Faculty Director
Bizu Gelaye, PhD, MPH
Other Affiliations
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School and The Chester M. Pierce, MD Division of Global Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Teaching Faculty
Center for Bioethics, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Research Interests
Dr. Bizu Gelaye is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Psychiatry at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School, and The Chester M. Pierce, MD Division of Global Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital. He is an associate member of the Broad Institute’s Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research Program and Teaching Faculty at the Center for Bioethics in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Gelaye’s research makes innovative use of population-based data and biomarkers to understand resilience and risk factors for neuropsychiatric disorders. His work, in collaboration with multidisciplinary researchers, focuses on how trauma affects health across the life course and intergenerationally. Dr. Gelaye’s research also includes a focus on the application of psychometric methods in cross-cultural settings. In addition to research, Dr. Gelaye is a highly regarded mentor preparing outstanding, diverse public health scientists and leaders. He served as program director of the Multidisciplinary International Research Training (MIRT) program for more than 10 years. Currently, he is the program director of the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health Mississippi Delta Partnership in Public Health Program and the associate director of the Global Initiative for Neuropsychiatric Genetics Education in Research (GINGER) Program.
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Administrative Team
Eric DiGiovanni, EdM
Associate Director of Graduate Studies
Office Location: Kresge 903
Phone: 617-432-1328
Email: edigiova@hsph.harvard.edu
Caroline Huntington, MEd
Manager of Academic Affairs
Office Location: Kresge 901
Phone: 617-432-5250
Email: chunting@hsph.harvard.edu
Jeffrey Noyes, MEd
Senior Academic Program Coordinator
Office Location: Kresge 901
Phone: 617-432-7973
Email: jnoyes@hsph.harvard.edu
