COVID-HL Partners
Who are we?
The COVID-HL Consortium
An international network was established to enable research on health literacy within the framework of COVID-19. The COVID-HL Consortium is understood as a cooperative and collaborative approach which is based on the idea of joint generation of knowledge/evidence and its open distribution. At the moment, researchers from 20 countries and five continents are involved in the COVID-HL Network.
All partners involved
Albania
Prof. Dr. Alban Ylli (PI)
Public Health Performance and Non Communicable Diseases | Institute of Public Health
Department of Public Health | Faculty of Medicine
Tirana University of Medicine
E-Mail: alban.ylli (at) ishp.gov.al
Angola
Dr. Neida Ramos (Vicente) (Co-PI)
Universidade Nova in Lisbon
E-Mail: neydaneto (at) gmail.com
Australia
Prof. Dr. Kirsten McCaffery (PI)
University of Sydney | Health Literacy Lab
E-Mail: kirsten.mccaffery (at) sydney.edu.au
Kirsten Pickles (Co-PI)
University of Sydney | Health Literacy Lab
E-Mail: kristen.pickles (at) sydney.edu.au
Rachael Dodd (Co-PI)
University of Sydney | Health Literacy Lab
E-Mail: rachael.dodd (at) sydney.edu.au
Belgium
Prof. Dr. Stephan Van den Broucke
Université Catholique de Louvain
E-Mail: stephan.vandenbroucke (at) uclouvain.be
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Assistant Professor Stela Stojisavljevic, MD, PhD
University of Banja Luka
E-Mail: stela.stojisavljevic (at) med.unibl.org
Brazil
Prof. Dr. Marco Akerman
University of São Paulo
E-Mail: marco.akerman (at) gmail.com
Dr. Dais Rocha
Universidade de Brasília
E-Mail: daisrocha (at) yahoo.com.br
Canada
Dr. Erica Di Ruggiero, BSc., MHSc., PhD, RD (PI)
University of Toronto
E-Mail: e.diruggiero (at) utoronto.ca
Paola Ardiles Gamboa BSc. (Hons), MHSc., MBA (Co-PI)
Simon Fraser University
Bridge4Health
E-Mail: pardiles (at) sfu.ca
Cape Verde
Dr. Neida Ramos (Vicente) (Co-PI)
Universidade Nova in Lisbon
E-Mail: neydaneto (at) gmail.com
China and Hongkong
Associate Professor Dr. Angela Yee Man (PI)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
E-Mail: angela.ym.leung (at) polyu.edu.hk
Chile
Prof. Dr. Mirliana Ramirez-Pereira (PI)
Department of Nursing
University of Chile
E-mail: mirliana (at) uchile.cl
Colombia
Maria Constanza Granados Mendoza (PI)
Health Promoting University
National University of Colombia
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Bogotá- Colombia
Email: cgranado (at) javeriana.edu.co
Associate Professor Dr. Ana María Osorio (Co-PI)
Department of Economics
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali-Colombia
Email: anao (at) javerianacali.edu.co
Claudia Patricia Jaramillo Angel, PhD (Co-PI)
Universidad de Caldas. Colombia
E-mail:<claudia.jaramillo_a (at) ucaldas.edu.co>
Consuelo Vélez Álvarez, PhD (Co-PI)
Universidad de Caldas. Colombia
E-mail: consuelo.velez (at) ucaldas.edu.co
Denmark
Dr. Heidi Klakk Egebæk (PI)
University College South Denmark
E-Mail: HKEG (at) ucsyd.dk
Dr. Carsten Kronborg Bak (PI)
University College South Denmark
E-Mail: CKBA (at) ucsyd.dk
Ecuador
María Fernanda Rivadeneira Guerrero, PhD (PI)
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
E-mail: mfrivadeneirag (at) puce.edu.ec
France
Dr. Emily Darlington (PI)
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
E-Mail: emily.darlington (at) univ-lyon1.fr
Dr. Julien Masson (Co-PI)
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
E-Mail: julien.masson (at) univ-lyon1.fr
Finnland
Dr. Marjorita Sormunen (PI)
University of Eastern Finland
E-Mail: marjorita.sormunen (at) uef.fi
Dr. Pirjo Lindfors (PI)
Tampere University
E-Mail: pirjo.lindfors (at) tuni.fi
Dr. Leena Paakkari (Co-PI)
University of Jyväskylä
E-Mail: leena.paakkari (at) jyu.fi
Germany
Prof. Dr. Kevin Dadaczynski
