James A. Wolff, MD
Associate Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Global Health

MD, Columbia University
MPH, Harvard University
MAT, Harvard University
BMedSc, Dartmouth College
BA, Harvard University



Dr. Wolff is an Associate Professor of Global Health at Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) where he teaches Planning and Managing Maternal and Child Health Program in Low Resource Settings, Improving Health Outcomes Using Mobile Technologies, Program Design for Global Health, and Making Programs Work: Program Implementation for Global Health. Dr. Wolff was the co-director for a BUSPH partnership with the Public Health Foundation of India and the Indian Council for Medical Research for faculty development. He was also the Co-PI for a CDC funded faculty and curriculum development partnership with Muhimbili University School of Allied Health Sciences and the Dartmouth Institute for Health Care Improvement. Dr. Wolff is the co-founder of collaborate.health.bu.edu created to advance practice-based teaching for public health.

Dr. Wolff is a former Senior Fellow at Management Sciences for Health (MSH) where he worked for over thirty years. At MSH Dr. Wolff assisted both public and private sector health and family planning organizations in countries throughout the world to improve their management. He has been a consultant with USAID, the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank, and several private organizations. Dr. Wolff’s areas of interest include use of information technologies for education, maternal and child health, emergency medicine, leadership, and management.

In addition to his management work and teaching, Dr. Wolff is a board-certified physician in Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, and Preventive Medicine and currently the Chief Medical Officer for Island Health Care, a federally qualified health center in Martha’s Vineyard.

In 2007 Dr. Wolff received the Community Clinician of the Year Award from the Massachusetts Medical Society. In 2013 he received the Norman A. Scotch Award for Excellence in Teaching from Boston University School of Public Health. In 2018, Dr. Wolff received the Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Boston University's highest award for teaching.

Dr. Wolff received a B.A. from Harvard College, a B.M.S. from Dartmouth Medical School, a M.D. from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and a M.A.T. and M.P.H. from Harvard University.


Strengthening Human Resources for Health through Public Health Training Improvements at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), School of Public Health and Social Sciences (SPHSS)
04/01/2018 - 03/31/2019 (Subcontract PI)
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences HHS CDC
5N U2GGH001075-05-01

Strengthening Human Resources for Health through Public Health Training Improvements (SHARE-IT YEAR 4)
04/01/2017 - 03/31/2018 (Subcontract PI)
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences HHS CDC


e-Learning Pneumonia Course
11/01/2016 - 04/30/2017 (Subcontract PI)
The Johns Hopkins University USAID


Strengthening Human Resources for Health through Public Health Training Improvements (SHARE-IT)
04/01/2016 - 03/31/2017 (Subcontract PI)
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences HHS CDC
5U2GGH001075-03

Global Health Course Review
03/22/2016 - 06/30/2016 (Subcontract PI)
The Johns Hopkins University USAID


Strengthening Health Academic and Resources for Education
04/01/2015 - 03/31/2016 (Subcontract PI)
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences HHS CDC
5U2GGH001075-02

Strengthening Health Academic and Resources for Education
04/01/2014 - 03/31/2015 (Subcontract PI)
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences HHS CDC
1U2GGH001075-01

Collaboration with Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences: School of Public Health and Social Sciences (MUHAS SPHSS) for Faculty Training and Development
12/01/2010 - 02/28/2015 (Subcontract PI)
Dartmouth College NIH FIC
D43TW006807-10S1



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  1. Elaina Faust, Kathleen Samways, James Wolff. How Dimagi Enables CHWs to Care for Martha's Vineyard's Highest-Need Residents. Dimagi Blog Post. Cambridge, Massachusetts. 2023. View Publication
  2. Ashley Trickett1; Youxuan Wang1; James Wolff2; Kathleen Samways2; Lauren Fox3; Braxton Perry3 Dukes County Case Management Investigation Team1; Island Health Care, Martha’s Vineyard2; Dimagi3. Island Health Care Rural Public Health Nursing and Community Health Worker Case Management Solution. 2023. View Publication
  3. Greece JA, Bangham C, Wolff J, Bryant M, Gupte G, McGrath D. The Effectiveness and Flexibility of Practice-Based Teaching: A Long-term, Cross-disciplinary Evaluation. Public Health Rep. 2023 Jan-Feb; 138(1):114-122.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35152784; PMCID: PMC9730185; DOI: 10.1177/00333549211070768;
     
  4. George ER, Sabin LL, Elliott PA, Wolff JA, Osani MC, McSwiggan Hong J, Berry WR. Examining health care champions: a mixed-methods study exploring self and peer perspectives of champions. Implement Res Pract. 2022; 3:26334895221077880.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37091082; PMCID: PMC9924235; DOI: 10.1177/26334895221077880;
     
  5. Jacey Greece and James Wolff. Teaching Public Health, Lisa Sullivan and Sandro Galea, Editors, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019. Practice-based Teaching in Public Health, Chapter 16. Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore. 2019.
  6. Greece JA, Wolff J, McGrath D. A Framework for Practice-Based Teaching in Public Health. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2018 Aug 31.View Related Profiles. PMID: 30180121
     
  7. Mehralizade A, Schor S, Coleman CM, Oppenheim CE, Denckla CA, Borba CP, Henderson DC, Wolff J, Crane S, Nettles-Gomez P, Pal A, Milanovic S. Mobile Health Apps in OB-GYN-Embedded Psychiatric Care: Commentary. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2017 Oct 06; 5(10):e152.View Related Profiles. PMID: 28986335; PMCID: PMC5650672; DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.7988;
     
  8. Rachael Bonawitz MD, BUSPH, Center for Global Health and Development James Wolff MD, MPH, BUSPH, Center for Global Health and Development . Global Health Learning Center Online Course on Pneumonia. USAID. Washington, DC. 2017. View Publication
  9. Clark EG, Watson J, Leemann A, Breaud AH, Feeley FG, Wolff J, Kole T, Jacquet GA. Acute care needs in an Indian emergency department: A retrospective analysis. World Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2016; 3(7):191–195.
  10. Rachael Bonawitz MD, BUSPH, Center for Global Health and Development James Wolff MD, MPH, BUSPH, Center for Global Health and Development . Global Health Learning Center Online Course on Diarrheal Disease. United States Agency for International Development. Washington, DC. 2016. View Publication
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What if Real Change—for a Better World—Came from the Pandemic?

BU Today 3/17/2021

US Rep. John Lewis (Hon.’18) to 2018 Grads: Be Bold and Courageous

BU Today 5/20/2018

James Wolff Honored with a 2018 Metcalf Award

BU Today 5/15/2018

2018 Boston University: Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching
2013 Boston University School of Public Health: Norman A Scotch Award for Excellence in Teaching
2011 Boston University School of Public Health: Innovation in Teaching Award
2007 Massachusetts Medical Society: Community Physician of the Year
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