Project Team


We are grateful for the experienced, knowledgeable, and committed team that helped bring this 2021 edition of the GHS Index to life at a time when COVID-19 was placing extraordinary demands on the public health community.

Global Health Security (GHS) Index Co-Leaders

Jessica A. Bell, MS
Jessica Bell
Jessica A. Bell, MS

Senior Director, Global Biological Policy and Programs, Nuclear Threat Initiative

Jennifer B. Nuzzo, DrPH, SM
Jennifer B. Nuzzo, DrPH, SM

Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Senior Scholar, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

Project Staff and Contributors

Nuclear Threat Initiative

Nellie Bristol

Senior Technical Consultant

Gabrielle Essix, MS

Program Officer, Global Biological Policy and Programs

Christopher Isaac, MS

Program Assistant, Global Biological Policy and Programs

Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Amanda Kobokovich, MPH

Senior Analyst, Research Associate

Diane Meyer, RN, MPH

Senior Analyst, Research Associate

Lucia Mullen, MPH

Senior Analyst, Research Associate

Sophie Rose, MHS

Research Fellow

International Panel of Experts

Since the inaugural edition of the GHS Index, the International Panel of Experts have provided guidance in their personal capacities or in their capacities as representatives of advising organizations. The judgments and recommendations reflected in the GHS Index do not necessarily reflect the views of panel members or their respective employers, other affiliations, or governments.

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