Dr Timothy Dye is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, and Public Health at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Dr Dye is a medical ecologist who works in remote and marginalized communities throughout the world, paying special attention to social determinants of health in fragile environments. Dr Dye and his team conduct mixed method research with the University of Puerto Rico and several local communities in rural and coastal Puerto Rico. Dr Dye is Editor-in-Chief of the Maternal and Child Health Journal