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Leslie Roberts

Professor Emeritus of Population and Family Health at CUMC, Columbia University

Professor Emeritus of Population and Family Health at CUMC, Columbia University He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering and did a post-doctorate fellowship in epidemiology at the Centers for Disease Control’s Refugee Health Unit. Les was the Director of Health Policy at the International Rescue Committee from 1999-2003. He has been involved in the field work of over 50 mortality surveys in conflict settings including in DRC, Zimbabwe, CAR, and Iraq. His present research focuses on documenting the crisis in CAR. Academic Appointments Professor Emeritus of Population and Family Health at CUMC Special Lecturer in Population and Family Health Education & Training BS, 1983 St Lawrence University MPH, 1987 Tulane University PhD, 1992 Johns Hopkins University Committees, Societies, Councils R2HC Review Committee Researching the Impact of Attacks on Healthcare (RIAH) Advisory Committee Honors & Awards 2012 - Teaching Excellence Award, Mailman School of Public Health. 2008 - Edward Barsky Award at APHA Annual Conference. 2007 - APHA Special Award for Conflict Epidemiological Research (With Burnham G, Doocy, S, Lafta R.) 2006 - Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. 2006 - Ambassador, Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research. 1995 - The Paul C. Schnitker Award for Outstanding Contribution to International Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA., March. 1994 - Medal of Achievement, USPHS, Spring. 1990 – 1991 -The Dick C. Heil Memorial Scholarship. Chesapeake Chapter of the American Water Works Association.