Margaret Baker, PhD
Member, Scientific Advisory Board
Dr. Baker is an associate professor in the Department of Global Health at Georgetown University. She has 25 years of experience working on Neglected Tropical Diseases and other infectious diseases. She received her MSc from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and her PhD from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Prior to Georgetown University, she worked at RTI International on USAID funded NTD programs, supporting over 20 countries across Africa, Asia, and Haiti; at the National Health Service in the UK in tuberculosis surveillance; at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine; and embedded within the national government lymphatic filariasis programs in Vanuatu (S Pacific) and the Dominican Republic. Dr Baker’s research focuses on increasing the reach of infectious disease interventions through integration and adaptation for special populations. She uses an implementation science approach, drawing on multidisciplinary methods. This work builds on over 25 years of experience in both implementation and research, with a focus on neglected tropical diseases, tuberculosis, and child health. Dr. Baker also teaches courses at the master’s and bachelor’s level, is on the International Health Journal and PLoS NTDs Journal editorial boards and regularly acts as a peer reviewer for multiple journals. She also continues to stay actively engaged with global health practice by serving on the board of trustees for Helen Keller Intl as well as regularly consulting for the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), USAID, and others.
