Dr. Tom Carpino is a Hock Fellow at the Duke Global Health Institute, where his work focuses on the intersection of global infectious diseases, stigma, and health equity. He completed his PhD in Infectious Disease Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Bloomberg School of Public Health. 

Dr. Carpino’s dissertation research examined the epidemiological drivers of mpox and other sexually transmitted infections in sexual and gender diverse communities and received an F31 award from the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases. His research has directly informed public health responses and national vaccine policies, including through collaborations with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and contributions to the White House mpox response plans.

At JHU, Tom was a faculty teaching fellow and developed an upper-level undergraduate course titled Sex and Syndemics and mentored several students. He also created open-access trainings on mpox, stigma, and infectious diseases in collaboration with the New England Public Health Training Center. Tom also served as an editorial board member for Psychology and Sexuality.

Before pursuing his PhD, Dr. Carpino earned his MPH in Biostatistics from Columbia University and worked with ICAP at Columbia, where he served as a co-investigator on global health projects spanning HIV, COVID-19, climate change, and health systems strengthening. His international work included collaborations across Africa and the Caribbean, with a focus on epidemiologic methods for hard-to-reach populations.