Center for Health Communication

Staff

Photo of the center's senior director Amanda Yarnell

Amanda Yarnell

Senior Director, Center for Health Communication, and Instructor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
ayarnell@hsph.harvard.edu

Amanda (she/her) joined Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in 2022 to lead its Center for Health Communication, where she is preparing public health leaders to credibly communicate health information in an increasingly fragmented world. In that work she leverages two decades of experience in science and health journalism, media product development, and audience engagement.  Prior to joining … Continue reading “Amanda Yarnell”

Elissa Scherer - MPH in social and behavioral sciences at Harvard Chan School of Public Health

Elissa Scherer

Communications Coordinator
Center for Health Communication
escherer@hsph.harvard.edu

Elissa Scherer (she/her) is the Center for Health Communication’s Communications Coordinator and a second-year MPH student in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department. In her role as the Communications Coordinator, Elissa works to curate the Center’s digital presence, publish the Center’s newsletter, and evaluate the Center’s programs and services. In her time at Harvard, Elissa … Continue reading “Elissa Scherer”