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Dr. Deborah McFarland is an Associate Professor at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health, affiliated with both the Department of Health Policy and Management and the Hubert Department of Global Health. Her work focuses on health policy, health financing, and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), with extensive involvement in global health initiatives such as the World Health Organization's NTD programs. She has held key roles in organizations like APOC and the Mectizan Expert Committee. Dr. McFarland earned a PhD in strategic management and industrial organization economics, an MSc from the London School of Economics, and multiple MPH degrees.
Education includes a PhD from the University of Tennessee, an MPH from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an MSc from the London School of Economics. She has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the ASPPH Teaching Excellence Award (2017) and Emory’s highest teaching honor, the Emory Williams Award.
Her research emphasizes community-based approaches to NTD control, health systems strengthening, and the ethical and economic dimensions of public health resource allocation. She leads programs like the Foege Fellowship and the Global Field Experience Program, fostering global health education. Dr. McFarland is also involved in initiatives such as the International Religious Health Assets Programme (IRHAP) and the iCHORD research group, focusing on community health outcomes.
Recent publications highlight cost-effectiveness analyses of NTD interventions, resilience of community drug distributors, and programmatic impacts on health systems. Her work underscores the importance of integrating NTD control with broader health system goals and leveraging religious and community assets for health promotion.
