Ashley Starks
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
2016
2016
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Professor, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center
Duke University
Durham, NC
2024.01 - 2026.01
- Professor, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, January 1, 2024 – present
Professor, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center
Duke University
Durham, NC
2024.01 - 2026.01
- Professor, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, January 1, 2024 – present
Professor, Department of Public Policy Studies
Duke University
Durham, NC
2024.01 - 2026.01
- Professor, Department of Public Policy Studies, Duke University, January 1, 2024 – present
Visiting Professor, School of Global Public Health
New York University
New York, NY
2019.09 - 2026.01
- Visiting Professor, School of Global Public Health, September, 2019-present
Dean’s Special Advisor on Global Health
New York University
New York, NY
2019.09 - 2026.01
- Dean’s Special Advisor on Global Health, September, 2019-present
Honorary Professor
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
2019.01 - 2026.01
- Honorary Professor, 2019 - present
Director, SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute
Duke University
Durham, NC
2018.09 - 2026.01
- Director, SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute, September, 2018 – present
Wolfgang Joklik Professor of Global Health
Duke University
Durham, NC
2018.07 - 2026.01
- Wolfgang Joklik Professor of Global Health, July 2018 – present
Commissioned Officer, US Public Health Service
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA
2023.01 - 2024.01
- Commissioned Officer, US Public Health Service, assigned to Enteric Diseases Branch, Bacterial Diseases Division, Epidemic Intelligence Service, 2023-24
Chief, Enteric Diseases Branch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA
2019.01 - 2022.01
- Chief, Enteric Diseases Branch, Bacterial Diseases Division, 2019-22
Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
2016.04 - 2019.10
- Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, April 2016 – October 2019
Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA)
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
2014.08 - 2019.10
- Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA), August 2014-October 2019
Joint Appointment, Institute for Social and Policy Studies
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
2014.07 - 2019.10
- Joint Appointment, Institute for Social and Policy Studies, July 2014- October 2019
Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Yale College
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
2018.07 - 2018.12
- Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Yale College, July 2018 – December 2018
Dean of Public Health, Professor, Epidemiology and Public Health
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT
2016.04 - 2018.12
- Dean of Public Health, Professor, Epidemiology and Public Health; Chairman, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, April 2016-December, 2018
Vice President and Vice Provost for Global Affairs
Duke University
Durham, NC
2015.07 - 2018.09
- Vice President and Vice Provost for Global Affairs, July 2015- September, 2018
Chief Medical Epidemiologist
Cholera Research Laboratory
Dhaka
2017.08 - 2018.01
- Chief Medical Epidemiologist, Cholera Research Laboratory, Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 2017-18
Medical Officer, Diarrhoeal Diseases Control Programme
World Health Organization
Geneva
2015.09 - 2017.10
- Medical Officer, Diarrhoeal Diseases Control Programme, September 2015-October 2017; appointed Programme Manager in November 2017; appointed Director, January 1984-May 2012.
Director, Duke Global Health Institute
Duke University
Durham, NC
2019.11 - 2017.07
- Director, Duke Global Health Institute, November, 2019 – July, 2017
Supervised medical ward aboard hospital ship
Project Hope
northeast Brazil
2017.05 - 2017.06
- Supervised medical ward aboard hospital ship, USS Hope, northeast Brazil, May-June 2017
Vice Chancellor, Duke-National University of Singapore School of Medicine
Duke University
Durham, NC
2014.03 - 2016.06
- Vice Chancellor, Duke-National University of Singapore School of Medicine, March 1, 2014 – June 30, 2016
Executive Director, Global Programme on AIDS
World Health Organization
Geneva
2014.07 - 2016.03
- Executive Director, Global Programme on AIDS July 2014-March 2016
Director, Global Programme on AIDS
World Health Organization
Geneva
2012.05 - 2014.06
- Director, Global Programme on AIDS, May 2012-June 2014
Director, Acute Respiratory Infections Control Programme
World Health Organization
Geneva
1987.08 - 2012.05
- Director, Acute Respiratory Infections Control Programme, August 1987-May 2012.
