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Education
1996 M.P.H., Law and Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health
1991 J.D. cum laude, Harvard Law School
1987 Sociology & Latin American Literature, A.B. summa cum laude, Harvard College
Academic Appointments & Visiting Positions
2012-Present Lecturer on Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health
2011-Present Director, Program on the Health Rights of Women and Children, François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights
2010-Present Adjunct Associate Professor of Human Rights Law, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
2009-2012 Adjunct Lecturer on Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health
2008, 2010 Professor, Bergen Summer Research School, Bergen, Norway
2009-Present Affiliated Researcher, Christian Michelson Institute, Bergen, Norway
2007-Present Joseph F. Flom Global Health and Human Rights Fellow, Harvard Law School
2003-2009 Instructor, Law and Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health
1996-2002 Assistant Professor of Clinical Public Health, Mailman School of Public
Health, Columbia University
1991-1993 Visiting Scholar and Professor, Department of Social Anthropology,
Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History
Licensure & Certification
1997 Certified by U.S. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance in “Health in Complex
Humanitarian Emergencies”
1997 Qualified in U.S. Federal District Court as Expert Witness with respect to “Human
Rights in Mexico”
1992 Licensed to practice law in the State of New York
1992 Licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia
Honors & Distinctions
2001-02 Calderone Award for Outstanding Junior Faculty, Mailman school of Public Health
1996 Samdperil Health Law Essay Award, Harvard School of Public Health
1996 Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Health & Human Rights Essay Award, HSPH
1991 Echoing Green Public Interest Fellowship
1989 Andres Public Interest Grant, Harvard Law School
1987 Phi Beta Kappa
1987 Certificate of Achievement in Latin American Studies, Harvard College
1985-87 John Harvard Scholarship, Harvard College
1984-87 Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Scholarship, Harvard College
Professional Boards & Societies
2010-Present Member, Reference Group, International Budget Partnership-Partnership Initiative
2009-Present Chair, Board of Directors, Center for Economic and Social Rights,
Spain/USA (Vice-President, 2002-2008)
2008-Present Member, International Advisory Council, International Initiative on
Maternal Mortality and Human Rights, USA
2007-Present Member, Steering Committee, Human Rights Ahead, Spain
2004-Present Member, Advisory Board, Program on Human Rights, Universidad Peruana
Cayetano Heredia, Peru
2002-Present Member, Advisory Committee, Center for Policy Analysis on Trade and
Health (CPATH), USA
2002-Present Member, Advisory Board, MINGAPeru, Peru.
1999-Present Member, Advisory Board, EDHUCASalud (“Educación en Derechos Humanos
con Aplicación en Salud” or Education in Human Rights with Applications in
Health), Peru
1997-Present Member, American Public Health Association, USA
2007-2008 Co-Chair, International Human Rights Committee, Boston Bar Association,
USA
2003-2007 Member, Advisory Board, Observatory on the Right to Health, Peru
2004-2009 Member, Board of Directors, Mental Disability Rights International, USA
2002-2005 Member, International Advisory Council, Physicians for Human Rights, USA
1999-2002 Member, Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility, American
Association for the Advancement of Science, USA
1997-2000 Member, International Society for Health and Human Rights, USA
1996-2001 Member, Board of Directors, Physicians for Human Rights, USA
1992-2005 Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York
(International Human Rights Committee, 1998-1999), USA
Other Professional Experience
2008-Present
Special Advisor, Amnesty International’s global campaign on poverty: Demand Dignity
Advise on strategy, participate in field investigations, conduct internal trainings, and contribute to and review reports relating to maternal mortality and right to health more generally. 2009 “Smart Cookie Award” recipient on behalf of Demand Dignity Campaign. http://www.cookiemag.com/magazine/2009/04/alicia-ely-yamin.
2007-Present
Executive Editor, Critical Concepts, Health and Human Rights: An International Journal
Responsible for selection, substantive editing and overseeing copyediting of all scholarly articles for peer-reviewed international Journal, as well as writing synthesis articles for each of first five issues of Journal under new editorship. Participate in setting all policies and strategic direction of Journal.
2005-2007
Director of Research and Investigations, Physicians for Human Rights, Cambridge, MA
Oversaw all field investigations for the organization, including designing and carrying out research projects, managing staff and budgets, and conducting advocacy and media work; participated in fund-raising strategies and donor meetings; and acted as spokesperson for the organization in multiple fora.
2003-2005
Consultant of Health, Development and Human Rights Issues, with a Focus on Latin America, Montevideo, Uruguay
Carried out research and advocacy projects for US, European and Latin American human rights non-governmental organizations, the Ford Foundation, and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, including managing teams of consultants, conducting trainings, preparing human rights reports and report chapters, and drafting amicus briefs (e.g. Hazel Tau v. GlaxoSmithKline and Boehringer Ingelheim, South Africa Competition Commission, 2003).
1996-2002
Staff Attorney, Law and Policy Project, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Research focus on health and human rights. Fieldwork in Lima, Peru included co-founding Program on Human Rights and Health, Asociación Pro-Derechos Humanos, 1999-2002
1993-1995
Associate (3rd -5th year), Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, New York, NY
Engaged in Firm’s Latin America Practice relating principally to project finance and securities work, including: drafting agreements in English and Spanish; meeting with clients; supervising other associates; and participating in negotiations and closings. Pro Bono work included: drafting reports for Human Rights First; election monitoring for Freedom House; and a residential consultancy at rural health care center in Haryana, India.