Who We Are

The Global & Local Center for Mental Health Disparities (GLCMHD) at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine seeks to improve the mental health of diverse global communities, both locally in the greater Boston area and internationally.

Global & Local Center for Mental Health Disparities Team

Maria C. Prom, MD

Director, Global & Local Center for Mental Health Disparities

Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, BMC

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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Krisztina Baltimore, PhD

Global Research Associate, Global and Local Center for Mental Health Disparities

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Sofia Vivoni Corominas, MD

Co-Director, Global-Local-Cultural Psychiatry Resident Pathway Program, Global and Local Center for Mental Health Disparities

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Senait Ghebrehiwet, MPH

Program Director, Africa Global Mental Health Institute (AGMHI)

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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David C. Henderson, MD

Senior Advisor, Global and Local Center for Mental Health Disparities

Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Division of Psychiatry, BMC

Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry, BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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Temitope Ogundare, MD

Liberia College of Physicians and Surgeons (LCPS) Psychiatry Residency

Fellowship US Associate Program Director, Global and Local Center for Mental Health Disparities

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Sarah E. Valentine, PhD

T32 Associate Director, Global & Local Center for Mental Health Disparities

Director, RESTORE Center, BMC

Director, PRISMM

Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, BMC

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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Global BU Affiliate Collaborators

Bonga Chiliza, MD

Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Associate Professor/Chief Specialist and Head of the Department of Psychiatry, University of KwaZulu-Natal

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Aminata Cisse, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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BUMC-MGH Global Psychiatry Clinical Research Training (T32) Program Fellows

Kristen S. Regenauer, PhD

2025 – Present

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Anvita Bhardwaj, PhD, MSPH

2024 – Present

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Kalo Sokoto, PhD

2024 – Present

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