Our team
Researchers at CISI come from diverse backgrounds, but we share an interest in core themes (noncommunicable diseases; chronic malnutrition and food security; child development; and gender and health) and in a common set of methods: mixed methods, applied anthropology, quality improvement, and implementation science. Most of our research staff are Guatemalan professionals working in their own communities and languages.
Principal Investigators
- Anita Chary MD PhD ORCID 0000-0002-8839-7617
- Meghan Farley Webb PhD MPH ORCID 0000-0002-8736-4637
- David Flood MD MSc ORCID 0000-0002-4372-7387
- Gabriela Montenegro PhD ORCID 0009-0002-6724-4803
- Peter Rohloff MD PhD Chief Science Officer ORCID 0000-0001-7274-8315
- Anahí Venzor Strader MD MMSc ORCID 0000-0001-9604-7708
Community Partnerships & IRB
- Karyn Choy Community Partnerships and IRB Lead ORCID 0009-0006-4357-4305
Researchers
- Ana Gabriela Canú Ajqui
- Cindy Villalobos
- Laura Morales
- Duglas Adonias López García
- Edlyn Ramos ORCID 0009-0005-5896-6283
- Elsa Marina Sebaquijay Iquic
- Emily Magali Roxana Serech Cuxil
- Esteban Castro
- Eva Tuiz ORCID 0009-0005-4995-8273
- Enma Coyote
- Irma Yolanda Piló Palax ORCID 0009-0008-8957-791X
- Karen Gabriela Miculax Baján
- Magdalena Guarchaj Catinac
- Olga Marina Saloj
- Elisa María Reyna Gutiérrez
- Rosibely Sut
- Sara Hernández ORCID 0009-0005-7595-5180
- Scott Tschida ORCID 0000-0002-1821-6702
- Stephen Alajajian ORCID 0000-0001-9203-8994
- Vilma Yanira Borón Surec
- Wendy Rodriguez
- Rafael Lopez
Affiliate Research Scientists
- Dr. Aurora Aragon ORCID 0000-0003-2216-552X
- Dr. Joaquin Barnoya Unidad Cardiovascular de Guatemala, Universidad Rafael Landivar ORCID 0000-0002-1731-479X
- Dr. Marvin González Quiroz Department of Renal Medicine, University College London ORCID 0000-0002-0093-6357
- Dr. Maria del Pilar Grazioso Department of Psychology, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala. Proyecto Aigle Guatemala ORCID 0000-0002-9205-5193
- MSc Pharm Carol Guzman Department of Toxicology, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
- Dr. Nasim Katebi Department of Biomedical Informatics, Emory University ORCID 0000-0001-7750-0554
- Dr. Indiana Lopez
- Dr. Vicente Sánchez Polo Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
- Dr. Lee Voth-Gaeddert Center for Health through Microbiomes, Arizona State University ORCID 0000-0002-9541-1958
Other Key Collaborators
- Dr. Gari Clifford Department of Biomedical Informatics, Emory University ORCID 0000-0002-5709-201X
- Dr. Jennifer Crowe El Instituto Regional de Estudios en Sustancias Tóxicas de la Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica ORCID 0000-0002-0608-7157
- Dr. Ilgi Ertem Department of Pediatrics, Ankara University ORCID 0000-0001-9187-0869
- Dr. Subodh Gupta Department of Community Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences ORCID 0000-0002-4412-9389
- Dr. Rachel Hall-Clifford Department of Sociology, Emory University
- Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown Center for Health through Microbiomes, Arizon State University ORCID 0000-0001-6064-3524
- Dr. Vibha Krishnamurthy Ummeed Child Development Center ORCID 0000-0002-7656-6102
- Dr. Ann Miller Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School ORCID 0000-0001-6841-9439
- Dr. Manuel Ramirez Centro de Investigación para la Prevención de las Enfermedades Crónicas, Instituto de Nutrición de Centro América y Panamá
- Dr. Beth Smith Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern California, Children's Hospital Los Angeles ORCID 0000-0003-2531-5394
- Dr. Alison Steiber Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics ORCID 0000-0001-5948-7675
- Dr. Bradley Wagenaar Department of Global Health, University of Washington ORCID 0000-0002-3351-7175
- Dr. Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico ORCID 0000-0003-0315-7022