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Josef Korbel School of International Studies

Josef Korbel School students study abroad at locations around the globe

Adjunct Faculty

Kaakpema Yelpaala, Adjunct Professor

Kaakpema Yelpaala Adjunct Professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies

 

 

 

 

 

Education

  • MPH, Yale School of Public Health
  • BA, Brown University

Expertise

Global health, health information technology, mobile technology for development, social entrepreneurship, public-private partnerships, scale-up planning, international NGO management, health systems strengthening, HIV/AIDS

Professional Profile

  • Advisory Council Member, Chief Technology Officer-State of Colorado (2012-present)
  • Adjunct Professor, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver (2010-present)
  • Founder and CEO, access.mobile (2010-present)
  • Senior Advisor, Digital Development Communications (2009-present)
  • Consultant, Dalberg Global Development Advisors (2008-2010)
  • Recruiting Manager- Human Resources Strategy and Global Outreach, Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative/Clinton Climate Initiative (2007-2008)
  • Program Manager, Agricultural Finance and Cooperative Capacity Building, Clinton-Hunter Development Initiative-Rwanda (2006-2007)
  • Technical Advisor, Ethiopia Hospital Management Initiative (HMI), Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative (2005-2006)
  • Consultant, Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative-Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the Bahamas (2005-2006)
  • Project Co-Lead, CHAI-Government of Ghana Procurement Memorandum of Understanding of HIV/AIDS Commodities (2005)
  • Analyst, Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative-Tanzania (2004-2005)
  • Co-Founder and President, Network for the Improvement of World Health (2001-2008)
  • Consultant, Diakonia Compassionate Ministry-Kisumu, Kenya (2005-2006)
  • Luce Environmental Fellow, Watson Institute of International Studies, Brown University (2003).

Courses

  • Practical Applications in Global Health
  • Mobile Technology for Development