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James P Herrera

Adjunct Professor of Global Health
Duke Global Health Institute

Research Interests


Conservation, development, biodiversity, ecology and evolution

Selected Grants


Empowering women farmers in Madagascar through diversified livelihood strategies

Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Kathryn McQuade Foundation · 2025 - 2026

Socio-ecological networks of disease transmission in the Indian Ocean islands

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by FACE Foundation · 2019 - 2025

Empowering Women Farmers in the SAVA Region of Madagascar

Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Kathryn McQuade Foundation · 2021 - 2022

External Relationships


  • Malagasy Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Ecosystems

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