A Conversation with Rebecca Katz
Societies today exist in a world of unprecedented mobility and interconnectivity. Yet, increasingly globalized travel and trade also confer significant public health risks at both the domestic and international levels through the potential acceleration of epidemic and pandemic emergence. In this conversation, Katz discussed the influences of health issues on modern global diplomacy and how we can act in foreign policy environments with these considerations in the pursuit of global health security
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Rebecca Katz, Ph.D., is a Georgetown professor and director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security, and holds joint appointments in Georgetown University Medical Center and the School of Foreign Service.
Maeve Kennedy McKean (G/L’09), J.D., is the executive director of Georgetown’s Global Health Initiative. A lawyer who works at the intersections of global health and human rights, she is a graduate of Georgetown University, jointly earning a law degree from the Law Center and a master’s degree from the Walsh School of Foreign Service.
John Monahan is the senior advisor for global health to President John J. DeGioia; senior fellow, McCourt School of Public Policy; and senior scholar, O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law.
This event was hosted through Georgetown University’s Conversations in Global Health class, which invites global health professionals to Georgetown’s campus to engage in discussions regarding their career paths and expertise.
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