Our Team
STAFF
Sam Myers
Director
Sam Myers works at the intersection of human health and global environmental change. He is a Principle Research Scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Director of the Planetary Health Alliance, an Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine.
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Director
Sam Myers works at the intersection of human health and global environmental change. He is a Principle Research Scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Director of the Planetary Health Alliance, an Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine.
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Amalia Almada
Senior Program Manager
Amalia Aruda Almada is the Senior Program Manager of the Planetary Health Alliance, overseeing the strategic visioning, external relations, and program operations for PHA. She received a Ph.D. in Biological Oceanography from the MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Joint Program and a B.S. in Biology from Georgetown University.
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Senior Program Manager
Amalia Aruda Almada is the Senior Program Manager of the Planetary Health Alliance, overseeing the strategic visioning, external relations, and program operations for PHA. She received a Ph.D. in Biological Oceanography from the MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Joint Program and a B.S. in Biology from Georgetown University.
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Max Zimberg
Member Engagement & Outreach Coordinator
Max Rose Zimberg is the Member Engagement & Outreach Coordinator of the Planetary Health Alliance, working to grow the planetary health community of practice through global education and public outreach efforts, thematic and regional initiatives, and strategic expansion of the PHA's mission and membership. She graduated summa cum laude from Columbia University with a dual B.A. in evolutionary biology of the human species and sustainable development and research focus in food systems sustainability and public health.
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Member Engagement & Outreach Coordinator
Max Rose Zimberg is the Member Engagement & Outreach Coordinator of the Planetary Health Alliance, working to grow the planetary health community of practice through global education and public outreach efforts, thematic and regional initiatives, and strategic expansion of the PHA's mission and membership. She graduated summa cum laude from Columbia University with a dual B.A. in evolutionary biology of the human species and sustainable development and research focus in food systems sustainability and public health.
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FELLOWS
Carlos Faerron
Education Fellow
Dr. Faerron is the co-founder and current director of the InterAmerican Center for Global Health (CISG). CISG is the first global health hub in Central America and seeks to redefine the meaning of leadership and global health through innovative educational approaches.
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Education Fellow
Dr. Faerron is the co-founder and current director of the InterAmerican Center for Global Health (CISG). CISG is the first global health hub in Central America and seeks to redefine the meaning of leadership and global health through innovative educational approaches.
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Teddie Potter
Clinicians for Planetary Health Chair
Dr. Teddie Potter is a Clinical Professor, the Specialty Coordinator of the Doctor of Nursing Practice in Health Innovation and Leadership, and the Director of Planetary Health at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing. She serves as the Chair of the Clinicians for Planetary Health (C4PH) initiative.
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Clinicians for Planetary Health Chair
Dr. Teddie Potter is a Clinical Professor, the Specialty Coordinator of the Doctor of Nursing Practice in Health Innovation and Leadership, and the Director of Planetary Health at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing. She serves as the Chair of the Clinicians for Planetary Health (C4PH) initiative.
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Hannah Nash
Clinicians for Planetary Health Outreach Manager
Hannah Nash serves as the Clinicians for Planetary Health Outreach Manager, helping to build a community of clinicians engaged in planetary health. She has a longstanding passion for understanding the intersection of human health and the environment. Hannah graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in biology and a concentration in human health and ecology.
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Clinicians for Planetary Health Outreach Manager
Hannah Nash serves as the Clinicians for Planetary Health Outreach Manager, helping to build a community of clinicians engaged in planetary health. She has a longstanding passion for understanding the intersection of human health and the environment. Hannah graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in biology and a concentration in human health and ecology.
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Nathaniel Uchtmann
Clinicians for Planetary Health Partnerships Manager
Nathaniel Uchtmann is a Physician and Lawyer who currently works as an Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Hospitalist at Natividad Medical Center in Salinas, California. He completed a 2-year Global Health Fellowship through UCSF and graduated from residency training and medical school at the University of Illinois, where he also received his law degree and a master’s degree in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences. His advocacy work centers around ethically modelling ecology through highlighting our interdependency with healthy communities and a healthy planet.
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Clinicians for Planetary Health Partnerships Manager
Nathaniel Uchtmann is a Physician and Lawyer who currently works as an Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Hospitalist at Natividad Medical Center in Salinas, California. He completed a 2-year Global Health Fellowship through UCSF and graduated from residency training and medical school at the University of Illinois, where he also received his law degree and a master’s degree in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences. His advocacy work centers around ethically modelling ecology through highlighting our interdependency with healthy communities and a healthy planet.
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Hilary Duff
Case Studies Writer
Hilary Duff is a multimedia journalist and communications consultant. In her role with the Planetary Health Alliance, Hilary traveled the world conducting interviews with stakeholders, researchers, and organization leads to build an anthology of 10 planetary health case studies, which highlight cross-sectoral solutions that optimize human health in the face of anthropogenic environmental change.
