December/1/2000
| Global Health Network- Supercourse Developers |
Ronald E. LaPorte, Ph.D. |
· Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology in 1977, Masters degree in
Epidemiology, 1981
· 350 publications in Epidemiology, Global Health, and Internet · First Distinguished Teacher, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh 1989. · Director, Disease Monitoring and Telecommunications, WHO Collaborating Center, Dept of Epidemiology Developer and PI of the WHO multinational Project for Childhood Diabetes, involving 155 centers in 70 countries · Former Member, Armed Forces Epidemiology Board Committee for Injuries, · 1994 Developer, Global Health Network, · Numerous funded national and international projects from NIH, and NASA · Youngest person to receive the Kelly West Award from the American Diabetes Association |
Akira Sekikawa M.D., Ph.D., Ph.D. |
. M.D. from School of Medicine, Tohoku University in 1983, Japan
· Ph.D. in Medical Science in 1991 at Yamagata University, Japan · Ph.D. in Epidemiology in 1999 at the University of Pittsburgh . Researcher, Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh . Research interest in International Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Cancer Epidemiology and Diabetes Epidemiology. · Resource person for the World Bank since 1997 · Consultant for the World Health Organization, Geneva and Kobe in 1998 |
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EunRyoung Sa, M.S.
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· MS. Health Education, Ewha Woman's Univ., Seoul, Korea, 1994.
· MS. Information Science and Telecommunication Technology, Ajou University, Seoul, Korea, 1998. · Researcher. Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, Seoul, Korea in Health and Medical Reform in Korea and Information System and Telemedicine in Medical and Public Health Area and its Political Issues, 1995-1996. · Researcher. Ajou University, School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea in Telemedicine System for Home-care Nursing, 1997-1998. · Researcher. Heidelberg University, School of Medicine, Heidelberg, Germany in The Quality of Health Information on the Internet and The Impact of Health/ Patient Education on the Internet, 1999. · Current Position: Ph.D. student of Epidemiology in the University of Pittsburgh. |
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Benjamin Acosta, M.D.
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· M.D. from the National University of Mexico, 1990
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Thomas J. Songer, M.Sc., Ph.D. |
· Assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology in the Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh.
· Secondary appointment in the Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh. · Adjunct appointment in the Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie-Mellon University. · Research interests in the areas of diabetes, injuries and health economics. He has completed projects addressing the socio-economics impact of diabetes and the motorvehicle crash risks associated with medical conditions. · Currently working on projects to identify the medical cost related to child abuse and the role of health insurance in diabetes health care outcomes. · Five years experience in using internet to teach classes in chronic disease and injury epidemiology (http://www.pitt.edu/~epi2170 and http://www.pitt.edu/~epi2670). · Former Member, Armed Forces Epidemiology Board Committee for Injuries. |
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Beatriz Rico Verdin, M.D., M.Sc.
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· M.D. from the National University of Mexico, 1988
· Specialization in Epidemiology from the Mexican Institute of the Social Security, 1995 · Master Degree in Medical Informatics from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam, 1999. · Epidemiologist of the Mexican Institute of the Social Security, 1995-1998. · Assistant professor in graduate courses in the Mexican Institute of the Social Security, 1996-1998 · 6 publications in epidemiological topics related to diabetes mellitus and chronic gastritis · Current Position: Ph.D. student of Epidemiology from 1999 in the University of Pittsburgh. |
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Fan Zhou, M.D., M.S.
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· M.D. from Peking Union Medical College 1997, P.R. China · Medical Consultant in Wantai Parmaceutical Company 1997-1998, P.R. China · M.S. in Integrative Biosicences with the option in Nutrition at The Pennsylvania State University 2000 · Research interest: prevention of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases · Current position: MPH student of biostatistics in Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh |
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Faina Linkov, B.S.
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· B.S. University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychology, 1999 Certificate in Conceptual Foundations of Medicine · 1999-Sept 2000-Program Assistant at Magee Womancare International, Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC Health System. Worked on program development for international trainings and exchanges and translated medical literature for Russian speaking groups. · Research interests: Development of Supercourse in Russia, Women's health, and factors that influence health decisions across cultures. · Current Position: MPH student in Health Services Administration Department, Graduate Student Researcher in the Supercourse team |
