Meet the Team

Leadership & Staff

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Rebecca Silvers, DNP, CPNP

Director 
Center for Global Nursing, Institute for Global Health Sciences  

Anisha Rao

Anisha Rao, MPP

Program Coordinator
Center for Global Nursing, Institute for Global Health Sciences   

 

 

Charisse Ahmed

Dr. Charisse Ahmed, PhD, RN
 
Assistant Professor | UCSF School of Nursing
Faculty, Certificate in Global Nursing | Center for Global Nursing

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David Alfon, MSN, FNP-BC, NEA-BC
 
Unit Director, Intensive Care Unit | UCSF Health, Mount Zion Campus 
Journal Club Lead; Faculty, Certificate in Global Nursing | Center for Global Nursing

Kimberly Baltzell

Kimberly Baltzell, PhD, MS, RN
 

Professor | UCSF School of Nursing; Director | Global Action in Nursing; Director of Partnerships | UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences 

Stella Bialous

Stella Bialous, PhD, RN, FAAN
 
Professor; Chair | UCSF School of Nursing
Faculty, Certificate in Global Nursing | Center for Global Nursing

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Erin Carrera, BS, RN, MBA

Clinical Coordinator | Roving Community Health Initiative, UCSF Health

Adam Cooper

Adam Cooper, DNP, RN, NPD-BC

Director, Nursing Continuous Improvement and Affiliate Nursing Quality; Interim Director, Nursing Research | UCSF Health
Faculty, Global QI Fellowship; Certificate in Global Nursing | Center for Global Nursing

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Mitchel Erickson, DNP, ACNP-C

UCSF Geriatric Age-Friendly Emergency Department Consultant; Acute Care Nurse Practitioner | UCSF Division of Geriatrics; Clinical Professor | UCSF School of Nursing
Partners in Health Faculty | Center for Global Nursing

Diane Georgetti

Dianne Georgetti, MSN, AGPCNP-C, PHN

Nurse Practitioner | UCSF Health
Faculty, Clinical Global Scholars | Center for Global Nursing

Adam Leonard

Adam Leonard, PhD(c), MPH, PNP

Assistant Adjunct Professor | UCSF School of Nursing
Faculty, Global Nursing Internship; Certificate in Global Nursing | Center for Global Nursing

Melissa Lincks

Melissa Lincks, BSN, RN
 
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner UCSF Health
PICU Fellowship Lead | Center for Global Nursing

Ashley Moore

Ashley Moore, PhD, RN
 
Registered Nurse | UCSF Health
Faculty, Certificate in Global Nursing | Center for Global Nursing

Jerry Ouner

Jerry Ouner (Nutor), PhD, RN
 
Associate Professor | UCSF School of Nursing
Faculty, Certificate in Global Nursing | Center for Global Nursing

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Abbey Roepke, MSN, MPH

Assistant Clinical Professor | UCSF School of Nursing 
Faculty, Partners in Health; Certificate in Global Nursing | Center for Global Nursing 

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Miranda Rouse, MPH

Program Coordinator | Global Action in Nursing, Institute for Global Health Sciences 

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Mardochee Val, MSN, CRNA

Nurse Anesthetist Supervisor | UCSF Health 
Faculty, Partners in Health; Certificate in Global Nursing | Center for Global Nursing

Global Nursing Advisory Council

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Maly Chittaphai, RN

Nursing Director | Lao Friends Hospital for Children

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Joe P. Davies, BSN, RN

NCD Nurse Coordinator | Partners in Health Liberia

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MaryJoy Kaimuri, PhD, MSc, BSN

Dean of the School of Nursing | Meru University of Science and Technology

 

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Edna Tallam-Kimaiyo, PhD, RN, MPH       

Head of Community Health; Senior Lecturer | AMREF International University

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Josephine Nabulime, MSN, RN 

Registered Nurse | Mulago National Referral Hospital​

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Bhawana Regmi, MSc, RN

Assistant Professor in Nursing | Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences

 

Josué Valdez

Josué Valdez, BSN, RN

Registered Nurse | Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital

Marilia Diaz

Marilia Diaz, MSN, RN, FCCM

Unit Manager | Hospital Auxilio Mutuo

 

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Executive Sponsors

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Carol Dawson-Rose, PhD, RN, FAAN

Dean of the UCSF School of Nursing, Associate Vice Chancellor for Nursing Affairs

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Payam Nahid, MD, MPH

Executive Director,  Institute for Global Health Sciences

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Maddy Pearson, DNP, RN, NEA-BC

Chief Nursing Executive and Vice President of Patient Care Services | UCSF Health; Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs | UCSF School of Nursing

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CGN is funded through various grants and foundations

Drs. Leavitt
American Academy of Pediatrics
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