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Theresa S. BetancourtScD, MA; Salem Professor in Global Practice, Boston College School of Social Work; Director of the Research Program on Children and Adversity
Theresa Betancourt is a leading researcher on child mental health, adversity, and resilience. She directs implementation science initiatives scaling evidence-based interventions in low-resource settings globally and in the U.S. Her work spans family home visiting in Rwanda, group interventions for youth in Sierra Leone, and refugee-led prevention programs in the U.S. She serves as a Lancet commissioner on preventing violence against women and children and authored Shadows Into Light (Harvard, 2025).
Pamela Y. CollinsMD, MPH; Bloomberg Centennial Professor, Chair of the Department of Mental Health, and Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Dr. Pamela Collins is a psychiatrist and mixed-methods researcher who works at the intersections of urban health, HIV, and mental health for adolescents and adults, examining the roles of stigma in vulnerability to poor health outcomes. Through research, science policy, and global public health implementation leadership, she has worked to expand access to mental health care for individuals and communities globally.
Carmen Contreras
MSc; Mental Health Program Director, Socios en Salud
MSc; Mental Health Program Director, Socios en Salud
Carmen Contreras is a psychologist with clinical qualifications in adolescent health and sexual and reproductive health. Throughout her career—22 years of which have been with Socios en Salud—Ms. Contreras has led research and implementation to improve health care delivery for vulnerable populations, working closely with patients, community health workers, and the public sector. She is committed to advancing equitable mental health care and strengthening community-based approaches. Ms. Contreras holds a master’s degree in research and education and is currently working toward a PhD.
Jim Yong KimMD, PhD; Vice Chairman and Partner, Global Infrastructure Partners, a part of BlackRock; Co-Founder and Board Member, Partners In Health; Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity
Dr. Kim served as president of the World Bank Group, president of Dartmouth College, and director of the World Health Organization’s HIV/AIDS department. At Harvard, he was chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine and directed the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights. He also served as the chief of the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. A MacArthur “Genius” Fellow and TIME 100 honoree, Kim was recognized as one of America’s “25 Best Leaders” by U.S. News & World Report and earned degrees from Brown and Harvard.
Arthur KleinmanMD; Esther and Sidney Rabb Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University; Professor of Psychiatry and Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Arthur Kleinman, MD, author of The Soul of Care, is a leading scholar in psychiatry, anthropology, and global health. A Harvard professor for 50 years, he has held key roles across multiple departments and authored/co-authored major works including The Illness Narratives and Reimagining Global Health. He’s a member of the National Academy of Medicine, has mentored hundreds, and currently directs a project on aging and eldercare in China.
Joia MukherjeeMD, MPH; Director and Advisory Dean, F.W. Peabody Society and Director of the MMS in Global Health Delivery, Harvard Medical School; Associate Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Senior Academic and Clinical Advisor, Partners In Health
Dr. Joia Mukherjee is an infectious disease doctor, as well as an internist, pediatrician, public health specialist, and human rights advocate. She is the director of the master’s program in Global Health Delivery in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine and the director and advisory dean of the F.W. Peabody Society at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Mukherjee serves as the senior academic and clinical advisor at Partners In Health, where for 25 years she was the chief medical officer. She is the author of An Introduction to Global Health Delivery: Practice, Equity, Human Rights published by Oxford University Press, 2017, 2nd ed. 2021.
John A. NaslundPhD; Co-Director of the Mental Health For All Lab and Faculty, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Naslund holds expertise in psychiatric epidemiology, implementation science, and digital mental health. His scholarship seeks to improve the lives of people with mental illness globally, focusing on low-resource settings in India and the U.S. Dr. Naslund uses digital tools to train providers, support recovery from severe mental illness, and promote peer support and advocacy. Dr. Naslund has over 200 peer-reviewed publications and is an honorary research fellow with Sangath, a leading mental health NGO in India.
Giuseppe RaviolaMD, MPH; Co-Director of Mental Health, Partners In Health; Director of the Chester M. Pierce, MD, Division of Global Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital; Gary Gottlieb, MD, Endowed Chair in Global and Community Mental Health, Mass General Brigham; Associate Professor of psychiatry, global health and social medicine, Harvard Medical School; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Global Health Equity; Academic Consultant, University of Sierra Leone Teaching Hospitals Complex
Since 2009, Dr. Raviola has been engaged in global mental health program building in Haiti, Peru, Mexico, Rwanda, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Lesotho, Russia, Kazakhstan and the US, building site-based teams delivering mental health services to meet the significant burden of illness. In his role with PIH, Dr. Raviola supports local team leadership on strategic planning related to mental health care delivery. Dr. Raviola is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
