![Maria Danet Lapiz Bluhm, PhD, RN, MSci, Associate Professor](/nursing/sites/nursing/files/2022-12/blum.jpg)
Director of International Programs
Maria Danet Lapiz Bluhm, PhD, RN, MSci, Associate Professor
Specialties and Interests:
- Biobehavioral science
- Community health outreach in Asian communities
- Facilitating global collaborations in nursing education
Read about Dr. Bluhm’s global health engagement in the Service section.
![Diane Cavazos, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor/Clinical](/nursing/sites/nursing/files/2022-12/cavazos.jpg)
Global Health Mentor
Diane Cavazos, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor/Clinical
Specialties and Interests:
- Migrant issues in the Hispanic community
- Domestic violence
- Human trafficking
Read about Dr. Cavazos’s global health engagement in the Service section.
![Paula Christianson-Silva, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, ANP-BC, Assistant Professor/Clinical](/nursing/sites/nursing/files/2022-12/christianson-silvapaula.jpg)
Global Health Mentor
Paula Christianson-Silva, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, ANP-BC, Assistant Professor/Clinical
Specialties and Interests:
- Homeless and low-income health care
- Refugee health
- Health policy advocacy
Read about Dr. Christianson's global health engagement in the Service section.
![Brandi Farrell, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC, PC, Assistant Professor/Clinical](/nursing/sites/nursing/files/2022-12/brandi-farrell.jpg)
Global Health Mentor
Brandi Farrell, DNP, APRN, CPNP-AC, PC, Assistant Professor/Clinical
Specialties and Interests:
- Child health, maltreatment and trauma
- Human trafficking
- Refugee health
Read more about Dr. Farrell’s global health engagement in the Services section.
![Kathryn Parke DNP, APRN, CPNP, Associate Professor/Clinical](/nursing/sites/nursing/files/2022-12/parke.jpg)
Global Health Mentor
Kathryn Parke DNP, APRN, CPNP, Associate Professor/Clinical
Specialties and Interests:
- Annual Guatemalan Endeavor
- Guatemalan culture
- Interprofessional medical outreach
Read more about Dr. Parke’s global health engagement in the Services section.
![Jolly Punchamannil, DNP, CMSRN, NE-BC, Assistant Professor/Clinical](/nursing/sites/nursing/files/2022-12/punchamannil.jpg)
Global Health Mentor
Jolly Punchamannil, DNP, CMSRN, NE-BC, Assistant Professor/Clinical
Specialties and Interests:
- Midwifery
- Health disparities in low- and middle-income countries
- Cultural influence in health practices
Read more about Dr. Punchamannil’s global health engagement in the Services section.
![Norma Martinez Rogers, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor](/nursing/sites/nursing/files/2022-12/rogers-norma.jpg)
Global Health Mentor
Norma Martinez Rogers, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor
Specialties and Interests:
- Health policy and advocacy programs
- Latino health
- A founding commissioner of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
Read more about Dr. Martinez-Roger’s global health engagement in the Services section.
![Heidi J. Worabo, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP, Associate Professor/Clinical](/nursing/sites/nursing/files/2022-12/worabo.jpg)
Global Health Mentor
Heidi J. Worabo, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP, Associate Professor/Clinical
Specialties and Interests:
- Refugee health
- Family health
- Preventive health care
Read more about Dr. Worabo’s global health engagement in the Services section.