Sarah Durry, MDP
Public Heatlh Program Associate

Sarah is a public health and development professional with 10 years of experience in nonprofit management and development. She has been with the SaniPath study at the Center for Global Safe WASH at Emory University for 3 years and during that time has coordinated applied field research and has led training on field and laboratory methods in India, Senegal, and Uganda. Prior to that, Sarah worked at the intersection of WASH and One Health in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.  Sarah also has experience in business development and community outreach. Sarah began her career in nonprofits working as Development Manager for Cool Girls Inc., where she raised funds for programming through grant writing and fundraising events. She has also worked with Women in Technology, bringing together multiple stakeholders to encourage women and girls to stay in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) disciplines. Additionally, she serves on the board of Together Woman Rise Dining, a national community of women and allies dedicated to achieving global gender equality, for which she also served as Atlanta chapter lead for 5 years. Sarah has a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Clayton State University and a Masters in Development Practice from Emory University.

Stephen Hilton, MS, MSE
Information Analyst III

Stephen Hilton is a public health and development professional with experience in wastewater monitoring and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). At the Center for Global Safe WASH, he has frequently managed data, disseminated results, and helped build data management systems for wastewater monitoring efforts for projects in the U.S., Ghana, Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Nepal. Stephen also has experience advocating for initiatives that promote water, sanitation, and hygiene and preventing neglected tropical diseases. Stephen has a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Geosciences from Texas A&M University, and a Master’s in Environmental Engineering as well as Environment and Sustainability from the University of Michigan.

Suraja Raj, MPH
Associate Director of Research Projects

Suraja is a public health and development professional with 12 years of experience in strategic planning, project management, supervision, and designing and implementing applied research in international settings. She has been with the SaniPath study at the Center for Global Safe WASH at Emory University for 10 years and during that time led the development of the SaniPath Tool platform that guides users through the SaniPath methodology and can collect and manage data, and auto generate results and reports. Suraja has strong technical expertise in the areas of water, sanitation, and hygiene, monitoring and evaluation, and quantitative and qualitative data collection. She has extensive field experience and has led training on the SaniPath methodology and managed field teams in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Additionally, she has worked on setting up environmental and wastewater surveillance programs for SARS-CoV-2 and other enteric diseases including Typhoid and Cholera in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Prior to her work on SaniPath, Suraja worked in the areas of neglected tropical diseases, One Health, chronic diseases, and nutrition.

Yuke (Andrew) Wang, PhD, MSPH
Biostatistician, Sr.

Yuke Wang is a Sr. biostatistician at the Center for Global Safe WASH at Emory University and doctoral student at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Georgia State University. Yuke’s research focuses primarily on the mathematical and statistical modeling for infectious disease transmission, multi-pathway microbial exposure assessment, and strategic sampling design for wastewater surveillance.

Prior to joining the CGSW, Andrew worked on a fly health project, which was funded by Boeing Company, focusing on the transmission of infectious diseases during the flight. Andrew received his BS in Food Science and Technology in South China University of Technology and his MSPH in Biostatistics from Emory University Rollins School of Public Health.

Habib Yakubu, MSPH
Associate Director of Research Projects

Habib is a public health and development professional with experience in environmental health, stakeholder engagement, and knowledge translation for policy action. He has over 20 years of experience in environmental health research and programming particularly waterborne and foodborne disease in community and healthcare settings. He spearheaded the SaniPath formative exposure assessment in Ghana, helped develop and pilot the SaniPath Tool, led trainings in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, and led advocacy and knowledge translation efforts. He is also engaged in research to assess exposure to campylobacter infections in rural Ethiopia. Additionally, he is working to understand how exposure assessments can be used to inform WASH and vaccine interventions for Cholera in Kenya. He co-developed the WASHCON tool for the assessment of WASH conditions in healthcare facilities and led research into WASH in Healthcare facilities studies in Uganda, Ghana, and Ethiopia. Habib is leading environmental surveillance for multiple pathogens including SARS-COV-2 research in Ghana to build capacity and strengthen pandemic preparedness of public health agencies.