Bio

Dr. Kristen Sullivan is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Population Health and Pathobiology and Director of Undergraduate Programs for NC State’s Global One Health Academy. She leads undergraduate One Health education initiatives and developed and launched the Global One Health undergraduate minor and Global One Health Scholars program. She also contributed to the development of the MS in Global One Health and teaches at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Her work focuses on preparing students from different disciplinary backgrounds to understand complex One Health problems, integrate evidence and perspectives across disciplines, and apply One Health approaches to real-world challenges. She brings a background in global health and social and behavioral science, including work in health behavior, research ethics, applied research, and One Health teaching and learning.

Dr. Sullivan received her PhD in Health Behavior and Health Education and MSW from UNC-Chapel Hill and her MBA from the University of Miami. Prior to joining NC State, she led NIH-funded research at UNC-Chapel Hill focused on ethical inclusion in infectious disease research in the United States and sub-Saharan Africa. Her previous experience also includes teaching and mentoring in global health at Duke University and teaching and program development in public health at Elon University.