Director
Madhukar Pai, MD, PhD, FCAHS, FRSC is the Inaugural Chair of the Department of Global and Public Health at the McGill School of Population and Global Health. He holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health. He is the Associate Director of the McGill International TB Centre. He is Editor-In-Chief of PLOS Global Public Health. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Dr. Madhukar Pai, in his capacity as the inaugural Chair of the Department of Global and Public Health, assumes the leadership of GHP in the immediate term until he appoints a GHP Program Director.
Madhu Pai did his medical training and community medicine residency in Vellore, India. He completed his PhD in epidemiology at UC Berkeley, and a postdoctoral fellowship at the UCSF.
Madhu serves on the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for TB in the South-East Asia Region, and the WHO Advisory group on Tuberculosis Diagnostics and Laboratory. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of FIND, Geneva. He serves as the Chair of the Public-Private Mix (PPM) Working Group of the Stop TB Partnership. He serves on the editorial boards of Lancet Infectious Diseases, PLoS Medicine, and BMJ Global Health, among others. He is Editor-In-Chief of PLOS Global Public Health.
Madhu’s research is mainly focused on improving the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, especially in high-burden countries like India and South Africa. His research is supported by grant funding from the Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada, and Canadian Institutes of Health Research. He has more than 400 publications. He is a recipient of the Union Scientific Prize, Chanchlani Global Health Research Award, Haile T. Debas Prize, and David Johnston Faculty & Staff Award.
Email: madhukar.paiATmcgill.ca
Program Manager
Kevin O'Neill is the Program Manager for Global Health Programs and oversees the wide range of activities undertaken to develop global partnerships for capacity development and training, facilitate academic discourse and pedagogical developments in global health education, and foster faculty and student innovations and interests in this field across McGill University. Before joining Global Health Programs, Kevin served as Program Manager for the McGill Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4) between 2019-2020. Prior to joining McGill, Kevin worked on global health initiatives in the non-governmental organization sector for ten years, most recently as Director of Programs for Amref Health Africa in Canada between 2014-2018. Kevin also worked for Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR), World University Service of Canada (WUSC), and served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Ontario Council for International Cooperation (OCIC). He holds a post-graduate certificate in International Project Management (Humber College) and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Global Studies (Trent University).
ghp-progmanager.medATmcgill.ca
Project Officer
Kristin Hendricks is the Project Officer for Global Health Programs and her primary role focuses on the Summer Institute for Infectious Diseases and Global Health. Kristin is also involved in other projects related to non-credit professional development offerings at the local and international levels. Kristin was previously GHP Program Manager. Ms. Hendricks holds a Master of Public Health degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Michigan State University. She previously was the Executive Director of a nonprofit promoting physical activity in Michigan and a clinical nurse in women’s health at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
514-398-5345 | projectofficer.ghpATmcgill.ca
Student Affairs Administrator
Kelechi Anyawu is the Student Affairs Administrator for the McGill Global Health Programs and provides administrative support to the students and faculty for various programs. Kelechi holds an M.Sc. in Public Health from Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge England and a Doctor of Optometry Degree from Imo State University, Nigeria. She has worked in the field of Optometry and Public Health in different clinical and non-clinical settings.
studentaffairsghp.medATmcgill.ca
Senior Administrative Coordinator
Stephanie Laroche-Pierre is the Senior Administrative Coordinator for the McGill Global Health Programs and provides administrative support to the variety of operations of the unit and also acts as a webmaster for their website. Stephanie holds an M.Sc. in Neurological Sciences and a Bachelor's Degree in Biochemistry, both from McGill University. She has worked in the field of economic development for several years before pursuing her interests in health promotion.
514-398-8564 | globalhealthATmcgill.ca
Coordinator, Conferences & Special Events
Jesse Radz is the Events Coordinator at the McGill Global Health Programs office and he is responsible for key GHP events such as the Summer Institute in Infectious Diseases and Global Health and Global Health Night and other connected events. He holds two Bachelor of Arts degrees in History and Religious Studies from Concordia University. He has previously worked at McGill University Advancement and at the McCord Museum as an Event Coordinator. He enjoys playing the trumpet in his free time.
514-398-4118 | ghp.medATmcgill.ca
Administrative Excellence Centre:
- Katherine Dao, Financial Officer (on assignment)
aec3-finofficer.medATmcgill.ca; phone: 514-398-2022 - Omar Al Asali, Financial Officer
aec3-finofficer.medATmcgill.ca; phone: 514-398-2022 - Andreea Chidu, Financial Administrator
aec3_finance.medATmcgill.ca; phone: 514-398-6557 - Keshini Bungsee, Senior Accounts Administrator
aec3_finance2.medATmcgill.ca; phone: 514-398-5966 - Andrew Griffin, Research Administrator
andrew.griffinATmcgill.ca; phone: 514-398-8412 - Linda De Luca, Academic Affairs Officer
aec3-acadaffairs.medATmcgill.ca; phone: 514-398-6263 - Lori Manon-Og, Human Resources Advisor
lori.manon-ogATmcgill.ca; phone: 438-354-7971 - Frederic Somlith, Talent Management Advisor
frederic.somlithATmcgill.ca; phone: 514-398-7436 - Selena Di Benedetto (Acting) Human Resources Administrator
aec3-hradmin.medATmcgill.ca; phone: 514-398-6034 - Tasha Ayinde, Director of Administration and Operations
tasha.ayindeATmcgill.ca; phone: 514-398-3105
