Dr. Joseph Inungu
Professor
Joseph Inungu is currently professor of public health and director of the Master’s of Public Health program at Central Michigan University. Prior to joining CMU, he served as the Director of Socio-Behavioral Research at International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) where he developed the socio-behavioral research portfolio in in partnership with clinical research centers in five countries to conduct formative research, HIV vaccine trials and other HIV-related epidemiology studies. Before IAVI, Dr Inungu worked for as Regional Researcher for West and Central Africa for Population Services International (PSI). He provided technical assistance in qualitative and quantitative research to several countries in the region to inform the development of social marketing interventions. Prior to joining PSI, Dr Inungu worked as Senior Research Scientist for African Population & Health Research Center in Nairobi, Kenya, where he led the 5th year evaluation of the Global Funds to Fight HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis. Dr Inungu holds a Master’s and a Doctor of Public Health degrees from Tulane University School of Public Health in New Orleans and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Kinshasa in the DR Congo.
HIV, Malaria, Program design and Evaluation, Global health.