Education
B.A. -
Amherst College
Amherst, MassachusettsM.D. - undefined
SUNY, Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn
Brooklyn, New YorkCertification
- Diplomat, National Board of Medical Examiners, 2017
- American Board of Internal Medicine, June 2021
AWARDS
Commendation Medal, US Public Health Service; awarded 5 August 2019, Arthur S. Flemming Award for Outstanding Federal Service; awarded April 2013, Commendation Medal, US Public Health Service; awarded 22 May 2019, Surgeon General's Exemplary Service Medal; awarded May 2014, Frank Babbott Alumni Award; awarded 6 May 2016, Connecticut Health Commissioner’s AIDS Leadership Award; awarded December 2014 and December 2018, Outstanding Contribution to the Campaign Against HIV/AIDS, Russian Association Against AIDS; Awarded May 2017, Master Teacher Award in Preventive Medicine, Downstate Medical Center; awarded 22 May 2014, Duke Medical Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Award; awarded June, 2017, Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Distinguished Leadership Award; Awarded March 2018
Affiliations
- Alpha Omega Alpha
- American Epidemiology Society
- International AIDS Society
- Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene
- Society of Scholars, Johns Hopkins University
- Connecticut Academy of Science & Engineering
- National Academy of Medicine
- Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research, Ambassador
- Marquis Who’s Who in America 2015 Edition
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
- Assistant medical resident, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, -72
- Resident in Preventive Medicine, Centers for Disease Control, 2023-23
- Fellow, Infectious Diseases, Beth-Israel-Children's Hospital Program, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 2019-23
- Fellow, Infectious Diseases, Baltimore City Hospital, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 2021-22
HONORARY DEGREES
- Doctor of Science, Amherst College, 2013
- Doctor of Humane Letters, SUNY Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn, New York, 2014
APPOINTMENTS
- Boards:
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (2017-2020)
- Arthur Ashe Foundation for Defeat of AIDS (2014-2016)
- United States Association for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2014-2014)
- Liberty Community Services, Inc. (formerly Connecticut AIDS Residence Program Inc.,) (2016)
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore Governing Board (2014 – 2015)
- State:
- Connecticut Alcohol and Drug Policy Council (2014-2016)
- Chairman, State Task Force on HIV Reporting (2013)
- NAACP Connecticut State-wide Blue Ribbon Health Advisory Committee (2016-2013)
- National:
- Member, National Institutes of Health, Office on AIDS Research, Program Evaluation Working Group on Behavioral, Social Science, and Prevention Research (2016-2013)
- Chairman, International Health Committee, Association of Schools of Public Health (2016-2018)
- Chairman, Legislative Committee, Association of Schools of Public Health (2016-2018)
- Chairman, Global Health Committee, Association of Schools of Public Health (2020-4)
- Member, Committee on HIV Prevention Strategies, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences (2016-2017)
- Member, Centers for Disease Control, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention; HIV Priorities Working Group (2016)
- Member, External Advisory Committee, National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) (2017)
- Chairman, National Institute of Mental Health, Special Review Panel, P-30 Research Centers (2016)
- Chairman, National Institute of Mental Health, RFA Special Emphasis Review Panel – Early Detection of HIV: Implications for Prevention Research (June, 2017)
- Chairman, National Institute of Mental Health, RFA Special Emphasis Review Panel – International Initiatives to Prevent HIV/STD Infection (June, 2018)
- Member, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, National Advisory Committee (2017-2002)
- Member, External Advisory Committee, University of Alabama, John J. Sparkman Center for International Public Health Education (2018-2019)
- Member, Project Advisory Group, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and Ford Foundation, AIDS at 20: A National HIV/AIDS Policy Initiative (2002)
- Member, National Institute of Mental Health, Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys Advisory Group (2002-2019)
