Events and Schedule
Awards Presentation and Ceremony
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
11:30 am
Countway Plaza (enter at 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston)
University-wide Affinity Celebrations
Dates and times vary. Visit the Affinity Celebrations website for additional information.
Harvard Chan Convocation
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Reggie Lewis Center (1350 Tremont Street, Boston)
Convocation speaker
Student speaker
Harvard University Commencement
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Guest seating opens at 6:45 am
Graduate arrival at 7 am
Program begins at 9:30 am
Tercentenary Theatre (Harvard Yard, Cambridge)
Visit the Commencement website for additional information.
Class of 2023 stories
Studying by day, changing diapers by night
For married students Matt and Sally Hamm, MDs who’ve worked together as Air Force flight surgeons, Harvard Chan School’s Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency Program has provided an ideal opportunity to deepen their training while raising four kids.
Promoting sexual health through dating apps
Antón Castellanos Usigli, DrPH ’23, started an innovative digital outreach strategy to connect gay and bisexual men to sexual health services through dating apps.
Michael Dillon’s mission: the ‘incredibly urgent’ issue of LGBTQ health
Michael Dillon, MPH ’23, spent more than three decades managing mergers and acquisitions at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He combined his previous work experience with his Harvard Chan School education to launch a “second act”—advancing health equity for the LGBTQ community.
From Mumbai to Mississippi, improving health for marginalized populations
Disha Jhaveri, MPH ’23, a dentist, wants to use her public health degree to make a wider impact.
First fully online MPH program at Harvard Chan School graduates inaugural class
Following two years of online learning, nearly the entire class of students in the Master of Public Health Generalist program arrived on campus for the first time to meet each other in-person and receive their degrees at Harvard…
Graduation 2023: Award winners
Each year, awards are presented to graduating students, faculty, and staff at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Unlocking cellular secrets to better treat diseases
Sophie Lockwood, PhD ’23, uncovered a complex biological mechanism that could potentially help in drug development.
Finding the links between lifestyle choices and healthy aging
A health crisis drove Sherri Cuffe, MPH ’23, to investigate the impact of nutrition and exercise on quality of life.
Science fueled by social justice
Sydney Stanley, PhD ’23, researches infectious diseases with an eye toward improving the health of the world’s most vulnerable populations
Boosting the nursing ranks
Trissa Lyman, MPH ’23, has found nursing extremely rewarding. She’s passionate about bringing more people into the field.
Advancing health justice with data
Emily Wright, PhD ’23, is shedding light on U.S. domestic workers’ health risks.
Thinking big about child health and vaccines
Accompanying a childhood vaccination team in a remote part of Brazil spurred Cornelius Rau, SM ’23, toward the goal of improving child health on a large scale.
How building design can improve people's well-being
Flora Jiaxuan Xu, SM ’23, studies how building design can improve people’s well-being.
Strength in numbers
Octavious Smiley, PhD ’23, is dedicated to helping the next generation of minority students excel in the field of biostatistics.
Healer, mentor, music-maker
Joel Burt-Miller, MPH ’23, uses an array of talents to address physical and mental health disparities.
Sharing the language of health
Elizabeth Perry, DrPH ’23, uses her communication skills and behavioral science training to help people thrive.
Making prescription drugs affordable
Hussain Lalani, SM ’23, was named STAT Wunderkind for his efforts to tackle high prescription drug prices.
Rethinking building design for the health of people and the planet
Adele Houghton, DrPH ’23, is creating new tools to help real estate teams become more responsive to the health needs of their buildings’ occupants and the surrounding communities.
