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The Global FEWture Alliance Team

Our team includes collaborators from the University of Maryland, College Park (USA), CultivAid (an Israeli non-profit operating in East Africa), the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies (Israel), The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel), Kathmandu University (Nepal), Sanskriti Farms and Research Center (Nepal), and Mbeya University of Science and Technology (Tanzania).

Administrative Core Team
Portrait of Amy Sapkota

Amy Sapkota

Principal Investigator | Chair, GEOH | MPower Professor | UMD
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Suhana Chattopadhyay

Assistant Research Professor | Co-PI | Program Manager: Global FEWture Alliance and Global STEWARDS | UMD
Portrait of Gili Marbach-Ad

Gili Marbach-Ad

Research Professor | Co-PI | Director, CMNS Teaching & Learning Center | UMD
Portrait of Heidi Scott

Heidi Scott

Communications Director | Associate Clinical Professor | UMD
Maryland FEWture Team Leaders
Portrait of Rachel Goldstein

Rachel Goldstein

Assistant Professor | Co-PI | UMD
Portrait of Shirley Micallef

Shirley Micallef

Professor | Co-PI | UMD
Nepal FEWture Team Leaders
Portrait of Shree Krishna Dhital

Shree Krishna Dhital

Director, Sanskriti Farms & Research Centre
Portrait of Biraj Man Karmacharya

Biraj Man Karmacharya

Director, Public Health and Community Programs | Associate Professor | Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences
Portrait of Leena Malayil

Leena Malayil

Assistant Research Professor | Co-PI | UMD
Israel FEWture Team Leaders
Portrait of Clive Lipchin

Clive Lipchin

Director, Arava Institute for Environmental Studies | Co-PI
Portrait of Brian Needelman

Brian Needelman

Associate Professor | UMD | Department of Environmental Science & Technology
Tanzania FEWture Team Leaders
Portrait of Tomer Malchi

Tomer Malchi

Executive Director, CultivAid | Co-PI
Portrait of Eliezer Mwakalapa

Eliezer Mwakalapa

Acting Principal | Lecturer | Researcher | Mbeya University of Science and Technology (MUST)
Portrait of Paul C. Turner

Paul C. Turner

Associate Professor | Director of SPH Small Molecule Core Facility | UMD
Education FEWture Team Leaders
Portrait of Suhana Chattopadhyay

Suhana Chattopadhyay

Assistant Research Professor | Co-PI | Program Manager: Global FEWture Alliance and Global STEWARDS | UMD
Portrait of Rianna Murray

Rianna Murray

Assistant Research Professor | Co-PI | UMD
Additional Team Members
Portrait of Taiwo Alawode

Taiwo Alawode

Ph.D Student | UMD
Portrait of Ibiyinka Amokeodo

Ibiyinka Amokeodo

Ph.D Student | UMD
Portrait of Dina Borzekowski

Dina Borzekowski

Research Professor | Co-PI | Director, Global Health Initiative | UMD
Portrait of Jen Cotting

Jen Cotting

Director, Environmental Finance Center | Co-PI | UMD
Portrait of Allen P. Davis

Allen P. Davis

Professor | Co-PI | UMD
Portrait of Stephanie Lansing

Stephanie Lansing

Professor | Co-PI | UMD
Portrait of Yael Mishael

Yael Mishael

Director, Sustainability Center | Co-PI | Hebrew University
Portrait of Thurka Sangaramoorthy

Thurka Sangaramoorthy

Professor | Co-PI | American University | US Department of State | US Embassy Addis Ababa
Portrait of Bim Shrestha

Bim Shrestha

Professor | Kathmandu University | Affiliate Professor | University of Washington
Portrait of Ruby Maka Shrestha

Ruby Maka Shrestha

Research Project Lead for Health System, Policy, and Environmental Health | Dhulikhel Hospital | Kathmandu University Hospital
Portrait of Yuval Ziv

Yuval Ziv

Co-PI | Coordinator, The Hebrew University | Founder, WaterComms
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