Committee Membership
One faculty member from each department is appointed by the department chair, in consultation with the senior associate dean for professional education, for three-year terms. The dean appoints the chair and vice-chair. CEP meets monthly during the academic year.
Chair: Sonia Hernandez-Diaz, Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology
Vice Chair: Erin Driver-Linn, Dean of Education
David Canning, Richard Saltonstall Professor of Population Sciences, and Professor of Economics and International Health, Department of Global Health and Population
Jorge Chavarro, Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Department of Nutrition and Department of Epidemiology
Francine Laden, Professor of Environmental Epidemiology, Department of Environmental Health, Department of Epidemiology
Ankur Pandya, Associate Professor of Health Decision Sciences, Department of Health Policy and Management
Vaughan Rees, Senior Lecturer on Social and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Roger Shapiro, Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Jeffery Miller, Associate Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics
Student Association Representatives
Two student representatives serve on CEP. One member is nominated by HCSA, while the second is appointed by the Office of Education. Priority is given to appoint 1 master’s student and 1 doctoral student. Student representatives are active members of the student body at the School, ideally with other leadership experience and institutional knowledge.
AY 23-24 Student Representatives:
Justin Farmer, PhD-PHS EH
Student Representative #2, Will be inducted soon
Administrative Members
Jennifer Betancourt, Director of Educational Policy, Office of Educational Programs
Maritza Hernandez, Associate Dean for Student Services
Anne Occhipinti, Assistant Dean for Professional Education, Office of Educational Programs
Nancy Turnbull, Senior Associate Dean for Educational Programs (ex officio and voting member)
Staff to the Committee
Michael Byrne, Educational Policy Coordinator, Office of Educational Programs
Voting members: Faculty members who represent a department, student representatives, the associate dean for student services, and the senior associate dean for professional education.
