Karen R. Charron

Karen R. Charron, MPH, is an Associate Lecturer and Associate Director for Residency Coordination in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She has been affiliated with JHSPH since 1999, initially in the Department of International Health, and now focuses on teaching and mentoring in the Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) program. Key roles include leading the professional development seminar series and serving on the HPM IDARE Committee.

Education: BSN from Towson State University (1991) and MPH from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (1991).

Research Interests: Healthcare administration, mentorship, global health training, and professional development. Notable contributions include launching one of JHSPH's early online courses (Good Clinical Practice) and co-chairing CEPH reaccreditation efforts. Her work emphasizes institutional support systems for global health mentorship and residency coordination.

Articles Overview: Recent publications focus on global health mentorship frameworks (2019) and evaluation of university-wide training programs (2015). Earlier work includes HIV vaccine trial participation correlates (2005) and ethical recruitment of vulnerable populations (1995).

Grants & Leadership: Contributed to CAHME reaccreditation of the JHU MHA program (ranked 9th nationally). Led training programs for clinical vaccine trials and international investigators. Played a key role in JHSPH's CEPH reaccreditation (2013–2015).

Labs/Teams: Involved in the HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) and Fogarty-funded AIDS International Training & Research Program (AITRP). Collaborates on initiatives like the Johns Hopkins MHA residency coordination and professional development programs.