Xóchitl Castañeda

Project Director,
California-Mexico Health Initiative,
CPRC,Office of the President,
University of California,

Dr. Xóchitl Castañeda is the Project Director of the California-Mexico Health Initiative, a partnership created in 2001 by Mexican President Vicente Fox and the University of California. In her role as Project Director, Dr. Castañeda is involved in cross-border studies to assess how widespread diseases such as HIV/AIDS and TB are among migrant workers, with the long-term goal to enhance prevention and treatment.

Vijaya Hogan, Dr. PH.

Clinical Associate Professor,
Maternal and Child Health,
School of Public Health,
UNC-Chapel Hill,

Dr. Vijaya Hogan, Dr. PH. is the Director of Curriculum on Health Disparities and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Maternal Health and Child Health at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She is well known for her work on maternal and child health and disparities in preterm delivery among minority populations.

Marcu Martin, PhD,MPH, MA

Director,

The J.McDonalds Williams Institute

Dr. Martin is Director of the J. McDonald Williams Institute, founded by the Foundation for Community Empowerment, and an assistant professor in the School of Public Health at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, where he was named the 2004-2005 Student Public Health Association Outstanding Faculty Member.