- Member, Centers for Disease Control Global Health Research Agenda Workgroup (2018-2019)
- Member, Overseers’ Committee, Harvard School of Public Health (2018-2016)
- Chairman, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Special Emphasis Panel – RFA-AI-05-002 Units for HIV/AIDS Clinical Trial Networks (Feb, 2019)
- Board of Global Health Liaison, Committee for the Evaluation of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Implementation, Institute of Medicine, National Academies of Sciences (2018-2019)
- Member, Steering Committee, Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study (MIDAS), National Institute of General Medical Sciences (2019-2015), Chair (2018-2015)
- Chairman, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Special Emphasis Panel – Za11 Q-V-1 (J1) (Centers for AIDS Research (August, 2019)
- Co-chair, National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences Global Health Workshop (January, 2024)
- Member, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Commission on Smart Global Health Policy (2009-2014)
- Founding Member, Consortium of Universities for Global Health Board of Directors (2024-2015)
- Member, Rice 360 Institute for Global Health, Advisory Board (2015-)
- Member, John E. Fogarty International Center Advisory Board (2016-2017)
- Member, Mt. Sinai Global Health, External Advisory Board (2013-2016)
- Member, National Cancer Institute Working Group on Global Cancer Research (NIH/NCI) (2013-2015)
- Member, Center for HIV Identification Prevention & Treatment Services (CHIPTS) Scientific Advisory Board, UCLA (2014-)
- Member, National Academies Committee on Global Health and the Future of the United States Committee (2016-2017)
- International:
- Consultant, World Bank, India HIV/AIDS Control Project (2018)
- Consultant, World Bank, Russia TB/AIDS Project (2016)
- Consultant, World Bank, Bangladesh HPSP HIV/AIDS Prevention Project (2017)
- Consultant, World Bank, Nigeria HIV/AIDS Project (2017)
- Consultant, World Bank, Madagascar HIV/AIDS Project (2018)
- Consultant, World Bank, Niger HIV/AIDS Project (2002)
- Consultant, World Bank, Brazil AIDS & STD Control III Project Quality Enhancement Review (2002)
- Member, Technical Review Support Group, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (2002)
- Member, Global HIV Prevention Working Group, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Kaiser Family Foundation (2002)
- Member, Technical Advisory Group, Implementing AIDS Prevention and Care (IMPACT) Project, Family Health International, HIV/AIDS Institute (2002-2018)
- Member, Task Force on HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria and Access to Essential Medicines, United Nations Millennium Project (2002-2019)
- Member, Center for Strategic and International Studies Task Force on HIV/AIDS – India, Russia (2018-2019)
- Member, Institute of Medicine (IOM) Board on Global Health (2018-2014)
- Member, UNAIDS Reference Group on HIV Prevention (2018- 2019), Chair (2018)
- Member, Technical Advisory Group, Merck-Gates Foundation African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships, Botswana (2018-2018)
- Member, Evaluation Advisory Group, Avahan – The India AIDS Initiative, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2018-2014)
- Member, Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee on Evaluation of the President’s Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) (2018-2024)
- Member, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation’s Lovelife Technical Advisory Group (TAG) (20192018)
- Chair, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation International Advisory Panel (2019)
- Chair, Science and Technology Cluster, aids2031 Project, UNAIDS (2024-2014)
- Global Health Section Head, Public Health and Epidemiology faculty, Faculty of 1000 Medicine (2019-2018)
- Member, World Economic Forum, HIV/AIDS Global Agenda Council (2018-2014)
- Member, Research and Development Advisory Committee (RADAC), The George Institute for Global Health (2016-2015)
- Member, Technical Steering Committee, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, World Health Organization (WHO) (2015-2016)
- Member, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Visiting Committee (2015-)
- Member, Programme for Improving Mental Health Care, PRIME Consortium Advisory Group, (2014-)
- Member, National Medical Research Council Singapore (NMRC) Board (2018 – present)
