Founding Director, Institute for Global Health at WCIU

Ph.D. in Health Strategy & Management. Professor of Pediatric Surgery at McGill, global surgery leader, and 2024 Order of Canada inductee.

Ph.D. in Medical Sciences, Texas A&M. Associate Professor at TCU, researcher in infectious diseases and public health curriculum innovator.

Ph.D. in Business Administration (Advanced Accounting). CFO at WCIU with 20+ years of financial leadership across healthcare, manufacturing, and education.

Ph.D. in Health and Behavioral Science, University of Colorado Denver. NDSU professor and chronic disease researcher, with expertise in opioid misuse prevention and global health.

Emeritus Professor at Valparaiso University, ordained Lutheran pastor, and author on medical missions, healing, and interfaith dialogue.

D.Min. in Ministry and M.Th. in Applied Theology. Baptist minister, nurse educator, and founder of Parish Nursing Ministries UK, now serving churches in France.

Public Health Physician, Senior Research Fellow at the Aii, and India Director for the Faculty of Medicine, University of Melbourne, specializing in disability and health.

M.D., University of the Philippines; M.Sc. in Bioethics; M.Div. Retired professor, medical ethics leader, and international research ethics consultant.

Ph.D. in Global Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Medical doctor, health systems specialist, and advocate for dignity in healthcare.

M.D., University of Minnesota; M.Sc. in Health Professions Education, Maastricht University. Head of Family Medicine, Kabarak University, with 30+ years in global health.

Psychiatrist with 40+ years of experience, consultant in Whole Person Wellness, author, and pioneer of community-based health ministries.

M.D. and M.P.H. Hospital and health services consultant with 30+ years of global experience and founding director of Hope International University’s MBA program.

CEO of ICMDA, fostering Christian medical leadership in 75 countries. Former Medical Secretary of IEM and Executive Director of EHA, India.

M.D., Stony Brook University; M.A. (Th.), Bethel Seminary. Founder of Christian Journal for Global Health and global health advocate with extensive mission experience.

Ph.D. in Nursing. Professor, faith community nurse, and co-author of Christian Global Health in Perspective, with cross-cultural development experience.

Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies, Biola University (2013). CEO of African Enterprise International and Lausanne Africa’s Regional Director for the EPSA region.

Peter Nitschke, Ed.D., is the Director for Impact Partnerships at Plastic Bank, Vancouver. Leading teams since June 2021 in the Philippines, Indonesia, Brazil, and Egypt, he focuses on behavior-centered programs for waste segregation and circular economy principles.

Ph.D. in Theology and Development, 2020. International Coordinator of Micah Global, focusing on Christian development and holistic transformation.

D.Th. in Old Testament, Stellenbosch University, 2006. Principal Clerk of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria and Old Testament scholar with a focus on the Pentateuch.