Staff and Affiliated Researchers
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BCEPS email: bceps@uib.no
BCEPS Director and Deputy Director
| Sandøy, Ingvild Professor BCEPS Director SFF Group Leader |
Johansson, Kjell Arne |
University of Bergen Staff and PhD Candidates
- listed in alphabetical order
Aduo-Adjei, Kofi | |
Aftab, Wafa | |
Akazili, James | |
Aryal, Krishna | |
Bhopal, Anand | |
Bolongaita, Sarah | |
Brendbekken, Audun | |
Chola, Lumbwe | |
Choudhary, Tarun | |
Davis, Austen | |
Haaland, Øystein | |
Heggheim, Ricky | |
Horn, Sindre | |
Ipek, Filiz | |
Kaarbøe, Oddvar | |
Khanal, Pratik | |
Kiros, Mizan | |
Kleven-Madsen, Nina | |
McLean, Emily | |
Melberg, Andrea | |
Miljeteig, Ingrid | |
Minwyelet, Marta | |
Mori, Amani | |
Mwalim, Omar | |
Norheim, Ole Frithjof | |
Økland, Jan-Magnus | |
Ruhago, George | |
Sollohub, Maria | |
Sommerfelt, Halvor | |
Twea, Pakwanja | |
Wilbricht, Jana | |
Willilo, Ritha |
Affiliated Researchers
- listed in alphabetical order
| Ahmed, Sali University of Washington PhD student in implementation science |
| Barra, Mathias Akershus University Hospital - Health Services Research Unit Collaboration with SEVPRI (Severity and Priority Setting in Health Care) |
| Bump, Jesse Harvard University Cross-cutting support |
| Chakrabarti, Averi University of Harvard Postdoctoral researcher |
| Cookson, Richard University of York Cross-cutting support |
| Fekadu, Lelisa Takemi Scholar 2022-23 Harvard University |
| Gopinathan, Unni Norwegian Institute of Public Health Equitable Financing Team |
| Jamison, Dean University of California San Francisco Cross-cutting theme: DCP4 |
| Kaur, Gunjeet Affiliated Researcher FairChoices |
| Lamu, Admassu Inclusive Evaluation of Public Health Interventions |
| Memirie, Solomon Addis Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting (ACEPS) PI for Disease Control Priorities (DCP) Ethiopia and ACEPS Team |
| Onarheim, Kristine University College London Cross-cutting support: Ethics & Deliberation |
| Ottersen, Trygve Norwegian Institute of Public Health Co-PI for Equitable Financing Team (World Bank/NIPH) Co-PI for Inclusive Evaluation of Public Health Interventions |
| Robinson, Lisa A. Deputy Director, Center for Health Decision Science Senior Research Scientist Center for Health Decision Science and Center for Risk Analysis Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health |
| Schaufel, Margrethe Aase Haukeland University Hospital |
| Said, Sanaa BCEPS Zanzibar Team |
| Taddesse, Mieraf Addis Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting (ACEPS) |
| Tamiru, Hailu Addis Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting (ACEPS) |
| Verguet, Stéphane Harvard University PI for BCEPS Core Analytics Team |
| Voorhoeve, Alex London School of Economics Cross-cutting support |
| Watkins, David University of Washington PI for BCEPS Process and Translation Team PI for BCEPS Malawi Team |
| Wong, Brad Director Mettalytics |
| Yamin, Alicia Harvard University Cross-cutting support |
| Young, Sven Helse Bergen BCEPS Malawi Team |
BCEPS Board
Composition of the BCEPS Board (from 2024):
| Dean of the Medical Faculty (Chair) | Per Bakke |
| Head of Department | Bjarne Robberstad |
| Faculty/PI Representative | Ingrig Miljeteig |
| LMIC Representative | Solomon Memirie |
| PhD/Postdoc Representative | Andrea Melberg |
| Partner Representative | tbc |
Former BCEPS Steering Group (2022-2024):
| Rørtveit, Guri (Chair) Head of Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care (UiB) |
| Memirie, Solomon Director of the Addis Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting - ACEPS (partner) |
| Ottersen, Trygve Executive Director of the Division of Infection Control, Norwegian Institute of Public Health (partner) |
| McLean, Emily BCEPS PhD candidate (faculty, rotating position) |
| Fife, Paul Director of the Department for Human Development, Norad (external representative, observer status) |
| Kvinnsland, Stener Trond Mohn Foundation (external representative, observer status) |
Mandate and Composition of the BCEPS Steering Group:
• oversee and support the centre's professional development and goal achievement
• facilitate effective collaboration between UiB and BCEPS partners
• ensure anchoring of the centre in the University's strategic focus area for Global Challenges
• be briefed on and provide input to BCEPS’ strategies, overall budget, and plans for the future
• receive and acknowledge financial and progress reports
• provide input to the overall recruitment strategy
The Steering Group is formally appointed by the department board at IGS and has the following composition:
• Head of department, IGS (Chair)
• Two representatives of partners
• One representative of staff
• Two external representatives (observer status)
Steering Group meetings are scheduled to be held once a year, and additionally as a response to specific needs and opportunities. Participation may be in person or digitally. Presence of at least four Steering Group members is required to reach decisions. The Chair of the Steering Group has a double vote if a simple majority is not reached.
