GRS Research Advisory Council:
Grassroot Soccer is dedicated to translating the latest research, evidence, and best practices in youth-targeted HIV prevention into action. To support this effort, GRS has enlisted a number of the world’s leading thinkers and researchers in the field as Research Advisors. The Research Advisory Council serves to ensure that GRS programs remain as evidence-based and cutting-edge as possible—alerting GRS staff to major research developments, and advising curriculum development, program design and evaluation, and providing guidance to maintain quality control as GRS programs reach scale.
- Lisa Adams, MD – Assistant Professor of Infectious Disease, Dartmouth Medical School
- Lou Bergholz – Founder, Edgework Consulting; Curriculum Development and Facilitation Expert
- Martha Brady, MSc – Senior Associate, the Population Council; Expert in gender, youth, and HIV and AIDS
- Claire Brindis, DrPH, MPH – Professor of Adolescent Health, UCSF
- Thomas Coates, PhD – Director, Program in Global Health, UCLA
- Helen Epstein, PhD, MSc – Author, The Invisible Cure: Africa, the West, and the Fight Against AIDS
- Douglas Kirby, PhD – Senior Research Scientist, ETR Associates; Curriculum/Evaluation Expert
- Elizabeth Mills, Mphil – Deputy Director, AIDS & Society Research Unit, University of Cape Town
- Warren Parker, PhD – HIV/AIDS, Public Health & Communication Specialist
- Giuseppe Raviola, MD – International Pediatric Mental Health Expert
- William Wiese, M.D., MPH – Professor, Director Institute for Public Health, School of Medicine University of New Mexico
General Advisors:
Grassroot Soccer is thankful for the support of leaders in a variety of fields who serve as General Advisors to GRS, providing invaluable guidance to the organization.
- David Clem - Lyme Properties
- Ophelia Dahl - Partners in Health
- Christian Eidem, Private Investor, London, England
- Brad Feldman - New England Revolution
- Robert Henderson - Greylock Partners
- Joel Lamstein – John Snow, Inc
- Gordon Russell - Sequoia Capital
- Gordon Singer – Elliot Advisors
- Cindy Cowan - Cindy Cowan Entertainment