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Case Studies Writer
Hilary Duff is a multimedia journalist and communications consultant. In her role with the Planetary Health Alliance, Hilary traveled the world conducting interviews with stakeholders, researchers, and organization leads to build an anthology of 10 planetary health case studies, which highlight cross-sectoral solutions that optimize human health in the face of anthropogenic environmental change.
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STEERING COMMITTEE
Richard S. Ostfeld
Richard Ostfeld is Senior Scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, a not-for-profit research institution in Millbrook, New York, dedicated to providing the science behind environmental solutions. His research focuses on ecological determinants of human risk of exposure to infectious diseases, emphasizing Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.
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Richard Ostfeld is Senior Scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, a not-for-profit research institution in Millbrook, New York, dedicated to providing the science behind environmental solutions. His research focuses on ecological determinants of human risk of exposure to infectious diseases, emphasizing Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.
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Ruth DeFries
Ruth DeFries is a professor of ecology and sustainable development at Columbia University in New York. She uses images from satellites and field surveys to examine how the world’s demands for food and other resources are changing land use throughout the tropics. Her research quantifies how these land use changes affect climate, biodiversity and other ecosystem services, as well as human development.
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Ruth DeFries is a professor of ecology and sustainable development at Columbia University in New York. She uses images from satellites and field surveys to examine how the world’s demands for food and other resources are changing land use throughout the tropics. Her research quantifies how these land use changes affect climate, biodiversity and other ecosystem services, as well as human development.
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Stephen Luby
Stephen Luby earned his MD degree from the University of Texas-Southwestern Medical School at Dallas. His previous positions include directing the Centre for Communicable Diseases at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh in Dhaka, Bangladesh, conducting research and teaching epidemiology at the Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan, and working as an epidemiologist in the Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Stephen Luby earned his MD degree from the University of Texas-Southwestern Medical School at Dallas. His previous positions include directing the Centre for Communicable Diseases at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh in Dhaka, Bangladesh, conducting research and teaching epidemiology at the Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan, and working as an epidemiologist in the Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Courtney Howard
Courtney Howard is a University of British Columbia and McGill-trained Emergency Physician who practices in Canada’s subarctic and is the Vice President of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE). Motivated by work on a Médecins Sans Frontières pediatric malnutrition project in Djibouti, and by climate-related health impacts on her Northern patient population, she led the successful campaign to have the Canadian Medical Association divest from fossil fuels and for MD-Financial to create a Fossil-Free Fund for individual physician investment.
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Courtney Howard is a University of British Columbia and McGill-trained Emergency Physician who practices in Canada’s subarctic and is the Vice President of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE). Motivated by work on a Médecins Sans Frontières pediatric malnutrition project in Djibouti, and by climate-related health impacts on her Northern patient population, she led the successful campaign to have the Canadian Medical Association divest from fossil fuels and for MD-Financial to create a Fossil-Free Fund for individual physician investment.
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Russ Hauser
Dr. Russ Hauser’s research interests are in the fields of reproductive, perinatal and pediatric epidemiology. His research focuses on the impact of environmental chemicals on fertility, pregnancy outcomes and children’s health. He is currently conducting a NIH funded study on the effects of chemicals classified as endocrine disruptors on male and female reproductive health endpoints.
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Dr. Russ Hauser’s research interests are in the fields of reproductive, perinatal and pediatric epidemiology. His research focuses on the impact of environmental chemicals on fertility, pregnancy outcomes and children’s health. He is currently conducting a NIH funded study on the effects of chemicals classified as endocrine disruptors on male and female reproductive health endpoints.
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Natalia Linou (Linos)
Natalia Linou (Linos) is a policy specialist at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). She has worked in international development for the last decade, mostly with the United Nations in Beirut, Lebanon and at headquarters in New York.
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Natalia Linou (Linos) is a policy specialist at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). She has worked in international development for the last decade, mostly with the United Nations in Beirut, Lebanon and at headquarters in New York.
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Antonio Saraiva
Dr. Antonio Saraiva has a degree in Electrical Engineering from Universidade de São Paulo (1980), Agronomy from Universidade de São Paulo (1987), a Master's in Electric Engineering from Universidade de São Paulo (1993) and Ph.D. in Electric Engineering from Universidade de São Paulo (1998).
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Dr. Antonio Saraiva has a degree in Electrical Engineering from Universidade de São Paulo (1980), Agronomy from Universidade de São Paulo (1987), a Master's in Electric Engineering from Universidade de São Paulo (1993) and Ph.D. in Electric Engineering from Universidade de São Paulo (1998).
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