People

Mark Huffman, MD, MPH is a practicing cardiologist, researcher, and educator with more than a decade of experience in global cardiovascular epidemiology, clinical trials, implementation research, and health policy research and training. His research spans the spectrum of disease prevention. He is interested in improving global cardiovascular health and health care in low- and middle-income […]

In October 2021, Andia Augustin-Billy, MA ’09, PhD ’15, became the first Black faculty member to receive tenure at Centenary College of Louisiana in its 196-year history. She pursued graduate studies at Washington University upon learning that Julie Singer, professor of French in Arts & Sciences, was looking for bright students to build a program. […]

WashU Engineering alumnus, Frank Bergh, BA ’08, uses his education to take electricity to remote regions of the world. Bergh has spent much of the past several years working to set up microgrids and off-grid solar energy systems in sub-Saharan Africa. He is now a senior electrical engineer with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association […]

Before even graduating from the Washington University School of Medicine, classmates Yang Jae Lee, MD 2021 and Gautum Adusumilli, MD 2021 were already committed to solving some of the most pressing problems in global health equity. Together with Ibrahim Ssekalo, in 2018 they co-founded Empower Through Health (ETH), a nonprofit healthcare organization dedicated to improving […]

Melinda Kramer graduated from WashU in 2003 with a BA in Cultural Anthropology and Environmental Studies. In addition to working with various NGOs, such as CARE International, Pacific Environment and the Natural Capital Institute, she is best known for founding The Women’s Earth Alliance (WEA). The nonprofit seeks to foster sustainability while empowering women and […]

I have a passion for people, collaboration, and process development.  As the Director of the McDonnell International Scholars Academy, I fuel those passions by directing the McDonnell Scholars admissions process, co-teaching the Leadership Seminar and communication skills, and uniting the McDonnell Academy community. Mentoring these wildly talented and diverse Scholars as they discover their career […]

Roumy supports the vice provost for graduate education and international affairs by providing strategic counsel and programmatic support on key WashU international priorities and partnerships. She oversees seed grants initiatives that foster collaborative research, facilitates international programs-related data collection and assessment, provides support for university events that advance discussions of world affairs on campus and […]