Dr. Nancy Binkin

Professor

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Biography

Nancy Binkin is a distinguished medical doctor with a focus on public health. She earned her MD from the University of California, San Diego in 1975 and completed her Master of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley in 1979. Dr. Binkin has extensive experience in global health, having spent over two decades at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and later becoming the chief of the policy and evidence unit at the Health Section of UNICEF. Her work has taken her to more than 30 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, where she has focused on various topics within maternal and child health. Dr. Binkin's expertise contributes to improving health outcomes for vulnerable populations worldwide.

Research Interests

Global Health Maternal Child Health

Experience

Chief of Policy and Evidence Unit

— Present

UNICEF • Various

Led the policy and evidence unit focusing on health programs for children.

Public Health Officer

— Present

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Atlanta, GA

Worked on global health initiatives across multiple countries.

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).