Aisha Khizar Yousafzai

Principal Investigator for the LEAPS program

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”

Shelina Bhamani

Co-principal Investigator for the LEAPS program

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”

Günther Fink

Co-investigator for the LEAPS program

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”

Angelica Ponguta

Co-investigator for the LEAPS program

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”

Chin Reyes

Co-investigator for the LEAPS program

Dr. Chin Reyes is an Assistant Professor at the Edward Zigler Center in Child Development & Social Policy, Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Reyes applies the latest innovations in human developmental science to improve practice, programming, and social policy both nationally and internationally. She possesses a broad repertoire of skills … Continue reading “Chin Reyes”

Christopher Robert Sudfeld

Co-investigator for the LEAPS program

Dr. Christopher Sudfeld is an Associate Professor of Global Health and Nutrition, Department of Global Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. His research and education program is focused on three areas: Randomized trials of nutrition and infection interventions Observational studies examining the role of nutrition during the first 1,000 days of … Continue reading “Christopher Robert Sudfeld”