At NYU Langone’s Department of Population Health, our faculty and staff leadership team directs and supports research and educational programs, department strategy, and community engagement, collaborating across NYU Langone and with outside organizations.

Our Senior Leadership

Lorna E. Thorpe, PhD, MPH
Department Chair

Mark D. Schwartz, MD
Vice Chair, Education and Faculty Affairs

Chau Trinh-Shevrin, DrPH
Vice Chair, Research

Simona C. Kwon, DrPH, MPH
Vice Chair

Our Division, Section, and Center Directors

Scott Braithwaite, MD, MSc
Director, Division of Comparative Effectiveness and Decision Science

Laurie M. Brotman, PhD
Director, Center for Early Childhood Health and Development

Arthur L. Caplan, PhD
Director, Division of Medical Ethics

Magdalena Cerdá, DrPH, MPH
Director, Division of Epidemiology
Director, Center for Opioid Epidemiology and Policy

Brian D. Elbel, PhD, MPH
Director, Section on Health Choice, Policy, and Evaluation

Leora Horwitz, MD, MHS
Director, Division of Healthcare Delivery Science and Center for Healthcare Innovation and Delivery Science

Sue A. Kaplan, JD
Director, Community Service Plan

Simona C. Kwon, DrPH, MPH
Director, Section for Health Equity

Joshua D. Lee, MD
Co-Director, Section on Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug Use

Jennifer McNeely, MD
Co-Director, Section on Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug Use

Chau Trinh-Shevrin, DrPH
Director, Division of Health and Behavior

Andrea B. Troxel, ScD
Director, Division of Biostatistics

Rajesh Vedanthan, MD, MPH
Director, Section for Global Health

General Administration

Leanne Luerassi, MPH
Department Administrator
Leanne.Luerassi@NYULangone.org

Kerri Zezulinski, MS
Director of Research Administration
Kerri.Zezulinski@NYULangone.org

Judy Yoon
Director of Finance
Judy.Yoon@NYULangone.org

Beverly Borg, MFA
Executive Assistant to the Chair
Beverly.Borg@NYULangone.org

Kathryn Nyland
Coordinator, Faculty Affairs and Education
Kathryn.Nyland@NYULangone.org

Division Administration

Roxana Damian, MBA
Division Administrator, Division of Biostatistics

Elizabeth Clancy, MS
Division Administrator, Division of Epidemiology
Elizabeth.Clancy@NYULangone.org

Jamie Hager, MPA
Division Administrator, Division of Health and Behavior
Jamie.Hager@NYULangone.org

Shawn Hoke
Division Administrator, Division of Healthcare Delivery Science
Shawn.Hoke@NYULangone.org

Jessica Wico
Program Manager, Division of Medical Ethics
Jessica.Wico@NYULangone.org

Communications and Marketing

Sasha Walek, MPA
Communications Director, Department of Population Health
Sasha.Walek@NYULangone.org
646-501-3873

Disclaimer: NYU Langone’s programs do not include preferences, quotas, or set asides, or otherwise exclude anyone based on race, sex, or other protected categories.