Meet the William H. Gates Sr.  Institute for Population and Reproductive Health

With main offices in Baltimore and partners across the globe, our work carries impact for the world.

A global leader in family planning and reproductive health, the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, in the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health at BSPH, plays a key role in advancing evidence-based family planning policies, practice, and programs worldwide.

The Institute features a dynamic, innovative working environment, with opportunities to work with leaders in research and advocacy, both established and emerging; to contribute at a high level to the organization’s forward progress; and to contribute to sustainable, positive change for women and men, communities, and countries.

For information on open positions at the Institute, browse our Careers page.

 

Philip Anglewicz

Philip Anglewicz

Institute Director | Professor

Dr. Philip Anglewicz is Director of the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and ...More

Philip Anglewicz

Institute Director | Professor
Carolyn Combs

Carolyn Combs

Finance Manager

Carolyn is the Financial Director of the Gates institute, where she led the finance team since 2022. Carolyn has worked for the University for over thirteen years within finance an...More

Carolyn Combs

Finance Manager
Kellie Welborn

Kellie Welborn

Senior Program Officer II

In her role as Sr. Program Officer for the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Kellie works to ensure that the multiple global programs and platf...More

Kellie Welborn

Senior Program Officer II
Kojo Lokko

Kojo Lokko

Executive Director | Principal Investigator

Kojo Lokko brings an ideal combination of skills and experience with over twenty years of work in family planning, expertise in scaling up programs especially in reproductive heal...More

Kojo Lokko

Executive Director | Principal Investigator
Lindsey Esry

Lindsey Esry

Senior Grants and Contracts Analyst

Lindsey Esry is finance professional with over eight years of experience in higher education. As a Certified Research Administrator, she is knowledgeable in both pre-award and post...More

Lindsey Esry

Senior Grants and Contracts Analyst
Molly Moesner

Molly Moesner

Communications Associate

Molly Moesner leads multimedia communications and digital strategy for the William H. Gate...More

Molly Moesner

Communications Associate
Christina Cherel

Christina Cherel

Senior Technical Advisor

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Christina Cherel

Senior Technical Advisor
Carolina Cardona

Carolina Cardona

Assistant Scientist

I am a health economist focused on understanding demographic processes and their effect on...More

Carolina Cardona

Assistant Scientist
Natalie Apcar

Natalie Apcar

Advocacy and Communications Manager

Natalie is the Advocacy and Communications Manager at WHGI, where she leads the developmen...More

Natalie Apcar

Advocacy and Communications Manager
Suzanne Bell

Suzanne Bell

Assistant Professor

Suzanne Bell, PhD, MPH, is an Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Trained as a demographer, her research seeks to improve understanding of f...More

Suzanne Bell

Assistant Professor
Dana O. Sarnak

Dana O. Sarnak

Assistant Scientist

Dr. Dana Sarnak studies the intersection of sexual and reproductive health and demography, particularly their intersection around fertility. Specifically, she studies how fertility...More

Dana O. Sarnak

Assistant Scientist
Kim Martin

Kim Martin

Communications and Marketing Senior Advisor

Kim Martin is an accomplished writer/editor and public affairs specialist with 20+ years’ experience at Johns Hopkins. She is also a digital content strategist and has led the de...More

Kim Martin

Communications and Marketing Senior Advisor
Bethany Raab

Bethany Raab

Senior Grants and Contracts Analyst

Bethany has worked in the financial industry for over 10 years. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Colorado Technical University. Her prior work experience...More

Bethany Raab

Senior Grants and Contracts Analyst
J.M. Ian Salas

J.M. Ian Salas

Senior Technical Advisor | Assistant Scientist

Dr. Ian Salas is an applied microeconomist whose work in research and practice lies at the...More

J.M. Ian Salas

Senior Technical Advisor | Assistant Scientist
Jessica Mirano

Jessica Mirano

Program Officer, Monitoring & Evaluation

Jessica Mirano is a Master of Public Health graduate from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health where she earned certificates in biostatistics and epidemiology, and i...More