International Scientific Advisory Board
Current Advisory Board (from 2024):
| Herzog, Lisa University of Groningen |
| Luna, Florencia Facultad Latinoarmerica de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) |
| Rothman, Kenneth J. Boston University |
| Røttingen, John-Arne Wellcome Trust |
| Voorhoev, Alex London School of Economics (LSE) |
| Yamin, Alicia Harvard University |
Previous Advisory Board (2019-2023):
| Chalkidou, Kalipso International Decision Support Initiative (iDSI) |
| Cookson, Richard University of York |
| Jamison, Dean University of California San Francisco (UCSF) |
| Tan-Torres Edejer, Tessa World Health Organisation (WHO) |
| Voorhoeve, Alex London School of Economics (LSE) |
Students
BCEPS provides a research environment for students at various stages of study:
- MD PhD Track Students
These are students following the Medical Student Research Programme at the University of Bergen. This programme is a special offer to a group of medical and dental students (up to 10 %) who have a special interest in medical and dental research and are willing to do research in parallel with their studies.
- Master's Students
Most of the Master's students connected to BCEPS are part of the Disease Control Priorities Ethiopia project and are studying for a Master's Degree in Global Health.
- Student Assistants
BCEPS has several student assistants who contribute to ongoing BCEPS activities.
- PhD Candidates
BCEPS provides supervision for PhD candidates who are part of the PhD Programme at the Faculty of Medicine. Former PhD Candidates who have completed their PhD studies at BCEPS are listed in the Former Students section below.
Current Students:
- in alphabetical order
| Cetin, Kaya MD PhD Track |
| Enden, Marta MD PhD Track |
| Eriksen, Sara MD PhD Track |
| Hubbers, Jessica BCEPS Student Assistant Master's Degree in Global Health |
| Olsen, Maria MD PhD Track |
Peter, Harrieth |
| Munish, Castory Master's Degree in Global Health BCEPS Essential NCDs Tanzania Team |
Former Students & PhD Candidates:
- in alphabetical order
| Argaw, Muluken DCP Ethiopia / ACEPS Master's Degree in Global Health (completed 2020) |
| Mwalim, Omar BCEPS Zanzibar Team Master's Degree in Global Health (completed 2020) |
| Nigatu, Wondesen DCP Ethiopia / ACEPS Master's Degree in Global Health |
| Shikur, Rahima DCP Ethiopia / ACEPS Master's Degree in Global Health |
| Tamiru, Hailu DCP Ethiopia / ACEPS Master's Degree in Global Health (completed 2020) |
| Wake, Mihirit DCP Ethiopia / ACEPS Master's Degree in Global Health (2019-2022) |
| Mulugeta, Genet DCP Ethiopia / ACEPS Master's Degree in Global Health (2019-2022) |
Former PhD Candidates:
- in alphabetical order
| Fekadu, Lelisa PhD Candidate (completed 2021) Disease Control Priorities (DCP) Ethiopia |
| Teshome, Getachew (completed 2021) PhD Candidate Disease Control Priorities (DCP) Ethiopia |
| Tranvåg, Eirik (completed 2021) PhD Candidate BCEPS Team |
Former PhD Candidates (Global Health Priorities)
