Elias Snyder, PhD, NP-C, ACHPN (he/they) is an Assistant Professor of Global Health at the University of Maryland School of Nursing.

Dr. Eli is a practicing nurse practitioner; double board certified in primary care and palliative care/hospice and holds a PhD in global psychology and spirituality. He has spent years living in East Africa, working on projects related to health, nutrition, health systems strengthening, and equity. Some project highlights include co-authoring trainings incorporated into the Rwandan National Policy on Nutrition, co-developing curricula with Gardens for Health International that led to partnerships with UNICEF and the World Food Program, formalizing a global clinician education program at FAME hospital in Tanzania, and leading a global learning project to improve models of palliative care at home and abroad.

His current research focuses on reciprocal, global learning in palliative care and grief, intentionally bridging Indigenous science with evidence-based Euro-Western science through a lens of decolonization.