Mentors

Subject matter and methodological experts in the field of violence prevention have volunteered their time and experience to become mentors to CONVERGE fellows. Mentorship teams consist of at least four individuals:

A Vietnam lead mentor who meets weekly with their trainee
A US lead mentor who will meet at least once monthly
A technical mentor who advises the trainee on methodology
An early-career peer mentor who has recently undergone similar training

Current and future mentors undergo tailored mentorship training to better support their trainees. Learn more about potential mentors below:

Yuk Fai Cheong, PhD,
Associate Professor of Psychology at Emory University
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Kristin Dunkle, PhD, MPH,
Chief Specialist Scientist, Gender and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council
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Dabney P. Evans, PhD, MPH,
Associate Professor of Global Health, Emory University
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Amanda Gilmore, PhD,
Assistant Professor in the Dept of Health Policy & Behavioral Sciences at Georgia State University
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Enrique Gracia, PhD,
Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Valencia
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Nadine Kaslow, PhD, ABPP,
Professor and Vice Chair for Faculty Development, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory School of Medicine
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Ursula Kelly, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN,
Associate Professor of Nursing at Emory University
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Ruschelle Leone, PhD,
Research Assistant Professor in the School of Public Health and Center for Research on Interpersonal Violence at Georgia State University
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Greta Massetti, PhD, MPH,
a Senior Scientist and Chief of the Field Epidemiology and Prevention Branch at CDC’s Division of Violence Prevention
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Dominic Parrott, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Director of Georgia State University’s Center for Research on Interpersonal Violence
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Dennis Reidy, PhD,
Assistant Professor in the School of Public Health and Director of Community Outreach and Engagement for Georgia State University’s Center for Research on Interpersonal Violence
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Laura Salazar, PhD,
Professor in the Dept of Health Policy and Behavioral Science in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University and Director of the PhD program
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Cynthia Stappenbeck, PhD,
Associate Professor of Psychology at Georgia State University, faculty member of the Center for Research on Interpersonal Violence, and faculty director of the Alcohol and Interpersonal Violence Research Lab
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Monica Swahn, PhD, MPH,
Dean and Professor of Health Promotion at Wellstar College of Health and Human Services at Kennesaw State University
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Kevin Swartout, PhD,
Professor of Psychology and Public Health at Georgia State University
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Sarah Treves-Kagan, PhD, MPH,
is a Behavioral Scientist at CDC’s Division of Violence Prevention
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Briana Woods-Jaeger, PhD, MS,
Assistant Professor in the Dept of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences at Emory University
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Hoang Thi Hai Van, MD, PhD,
Chair, Dept of Global Health and Vice-Head, Dept of Training, Scientific research and International Collaboration, at Hanoi Medical University
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Minh Tran Hung, MD, MPH,
Director of the Center for Creative Initiatives in Health and Population
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Anh Tu Haong
Deputy Director and Founding Council Member, Center for Creative Initiatives in Health and Population
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Nguyen Dang Vung, MD, PhD
Associate Professor and Chair, Dept. of Population and Reproductive Health at Hanoi Medical University

Nguyen Thi Thuy Hanh, MD, PhD,
Vice-Chair, Dept of Population and Reproductive health, and Head Dept of Training, Scientific Research and International Collaboration at Hanoi Medical University

Duong Thị Huong, MD, PhD,
Associate Professor, Former Dean of the Faculty of Public Health, at Hai Phong UMP

Khue M. Pham, MD, PhD,
Associate Professor, former Vice-Head of the Faculty of Public Health, former Vice-Rector, and Chair of the Board of Trustees (2020) of Hai Phong UMP

Binh Thang Tran, MPH, PhD,
Research scientist and lecturer in the Faculty of Public Health, Hue UMP
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Minh Tam Nguyen, MD, PhD,
Associate Professor and Chair of the Dept of Family Medicine of Hue UMP
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Minh Tran Hung, MD, MPH,
Director of the Center for Creative Initiatives in Health and Population
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Trinh Thi Hoang Oanh, MD, PhD,
Head of the Dept of Epidemiology at Ho Chi Minh City UMP

Quynh Anh Tran, PhD, Lecturer at Hanoi Medical University
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Gia Kien, MD,
Associate Professor, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Public Health, Vice-Head of the Dept of Health Management and the Faculty of Public Health, Ho Chi Minh City UMP

Alumni Trainee Mentors

Rebecca Fielding-Miller, PhD, MSPH,
Assistant Professor of Public Health and faculty in the Center on Gender Equity and Health at the University of California, San Diego
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Nafisa Halim, PhD, MA(s),
Research Assistant Professor of Global Health at Boston University
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Michelle Hynes, PhD, MPH,
Epidemiologist at the Center for Global Health at the CDC in Atlanta
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Ameeta Kalokhe, MD MSc
Is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Emory University
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Stephanie Miedema, PhD, MPH,
Behavioral Scientist on the Child Abuse, Neglect and Adversity Team, in the CDC’s Division of Violence Prevention and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Global Health at Emory
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Casey D. Xavier Hall, MPH, PhD,
Postdoctoral research fellow at the Dept of Medical Social Sciences and the Institute of Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing at Northwestern University
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