Eligibility: All Harvard Chan students enrolled in any online or in-person degree program are eligible to participate in Public Health Leadership Lab programming. Students interested in receiving a concentration in Public Health Leadership will be required to complete 10 credits of leadership coursework, and must be enrolled in an in-person degree program.
Program components: All students who register for the public health leadership lab will be expected to complete each of the following program components. (Click each to expand)
Leadership Learning Cohorts
Students will come together in small groups for a series of 4 leadership workshops. In these workshops, students will develop their leadership skills by engaging in experiential learning, dialogue, and reflection as part of a cohort of their peers. Students will have an opportunity to conduct a leadership assessment, debrief their results, and develop personal leadership goals which they can work on during leadership coaching, career mentoring, or peer groups.
When registering to join the PHL Lab, students will select the cohort that best fits their schedule/preference from the options below. All Fall meetings run from 5:30-7:20pm.
| Cohort 1
(Full) |
Cohort 2 | Cohort 3 | Cohort 4 | |
| Day | Wednesdays | Thursdays | Wednesdays | Thursdays |
| Mode | In-Person | In-Person | Virtual | Virtual |
| Instructor: | Fawn Phelps | Perry Dougherty | Sharon Bueno Washington | Eli Ramos |
| Session 1: | Sept 25, 2024 | Oct 10, 2024 | Oct 9, 2024 | Sept 26, 2024 |
| Session 2: | Oct 9, 2024 | Oct 17, 2024 | Oct 23, 2024 | Oct 10, 2024 |
| Session 3: | Nov 13, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 | Nov 13, 2024 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Session 4: | Dec 4, 2024 | Dec 5, 2024 | Dec 4, 2024 | Dec 12, 2024 |
| Spring Closing Session: | Apr 5, 2025 | Apr 5, 2025 | Apr 5, 2025 | Apr 5, 2025 |
Students are expected to attend all sessions with their cohort, and cannot attend sessions with a cohort other than the one they have registered for.
360-Degree Leadership Assessment
Students will conduct an assessment of their leadership competencies through self and evaluator feedback, which they will use to deepen their self awareness and guide their own personal development. This will include an orientation to the Leadership Circle Profile competency framework, a facilitated process for gathering leadership assessment responses, and group coaching to explore assessment results and create individualized leadership development plans.
Note: There is a fee required to cover part of the cost of the 360-assessment.
10 Credits of Leadership Coursework
All students completing the concentration in Public Health leadership must complete 10 credits of leadership coursework from this roster of approved courses.
Students who are interested in participating in all other programming but who are unable to complete the 10-credits required to fulfill the concentration, are welcomed to apply.
Coaching & Mentorship
Students have a choice between Leadership Coaching with a professional coach who can support students as they work on their leadership development goals – Career Mentoring with a professional in their field who can share insights from their experience and prepare students for the road ahead – or Peer Coaching with 2-3 fellow students who meet regularly to support and learn from one another as they work towards their leadership goals.
Click here to register now for the 2024-2025 Public Health Leadership Lab
Questions? Email phl@hsph.harvard.edu
