Faculty & Staff

The faculty of the MS in Climate, Environment, and Health program are interdisciplinary leaders committed to tackling some of the world’s most urgent and complex challenges at the intersection of environmental change and human health. With expertise spanning global health, environmental science, governance, and systems design, they bring both academic rigor and real-world experience to the classroom. These are not sanitized issues—they are gritty, urgent, and deeply human. Our faculty embrace this complexity and prepare students to do the same, guiding them to lead with courage, empathy, and the skills to drive meaningful change for vulnerable communities around the world.

Faculty Leadership

Deise Galan

Director, MS in Climate, Environment and Health
Associate Professor | GUMC — School of Health

Gina Green

Faculty Director | MS in Climate, Environment & Health | The Earth Commons

Jessica Kritz

Faculty Director | MS in Climate, Environment & Health
Assistant Professor | Champion of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism Initiatives Director, Initiative on Health and Peace

Program Faculty

Ilona Argirion

Assistant Professor

Brian Griffiths

Assistant Teaching Professor

Taylor Jones

Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor, the Earth Commons

Matthew Kavanagh

Associate Professor | Adjunct- JD|Law Center – Adjunct|Director, Center for Global Health Policy & Politics

Vincent Turbat

Associate Professor

“This work takes real courage—it’s for students who are excited by complexity and ready to step forward.” – MS-CEH Faculty Director Jessica Kritz

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