Dr. Aisha K. Yousafzai is an Associate Professor of Global Health, Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her research interests are the development and integration of interventions that promote early child development in existing health services, and implementation research on scaling-up early childhood interventions. She has … Continue reading “Aisha Khizar Yousafzai”
Dr. Shelina Bhamani holds a PhD in Education with specialization in Early childhood development and Program monitoring. Currently she is associated with The Aga Khan University in capacity of Associate Director, Allied Health at Office of Allied Health and Assistant Professor and Lead ECD Parenting Education Programs at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She … Continue reading “Shelina Bhamani”
Quanyi (Ryan) Dai is the Data Analyst for the LEAPS program. Ryan is primarily interested in examining how inequalities are produced throughout the course of child development and what are the consequences of inequalities on children’s outcomes in adulthood. He holds an Ed.M. degree in International Education Policy from Harvard University and an LL.B. degree … Continue reading “Quanyi (Ryan) Dai”
Dr. Günther Fink is the Eckenstein-Geigy Professor of Epidemiology and Household Economics at the University of Basel, as well as the Head of the Household Economics and Health System Research Unit at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute. Prior to joining the Swiss TPH, he researched and taught for 11 years at the Harvard … Continue reading “Günther Fink”
Emily Franchett is the research coordinator for the LEAPS program. Prior to joining the LEAPS team, Emily worked in community-based health education and youth development programming with Peace Corps Albania and supported an evaluation of a home-visiting program to promote early childhood development in Rwanda. She holds an S.M. in Global Health & Population from … Continue reading “Emily Franchett”
Shahnaz is the Evaluation Lead for the LEAPS Program. Shahnaz has a Master’s degree in sociology. She has 15 years of experience in community-based early childhood development research with Aga Khan University. Her expertise includes quantitative and qualitative data collection, child development assessments, training, coaching, supervision, and quality assurance. Shahnaz is currently working as an … Continue reading “Shahnaz Hakro”
Shumaila Memon is the Intervention Mentor for the LEAPS program. She has a Master’s degree in sociology and Education. She worked in community-based ECD and ECE research with Aga Khan University since 2009. Her 12 years of experience provided her expertise in quantitative data collection, child development assessments, coaching, and supervision.
Dr. Angelica Ponguta’s work centers on the advancement of Early Childhood Development (ECD) in low and middle-income countries and has led policy research, program evaluation, and advocacy projects in over 20 countries around the world. She currently leads the adaptation and implementation of LEAPS in Colombia (JUNTOS por la PRIORIDAD) alongside national academic, government, and … Continue reading “Angelica Ponguta”
Sumera Rajput is the Intervention Mentor for the LEAPS program. She has a Master’s degree in sociology and a bachelor’s in education. She worked in community-based health and education programs with Aga Khan University, UNICEF-funded projects, and NCHD. Her 9 years of experience provided her expertise in social mobilization, teaching young children, coaching and supervision.
Karima Rehmani is the Research Assistant for the LEAPS program. Prior to joining the LEAPS team at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Karima worked as an early childhood educator and teacher trainer in Pakistan and Canada. She holds a Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education and Development from University of British Columbia and … Continue reading “Karima Rehmani”
