Gillian Ice, PhD, MPH is a professor of social medicine and global health in the College of Osteopathic Medicine and College of Health Sciences and Professions and the founding director of the Global Health Initiative (GHI) at Ohio University. She currently serves as Interim Associate Provost of Global Affairs. Ice’s research explores aging with a focus on grandparent caregiving in sub-Saharan Africa. She teaches research methods and evidence-based medicine, epidemiology, geriatrics, cultural humility and global health.