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Hello, I’m<\/p>\n

Gloria.<\/p>\n

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A global mental health practitioner and researcher working at the intersection of evidence, justice, and practice.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Story<\/p>\n

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My path to global mental health began long before my doctorate. Growing up, I watched people I love navigate systems that didn’t understand them \u2014 and communities that didn’t know how to help. That experience shaped everything about how I work.<\/p>\n

I’ve spent 15 years trying to build something different. Not systems designed from a distance, but ones built with the people closest to the problem \u2014 service users, community health workers, frontline providers, families.<\/p>\n

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The Journey<\/p>\n

My career began in developmental psychobiology at Weill Cornell Medical College, studying risk-taking behaviors in children and adolescents. From there, I moved into global mental health \u2014 MSc at King’s College London and LSHTM, then a DrPH at George Washington University, where I became co-developer of the WHO\/UNICEF EQUIP platform. A postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School followed, then my current role as Director of MHPSS at Partners In Health, leading mental health strategy across 10 global programs.<\/p>\n

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Education<\/p>\n

\n DrPH, Global Mental Health<\/strong> \u2014 George Washington University
\n MSc with Distinction, Global Mental Health<\/strong> \u2014 King’s College London & LSHTM
\n BA, Psychology, Cognitive, Social & Behavioral Neuroscience<\/strong> \u2014 Quinnipiac University
\n DU Passerelle, French Language A2-B1<\/strong> \u2014 Universit\u00e9 de Reims Champagne-Ardenne\n <\/p>\n

Current Roles<\/p>\n

\n Director, MHPSS Implementation Strategy, Research & Partnerships<\/strong> \u2014 Partners In Health
\n Research Collaborator<\/strong> \u2014 Harvard Medical School, Mental Health for All Lab
\n MHPSS Technical Advisor<\/strong> \u2014 Health Professionals Network for Tigray
\n MHPSS Consultant<\/strong> \u2014 University of North Carolina\n <\/p>\n

Selected Past Roles<\/p>\n

\n Technical Consultant, Competency & EQUIP<\/strong> \u2014 War Child Holland
\n Research Fellow, Global Mental Health & Implementation Science<\/strong> \u2014 Harvard Medical School
\n MHPSS Consultant & Trainer<\/strong> \u2014 SAJIDA Foundation, Bangladesh
\n Academic Partner, EQUIP<\/strong> \u2014 George Washington University
\n Graduate Researcher<\/strong> \u2014 King’s College London, Centre for Global Mental Health\n <\/p>\n

Key Credentials<\/p>\n

\n Co-developer<\/strong> \u2014 WHO\/UNICEF EQUIP Platform
\n 13+ Grants Supported<\/strong> \u2014 USAID, NIMH, WHO, UNICEF, MRC, MQ Charity Fund\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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