RICE 360° DIRECTORS

Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Ph.D.

Director of Rice 360° Institute
for Global Health

Malcolm Gillis University Professor

Professor of Bioengineering

Maria Oden, Ph.D.

Co-Director of Rice 360° Institute for Global Health

Director of the OEDK

Professor of Bioengineering

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ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM

Dr. Andi Gobin, Ph.D.

Director of Invention Education & Global Health Lecturer

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agobin@rice.edu

Brian Miller, JD

Director of Operations

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brian.miller@rice.edu

Yvette Mirabal, MPH

Executive Director

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ymirabal@rice.edu

Dr. Ashley Taylor, Ph.D., MPH

Director of Education

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ashley.r.taylor@rice.edu

Karen Turney

Director of Development

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kturney@rice.edu

Esalee Andrade-Guerrero

Graphic Designer

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eea2@rice.edu

Linda Bird

NEST Financial Monitor & Analyst

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lbird@rice.edu

Becca Elias, MPH

IRB Administrator

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rebecca.elias@rice.edu

Daphne Flowers

Institute & Events Administrator

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dflowers@rice.edu

Regina McKinzie

Financial Coordinator

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regina.mckinzie@rice.edu

Emily Mitaro, MS

Education Programs Administrator

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ecm2@rice.edu

Jasmine Nguyen

Senior Financial Specialist

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jasmine.nguyen@rice.edu

J'Neal Woods

Administrative Specialist

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jneal.woods@rice.edu

OPEN POSITIONS

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Digital Communications Specialist

Kristen Woods

Finance Specialist

 

kristen.s.woods@rice.edu

 

TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS TEAM

Dr. Megan Heenan, Ph.D.

Director of Technology Development

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megan.l.heenan@rice.edu

Elizabeth Asma, MSc

Associate Director of Technology Optimization

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elizabeth.asma@rice.edu

Grant Belton

Chief Designer

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gbelton@rice.edu

Dr. Meaghan Bond, Ph.D.

Research Scientist &
NEST Senior Design Engineer

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meaghan.mc.bond@rice.edu

Dr. Jenny Carns, Ph.D.

Research Scientist &

NEST Senior Design Engineer

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jcarns@rice.edu

Ryan Johnston

Technology Translation Manager

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ryan.w.johnston@rice.edu

Richard Schwarz, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

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schwarzr@rice.edu

Joseph Bailey

Chief Electronics Designer

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joseph.bailey@rice.edu

OPEN POSITIONS

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No positions currently available

Sonia Sosa

Clinical Research Engineer

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soniasosa@rice.edu

 

INTERNATIONAL

PROGRAMS TEAM

Aba Asibon

NEST International Programs Director

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aba.asibon@rice.edu

Dr. Christine Bohne, DrPH

Regional Program Director, East Africa

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christine.a.bohne@rice.edu

Sara Liaghati-Mobarhan

NEST Biomedical Tech Training Director

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slmobarhan@rice.edu

Evelyn Zimba

Rice 360° Malawi Country Director

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ezimba@rice.edu

OPEN POSITIONS

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Rice 360° Nigeria Country Director
NEST Training Materials Coordinator

Sara Desai, MPA

NEST Project Manager

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sara.desai@rice.edu

Julia Jenjezwa

Rice 360° DIT Innovation Design Studio Coordinator

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julia.jenjezwa@rice.edu

Will Moyo

Rice 360° Polytechnic Innovation Design Studio Manager

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willdesireemoyo@rice.edu

AFFILIATED FACULTY

Pedro Alvarez

Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University

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Gang Bao

Bioengineering, Rice University

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Richard Baraniuk

Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Rice University

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George Bennett

Biosciences, Rice University

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