Biography
- Division:
- Division of Aids, Behavioral and Population Science – DABP
- Review Branch:
- Health Technology and Methodologies – HTM
Dr. Mohammad Khalaf received his MPH in Community Health Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and his DrPH in Global Health from GW’s Milken Institute School of Public Health. His doctoral research examined disability among survivors of road traffic crashes in low- and middle-income countries, with a focus on Bangladesh. He also investigated factors influencing the perpetration of intimate partner violence in South Sudan with GW’s Global Women’s Institute. Before joining the federal workforce, he managed a comprehensive cancer control technical assistance project at the George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center. Subsequently, he held two roles at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), serving as a public health advisor, where he managed the Caribbean regional portfolio for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and as an analyst in the Bureau of Primary Health Care, where he contributed to strategic planning, policy analysis, and regulatory guidance for the Health Center Program, prior to joining the Center for Scientific Review (CSR).