I’ve been all over the world (~50 countries) and have done a lot. So much so that I named my son Atlas and have a tattoo of the world on my back. I am a xenophile, and I love cultures, but even more than that, I love the people that comprise the culture. I speak several languages in addition to English, including Spanish, some Greek, and I studied Arabic.

My profession derived from my love of people, and as a result, I earned my PhD in Human Development. Today, I am a professor of public health, global health, and psychology. My research method style is qualitative because I want to give people a voice. My research earned my acceptance as a fellow into The Explorers Club.

I have a vast amount of experience conducting research in various settings, publishing in high-impact-factor journals, presenting research internationally, and writing books.

I am the editor of Elsevier’s Dialogues in Health. I have also mentored and chaired over 400 research projects. I am a member of Workplace Health Without Borders. I have worked on a nonprofit in Kenya for over a decade, Water 2 Schools, that gets children in schools water. Lastly, I am a human rights legal expert for Communitology.