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Sonny S. Patel, M.Phil.

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University of California, Berkeley, CA USABA
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USAMPH
King's College London, London, UKMPhil
2017 - 2019
NIH Fogarty Global Health Scholar
2018
Rising Star in Environmental Health and Security in Conflict Zones
2020
DevDistruptor in Public Health & Mental Health

Overview
Sonny S. Patel, MPH, MPhil, is an award-winning researcher and a former National Institutes of Health Fogarty Global Health Scholar. He is a Presidential Fellow in Transcultural Conflict and Violence Initiative at Georgia State University and a Visiting Scientist at Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. He has received his Bachelors from University of California, Berkeley, his Masters from University of Southern California (Public Health and Global Health Leadership) and King’s College London (Psychological Medicine). He has developed protocols, programs, and training to build capacity and knowledge in communities worldwide from subject matters in Public Health, Community Health, and Mental Health to specialized topics in Emergency Management, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Community Resilience and Engagement.

Patel was named a top 40 under 40 Public Health Catalyst by the Boston Congress of Public Health, and he was picked by LinkedIn as 1 of 120 experts for the 2022 U.S. program on Technology and Innovation. He was also bestowed with the Emerald Publishing Literati Award in 2021 for Outstanding Research Paper by the Journal of Disaster Prevention and Management. He was recognized by USAID in India as one of the top DevDisruptors in Mental Health (2020) and by NATO peers in Ukraine as a rising star in Environmental Health and Security in Conflict Zones (2018).

He is the author of the book, Community Resilience When Disaster Strikes: Security and Community Health in UK Flood Zones, published by Springer Nature, and contributed to the Emerald Publishing book, COVID-19, Frontline Responders and Mental Health: A Playbook for Delivering Resilient Public Health Systems Post-Pandemic, and the Routledge published textbook, Service-Learning for Disaster Resilience: Partnerships for Social Good. Patel serves as a Public Health Executive on advisory committees and board of directors of organizations creating positive social and community impacts, such as The Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center.

Research
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  1. SPS.ATC.G5663 (Erickson TB) Jun 1, 2019 - Jan 1, 2020
    North American Treaty Organization (NATO) Science for Peace and Security Program (SPS)
    Emerging Technologies and Countermeasures to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) agents
    Role Description: Advanced Training Response to Conflict and Security Challenges in East Ukraine
    Role: Co-Investigator
  2. D43TW010543 (FAWZI, WAFAIE W) Jul 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2027
    NIH
    Partnership for Global Health Research Training Program(Renewal)
    Role: Co-Investigator
  3. SPS.ARW.G5432 (Erickson TB) Jun 1, 2017 - Jun 1, 2018
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Science for Peace and Security (SPS)
    Advanced Research Workshop on Environmental Health and Security in Conflict Zones
    Role Description: Environmental Health and Security in Ukrainian Conflict Zones, focusing on water and food securities, safe energy sources, climate change, migration, mental health, environmental toxins in areas of war and conflict
    Role: Co-Investigator

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Funded by the NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences through its Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program, grant number UL1TR002541.