Jay Silverman

Jay Silverman, an assistant professor in the Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, and Jeanne Hathaway, a research scientist at the Division of Public Health Practice, have been appointed to the Governor’s Commission on Sexual and Domestic Violence in Massachusetts for three-year terms. One of the goals for the Commission is to build and strengthen existing sexual and domestic violence intervention and prevention efforts.

Hager Re-Elected at APHA

Christie Hager, deputy director of the Division of Public Health Practice, was elected to a fourth term as chair of the American Public Health Association’s Health Law Forum at its recent meeting in San Francisco. She has also been elected to a second term on APHA’s Governing Council. A lawyer and public health professional, Hager’s work experiences include positions as senior research analyst for the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Health Care and as a member of the editorial staff of the New England Journal of Medicine.

Students Visit WHO to Explore Career Paths

Forty-eight HSPH students traveled to the World Health Organization (WHO) office at the United Nations (UN) in New York in December to meet officials.

"We wanted to expose students, particularly those interested in international health, to careers at WHO and the UN," said Peter Crudele of Career Services, who assisted Betsy Weissel in organizing the trip.

The students met representatives of the Director-General, Health Policy group, ‘Africa Health’ projects, Millennium Development Goals group, Inter-Agency Relations and the UN Development Group Office.