University of Applied Sciences | Public Health Centre Fulda
E-Mail: kevin.dadaczynski (at) pg.hs-fulda.de
Dr. Orkan Okan
Bielefeld University | Centre for Health Literacy Research
E-Mail: orkan.okan (at) uni-bielefeld.de
Prof. Dr. Katharina Rathmann
University of Applied Sciences | Public Health Centre Fulda
E-Mail: katharina.rathmann (at) pg.hs-fulda.de
Dr. Melanie Messer
Apollon University of Applied Sciences | Section External Lecturer
E-Mail: messermelanie (at) googlemail.com
Ghana
Dr. Daniel Kwakye Nomah (PI)
Autonomous University of Barcelona | Centre for Epidemiological Studies on Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV/AIDS of Catalonia
E-Mail: kwakyedaniel (at) yahoo.com
Dr. Mike Tuffuor Amirikah, MD (PI)
Cape Coast Teaching Hospital Ghana | Health Agencies of the Ministry of Health Ghana
E-Mail:m.amirikah (at) @doctorsactglobal.com
Greece
Assistant Professor Dr. Evanthia Sakellari (PI)
University of West Attica
Department of Public and Community Health, Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology
E-Mail: sakellari (at) uniwa.gr
Prof. Dr. Areti Lagiou (PI)
Department of Public and Community Health, Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology
University of West Attica
Guinea
Dr. Neida Ramos (Vicente) (Co-PI)
Universidade Nova in Lisbon
E-Mail: neydaneto (at) gmail.com
Indonesia
Dr. Margaretha Sih Setija Utami, MPH (PI)
Soegijapranata Catholic University Indonesia | Faculty of Psychology
E-Mail: cicih (at) unika.ac.id
Dr. Damaisia Linggarjati Novi Parmitasari (Co-PI)
Soegijapranata Catholic University Indonesia | Faculty of Psychology
E-Mail: cicih (at) unika.ac.id
Dr. Alphonsus Rachmad Djati Winarno (Co-PI)
Soegijapranata Catholic University Indonesia | Faculty of Psychology
E-Mail: rdwinarno (at) unika.ac.id
Ireland
Prof. Saoirse Nic Gabhainn (PI)
National University of Ireland, Galway
E-Mail: saoirse.nicgabhainn (at) nuigalway.ie
Dr Pádraig MacNeela
National University of Ireland, Galway
E-Mail: padraig.macneela (at) nuigalway.ie
Dr Colette Kelly
National University of Ireland, Galway
E-Mail: colette.kelly (at) nuigalway.ie
Iran
Associate professor Dr. Nastaran Keshavarz Mohammadi (PI)
School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Teheran
E-Mail: n_keshavars (at) yahoo.com
Israel
Prof. Dr. Diane Levin-Zamir
University of Haifa
E-Mail: diamos (at) zahav.net.il
Italy
Dr. Guglielmo Bonaccorsi (PI)
University of Florence
E-Mail: guglielmo.bonaccorsi (at) unifi.it
Dr. Chiara Lorini (PI)
University of Florence
E-Mail: chiara.lorini (at) unifi.it
Dr. Anna Odone (PI)
University Vita-Salute San Raffaele
E-Mail: canna.odone (at) mail.harvard.edu
Dr. Veronica Velasco (PI)
Milano-Bicocca University
E-Mail: veronica.velasco (at) unimib.it
Dr. Luca Piero Vecchio (PI)
Milano-Bicocca University
Kazakhstan
Professor Dr. Altyn Aringazina Sc.D., Ph.D. (PI)
Kazakhstan School of Public Health
E-Mail: altyn.aringazina (at) gmail.com
Korea, South
Associate Professor Heeran Chun, PhD (PI)
Department of Health Administration, Jungwon University
E-Mail: heeranchun (at) gmail.com
Eun Ja Park, PhD (PI), Senior Research Fellow
Department of Health Care Policy Research
E-Mail: ejpark (at) kihasa.re.kr
Seul Ki Choi, PhD (PI), Associate Research Fellow
Department of Health Care Policy Research
E-Mail: skchoi (at) kihasa.re.kr
Lebanon
Assistant Professor Carmel Bouclaous, MSc, MPH, PhD (PI)
Lebanese American University
E-Mail: carmel.bouclaous (at) lau.edu.lb
Lithuania
Malaysia
Professor Dr. Tin Tin Su
Monash University | School of Medicine and Health Sciences
E-Mail: TinTin.Su (at) monash.edu
Malta
Stefan Buttigieg, M.D. (PI)
Ministry of Health Malta
E-Mail: stefan.buttigieg (at) gov.mt
Dr. Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat
University of Malta
E-Mail: natasha.azzopardi-muscat (at) um.edu.mt
