AsherLev (Asher) Santos, PhD, MPIA designs research that focuses on health diplomacy or how relationships between nations impact health outcomes. Of particular interest to him is the relationship between developing nations. He has focused on Brazil and its relationship with other Lusophone or Portuguese speaking countries and is interested in Brazil’s role as a regional and international leader in health. Dr. Santos has spent time studying in France, doing research in Brazil, and leading a study project in Jamaica. Additionally, he has worked for Japanese educational agencies and with the World Health Organization in Switzerland. Locally, Dr. Santos was a program director at UPAC (Union of Pan Asian Communities) and worked for the San Diego LGBT Community Center on youth and API youth targeted projects. He has worked as an HIV Prevention Health Planner for the HIV, STD and Hepatitis Branch of Public Health Services (HSHB). His undergraduate degrees from Seattle University are in International Studies, Foreign Language and Humanities. He completed a Masters of Pacific International Affairs from the University of California San Diego (UCSD); and completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health, Global Health awarded by the Joint-Doctoral Program in Public Health between UCSD and San Diego State University (SDSU).