemiology from Yale University. Dr. Testa was previously an Associate Professor at the University of Connecticut Schools of…
Javier is a technology executive, investor and entrepreneur. As Technical Director at the CTO Office Javier drives long term technical strategy for Google Cloud. During 15 years at Google, Javier has led technical work and managed teams in Search, Ads, Supply Chain and Cloud. Recently he has been focusing on healthcare, pharma and biotech, and helping organizations use Cloud, Machine Learning and Generative AI to improve drug discovery and patient care.