About Us
About Us
Our Team
Mr. Negrette has 30 years of extensive international experience in health programs design, implementation and management. He has successfully directed health service delivery programs and commercial healthcare activities, and has structured and developed productive partnerships of strategic importance with relevant private sector companies and government entities, resulting in tangible improvement of the health and social conditions of communities and populations served.
Mr. Negrette has effectively adopted and adapted commercial tools, techniques and approaches to primary care programs in different parts of the world. He has also designed and implemented effective strategic health marketing and communication interventions in challenging environments in Asia, Africa, and North and South America. Mr. Negrette is currently the Director of Global Health at the University of Utah.
Kristina Zhorayeva is a Business Development & Administration Manager at the Office of Global Health. Kristina has more than 10 years of experience in managing & consulting projects in public health and providing services for key and vulnerable populations in the EECA region (Eastern Europe and Central Asia).
She has worked as an independent international consultant and has direct experience in managing projects in development assistance, implementing activities in her native Kazakhstan, as well as in Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, and the Philippines. She designed and implemented community-centered interventions, with a strong emphasis on stigma reduction and health equity.
She recently received a PhD in International Relations from the Graduate School of International Studies at Korea University. Her dissertation focused on Gender and Stigma Barriers to Health. Kristina speaks Russian and English fluently and has some proficiency in Kazakh and Korean. She moved from Almaty, Kazakhstan and she has said that SLC mountains remind her much of her beloved city.
Sophie recently joined the Global Health Office as an Administrative Assistant, bringing with her a genuine passion for global health that began long before her first day on the job. A Utah native from Park City, Sophie earned her degree in Community Health Promotion from the University of Utah College of Health, where she also completed an internship with our office, giving her a head start on the people, programs, and mission she now supports every day.
Sophie is excited to be launching her career in global health and approaches her role with enthusiasm, dedication, and a strong foundation in health promotion. She considers herself a lifelong student of the world, and finds that working in global health offers something new to learn each and every day. As a lifelong, die-hard University of Utah fan, she is proud to call the U her alma mater — and even prouder to be putting her degree to work here.
Global Health Board
The Global Health Board is the body that provides strategic guidance to the Office of Global Health. This board represents the Senior Vice President for Health Sciences and provides broad oversight and support for University of Utah’s global health activities and programs across the health sciences community.
Chair:
Fiemu E. Nwariaku, MD, FACS, MBA - Chair, Department of Surgery, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine
Members:
Samuel R.G. Finalyson, MD, MPH, MBA - Associate Vice President for Clinical Affairs
Marla J. De Jong, PhD, RN, CCNS, FAAN - Dean, College of Nursing
Robert M. Silver, MD - Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine
Yves Lussier, MD, FACMI, FAMIA - Chair, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine
Kelly A. Tappenden, PhD, RD - Dean, College of Health
Global Health Council
The Global Health Council of the University of Utah will guide essential functions of the Office of Global Health (OGH). The Council will advise on OGH’s key strategic and operational endeavors in its interactions with faculty and learners. The functions of the Council will encompass three broad areas: academic coordination, communication, and program implementation.
Members:
HSC Colleges, Schools and Entities
Eccles Library - Catherine B Soehner, MLS, BSN
Medicine - Ty Dickerson, M.D., MPH
Nursing - Schola Matovu, PhD, RN
Pharmacy - Nathorn (Nui) Chaiyakunapruk, PharmD, PhD
SOM Departments
Anesthesia - Candace C. Chang, MD, MPH
Biomedical Informatics - Ramkiran Gouripeddi, M.B.B.S., M.S.
Emergency Medicine - Ryan P. Ernst, MD
Ophthalmology/MEC - Craig J. Chaya, M.D.
ObGyne - Anne Erickson, M.D.
Pathology - Tracey J. Lamb, PhD
Pediatrics - Jeff A. Robison, M.D.
Population Health - Melissa H. Watt, PhD
Surgery - Lauren M. Baumann, BA, MD, MHS
Huntsman Mental Health Institute - Megan D. Chochol, M.D.
Special Offices
Office of General Counsel - Laura Anne Stetson, J.D.
Office of Global Engagement - Cheri Daily, M.S.
Office of Risk Management - Suzette Goucher, J.D., RN, CPHRM.