U.S. Co-Hub

Amita Gupta, MD, MHS, a Professor of Medicine and Public Health, Deputy Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Clinical Global Health Education (CCGHE) and Faculty co-Chair of the Johns Hopkins India Institute. She specializes in international public health, clinical research, and education in HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and antimicrobial-resistant infections. Since 2003, her work has focused primarily on India, where she leads several Indo-U.S. research collaborations. Dr. Gupta is the U.S. Chair for the RePORT India consortium.

Ms. Smit is an financial analyst with more than 2 decades of experience in finance and accounting and more than a decade of experience at Johns Hopkins University, where she has developed and managed federal and non-federal grants and contracts. At the Johns Hopkins Center for Clinical Global Health Education (CCGHE), she manages all financial activities for JHU-India research collaborations. Ms. Smit is the U.S. financial point of contact on the RePORT India Coordinating Hub (5% effort).

Ms. Bowen is an experienced communications professional with more than 20 years in infectious diseases communications. She develops strategy to promote research, engage audiences, inform the public, and enhance visibility, and she devises plans for communications implementation, oversight, and evaluation. As part of the RePORT India Coordinating Hub, Ms. Bowen designs and develops the annual conference book and contributes to the consortium’s communication activities (7% effort).

As a Senior Research Program Manager, Michael Iacobelli joined CIDI in October 2024 and supports Dr. Gupta across her research portfolio. Mr. Iacobelli is a graduate of the George Washington University School of Public Health, receiving a master’s in public health, focusing on global health in 2011. He has worked in both the private and public sector across multiple domains of health care research. From 2015 to 2022, he led a multi-country tobacco control program, focusing on cigarette packaging and advertising in low- and middle-income countries. Most recently, he worked in the Department of Neurology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, managing NIH and industry funded clinical trials, with an emphasis on brain injury.

Spurthi Kodali graduated with a Master of Public Health (MPH) in May 2024 from the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. She has joined the Center for Infectious Diseases India (CIDI) as a Senior Research Assistant. With a background in medicine (M.B.B.S.) from JNMC, KLE, Belgaum, India, Spurthi has experience working in diverse healthcare settings, including community health programs. She aims to contribute to public health through research and community engagement, with a focus on health equity and digital health solutions.