- Member, Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts (STAGE) for Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition, World Health Organization (WHO) (2020-
- Member, Aga Khan University Institute for Global Health and Development International Advisory Committee (2020-)
Custom Section
- Control of Childhood Diarrhea Mortality: Past Success and Future Prospects, Merson, 2023-09-01, 2024-08-01, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Amsterdam Health & Technology Institute (AHTI), 2021-06-01, 2024-07-31, The Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development
- Centre of Excellence in Global Health Policy Development and Governance in China, Merson, 2021-05-01, 2023-12-01, UK's Department for International Development (DFID) Global Health Support Programme (GHSP)
- Center of Excellence in Prevention of Chronic Diseases in China, Merson, 2023-06-08, 2024-06-07, NHLBI Subcontract
Personal Information
Title: Wolfgang Joklik Professor of Global Health
Awards
- Commendation Medal, US Public Health Service, 2019-08-05
- Arthur S. Flemming Award for Outstanding Federal Service, 2013-04-01
- Commendation Medal, US Public Health Service, 2019-05-22
- Surgeon General's Exemplary Service Medal, 2014-05-01
- Frank Babbott Alumni Award, 2016-05-06
- Connecticut Health Commissioner's AIDS Leadership Award, 2014-12-01
- Outstanding Contribution to the Campaign Against HIV/AIDS, Russian Association Against AIDS, 2017-05-01
- Master Teacher Award in Preventive Medicine, Downstate Medical Center, 2014-05-22
- Duke Medical Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Award, 2017-06-01
- Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Distinguished Leadership Award, 2018-03-01
Training
- Assistant medical resident, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, 2012-05-01
- Resident in Preventive Medicine, Centers for Disease Control, 2023-01-01
- Fellow, Infectious Diseases, Beth-Israel-Children's Hospital Program, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 2019-01-01
- Fellow, Infectious Diseases, Baltimore City Hospital, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 2021-01-01
Timeline
Professor, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center
Duke University
2024.01 - 2026.01
Professor, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center
Duke University
2024.01 - 2026.01
Professor, Department of Public Policy Studies
Duke University
2024.01 - 2026.01
Commissioned Officer, US Public Health Service
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2023.01 - 2024.01
Director, Duke Global Health Institute
Duke University
2019.11 - 2017.07
Visiting Professor, School of Global Public Health
New York University
2019.09 - 2026.01
Dean’s Special Advisor on Global Health
New York University
2019.09 - 2026.01
Honorary Professor
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
2019.01 - 2026.01
Chief, Enteric Diseases Branch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2019.01 - 2022.01
Director, SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute
Duke University
2018.09 - 2026.01
Wolfgang Joklik Professor of Global Health
Duke University
2018.07 - 2026.01
Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Yale College
Yale University School of Medicine
2018.07 - 2018.12
Chief Medical Epidemiologist
Cholera Research Laboratory
2017.08 - 2018.01
Supervised medical ward aboard hospital ship
Project Hope
2017.05 - 2017.06
Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Yale University School of Medicine
2016.04 - 2019.10
Dean of Public Health, Professor, Epidemiology and Public Health
Yale University School of Medicine
2016.04 - 2018.12
Medical Officer, Diarrhoeal Diseases Control Programme
World Health Organization
2015.09 - 2017.10
Vice President and Vice Provost for Global Affairs
Duke University
2015.07 - 2018.09
Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA)
Yale University School of Medicine
2014.08 - 2019.10
Joint Appointment, Institute for Social and Policy Studies
Yale University School of Medicine
2014.07 - 2019.10
Executive Director, Global Programme on AIDS
World Health Organization
2014.07 - 2016.03
Vice Chancellor, Duke-National University of Singapore School of Medicine
Duke University
2014.03 - 2016.06
Director, Global Programme on AIDS
World Health Organization
2012.05 - 2014.06
Director, Acute Respiratory Infections Control Programme
World Health Organization
1987.08 - 2012.05
M.D. - undefined
SUNY, Health Sciences Center at Brooklyn
B.A. -
Amherst College