Mozambique
Dr. Neida Ramos (Vicente) (Co-PI)
Universidade Nova in Lisbon
E-Mail: neydaneto (at) gmail.com
Netherlands
Dr. Kathelijne Bessems (PI)
Maastricht University
Department of Health Promotion| Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
E-Mail: k.bessems (at) maastrichtuniversity.nl
Pakistan
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Zakria Zakar (PI)
University of Okara
E-Mail: mzzakir (at) yahoo.com
Prof. Dr. Rubeena Zakar (PI)
University of the Punjab
E-Mail: rubeena499 (at) gmail.com
Peru
Dr. Cecialia Chau (PI)
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP)
E-Mail: cchau (at) pucp.edu.pe
Mag. Patty Vilela (Co-PI)
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP)
E-Mail: pattyvilelaa (at) pucp.pe
Philippines
Prof. Dr. Carmen C. Tolabing
University of the Philippines | Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
E-Mail: mctolabing (at) up.edu.ph
Derick Erl P. Sumalapao, MSc, MD, DrPH
University of the Philippines | Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
E-Mail: dpsumalapao1 (at) up.edu.ph
Poland
Prof. Dr. Mariusz Duplaga (PI)
Jagiellonian University in Kraków
E-Mail: mariusz.duplaga (at) uj.edu.pl
Portugal
Assistant Professor Dr. Rafaela Rosário (PI)
University of Minho
E-Mail: rrosario (at) ese.uminho.pt
Assistant Professor Dr. Inês Fronteira (PI)
Universidade Nova in Lisbon
E-Mail: ifronteira (at) ihmt.unl.ptm
Dr. Neida Ramos (Vicente) (Co-PI)
Universidade Nova in Lisbon
E-Mail: neydaneto (at) gmail.com
Puerto Rico
Dr. Hiram V. Arroyo (PI)
University of Puerto Rico
Email: hiram.arroyo1 (at) upr.edu
Solaritza Rivera Leon (Co-PI)
University of Puerto Rico
Email: solaritza.rivera (at) upr.edu
Romania
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marius Ungureanu (PI)
Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Department of Public Health
Email: marius.ungureanu(at)publichealth.ro
Madalina Coman (PI)
Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Department of Public Health
Email: madalina.coman(at)publichealth.ro
Russia
Maria Lopatina (PI)
National Medical Research Centre for Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Serbia
Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Jovic-Vranes, MD, MSc, PhD (PI)
Belgrade University
E-Mail: aljvranes (at) yahoo.co.uk
Singapore
Associate Professor Dr. Timothy Sim
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
E-Mail: timothy.sim (at) polyu.edu.hk
Slovenia
Dr. Mitja Vrdelja
National Institute of Public Health Slovenia
E-Mail: mitja.vrdelja (at) nijz.si
Spain
Dr. María J. Miranda-Velasco, EuHP (PI)
University of Extremadura
E-Mail: mirandav (at) unex.es
Taiwan
Dr. Duong Van Tuyen (PI)
Taipei Medical University
E-Mail: duongtuyenvna (at) gmail.com
Turkey
Prof. Dr. Sibel Sakarya (PI)
Koç University | School of Medicine
E-Mail: ssakarya (at) ku.edu.tr
Vietnam
Associate Professor Dr. Vo Van Thang (PI)
Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy
E-Mail: vovanthang147 (at) huemed-univ.edu.vn
Dr. Nguyen Hoang Thuy Linh (PI)
Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy
E-Mail: nhtlinh (at) huemed-univ.edu.vn
United Kingdom
Prof. Jane Wills (PI)
London South Bank
E-Mail: willsj (at) lsbu.ac.uk
Dr. Susie Sykes (PI)
London South Bank
E-Mail: sykess (at) lsbu.ac.uk
Prof. Dr. Gill Rowlands (PI)
Newcastle University
E-Mail: gill.rowlands (at) newcastle.ac.uk
Dr. Evelyn McElhinney (PI)
Glasgow Caledonian University
E-Mail: Evelyn.McElhinney (at) gcu.ac.uk
United States
Prof. Tetine Sentell (PI)
University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
E-Mail: tsentell (at) hawaii.edu
Prof. Jennifer Manganellol (PI)
University at Albany
E-Mail: jmanganello (at) albany.edu
Assistant Professor Philip Massey (PI)
Drexel University
E-Mail: pmm85 (at) drexel.edu