Jessica Mirano

Program Officer, Monitoring & Evaluation
Jordan Freeman

Jordan Freeman

Doctoral Student

Jordan Freeman, MPH, is a Program Officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. A...More

Jordan Freeman

Doctoral Student
Kate Graham

Kate Graham

Senior Program Officer

Kate Graham is the Senior Program Officer for The Challenge Initiative (TCI), a Gates Foundation and Bayer AG-funded business unusual approach to providing lifesaving reproductive ...More

Kate Graham

Senior Program Officer
Linnea A. Zimmerman

Linnea A. Zimmerman

Principal Investigator | Associate Professor

Dr. Linnea Zimmerman has a PhD from the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a Masters in Public Heal...More

Linnea A. Zimmerman

Principal Investigator | Associate Professor
Nerrie Navarro

Nerrie Navarro

Grants and Contracts Analyst

Nerrie Navarro is a Grants and Contracts Analyst who joined JHU and the Gates Institute Finance Team in 2024. She is an administrative professional, bringing experience from a univ...More

Nerrie Navarro

Grants and Contracts Analyst
Guy Bai

Guy Bai

Research Program Officer

Guy Bai provides support for data Management activities for PMA countries at the global level as a Program Officer. With seven years of experience, Guy has demonstrated a deep unde...More

Guy Bai

Research Program Officer
Victor Igharo

Victor Igharo

Senior Program Officer II

Vicitor Igharo is a Senior Program Officer II and Nigeria Team Lead for The Challenge Initiative (TCI) at WHGI. He is a seasoned global health leader and social impact expert helpi...More

Victor Igharo

Senior Program Officer II
Jose G. Rimon II

Jose G. Rimon II

Former Institute Director | Senior Scientist Emeritus

Jose “Oying” G. Rimon II is the former Director of the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Hea...More

Jose G. Rimon II

Former Institute Director | Senior Scientist Emeritus
Amarachi Ijeoma

Amarachi Ijeoma

Program Officer | Community Liaison

Amarachi Ijeoma serves as the Community Liaison at the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, where she coordinates communication and programmatic e...More

Amarachi Ijeoma

Program Officer | Community Liaison
Dannah Dennis

Dannah Dennis

Program Officer

Dannah Dennis, PhD, brings a wealth of experience in program administration, research, and teaching to her role as a program officer at the Gates Institute. She has worked as a pro...More

Dannah Dennis

Program Officer
Innocent Grant

Innocent Grant

Graduate Research Assistant/FPNN Community Reporter

Innoce...More

Innocent Grant

Graduate Research Assistant/FPNN Community Reporter
Mauli Mehta

Mauli Mehta

International Events Manager- Program Specialist

Dr. Mauli Mehta is a physician and public health professional specializing in women’s and reproductive health, health systems, and policy. She currently serves as the Internation...More

Mauli Mehta

International Events Manager- Program Specialist
Shannon N. Wood

Shannon N. Wood

Assistant Professor

Dr. Shannon N. Wood's research focuses on the intersection between social determinants of women’s health, most notably gender-based violence, and adverse reproductive and sexual ...More

Shannon N. Wood

Assistant Professor
Celia Karp

Celia Karp

Assistant Professor

Celia Karp, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a Senior Technical Advisor at the William H. Gates Institute. Her work focuses...More

Celia Karp

Assistant Professor
Caroline Moreau

Caroline Moreau

Professor and WHGI Research Director

Caroline Moreau is Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Senior Researcher at the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), and...More

Caroline Moreau

Professor and WHGI Research Director
Saifuddin Ahmed

Saifuddin Ahmed

Professor

Saifuddin Ahmed, MBBS, PhD, is a Professor at the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, with a joint appointment in the Department of Biostatistics. His researc...More

Saifuddin Ahmed

Professor