Berkley Center

Muhammad Alhassan is the registrar of the Da’wah Institute, Islamic Education Trust, Nigeria (DIN/IET). He was head of research for the vaccine hesitancy survey conducted by the Da’wah Institute in January 2022, and for Realistic Alternative to Violence, an initiative of the Da’wah Institute in the area of building resilience and preventing violent extremism. He has also engaged in other peace projects, trainings, and consultancies for local and international organizations.

Dr. Jennifer Eggert is a senior research associate at the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities. Previously, Dr. Eggert was head of research for the Humanitarian Academy for Development at Islamic Relief Worldwide. She has also held academic positions at the University of Warwick and Oxford Brookes University, and visiting research fellowships at Princeton University and the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Dr. Takeo Fujiwara is a professor in the Department of Global Health Promotion at Tokyo Medical and Dental University. His research interests are child abuse prevention, mental health, biology of social behavior, life-course epidemiology, and social epidemiology. He has published numerous articles in academic journals and is a member of several Japanese medical and public health organizations.

Robert Kanwagi is a social worker and public health professional currently working with the international COVID-19 vaccine acceleration program COVAX and a member of GAVI's Health Systems and Immunization Strengthening Team. He formerly worked with World Vision International as program coordinator of their Ebola vaccine project and with several of their other public health programs in Africa.

Dr. Mwai Makoka is the program executive for health and healing at the World Council of Churches (WCC). He is a medical doctor and has extensive experience with medical microbiology and HIV/AIDS. Prior to joining the WCC, Makoka was executive director of the Christian Health Association of Malawi.

Dr. Nkatha Njeru is the coordinator and CEO of the African Christian Health Associations Platform, which facilitates learning and joint advocacy for Christian health associations and their development in sub-Saharan Africa. She is an experienced public health specialist who has worked with the faith sector in Kenya and regionally for the past 17 years.

Dear Sinandang is the communications and partnerships manager at the Humanitarian Forum of Indonesia (HFI). She has over 10 years’ experience in project management, capacity building programs, and coordination and partnership with humanitarian actors in Indonesia.