Through community based participatory research, Cristina will create a questionnaire that reflects marginalized Canadians´ experience in childbirth. Cristina is a Doctor of Public Health specializing in Sexual and Reproductive Health. She worked for 18 years in Latin America improving access to safe abortion and childbirth. She worked with the Mexican Ministry of Health to integrate midwifery into the health care system and is a global leader in expending birth centers…
Murphy’s project focuses on storytelling and how it can be used as a healing tool, as well as a method of creating community, health, and equity. Murphy is an MPH candidate in the Department of Global Health and Population with a concentration on Human Rights, Humanitarian Studies and Ethics. Her greatest joy is being a sister. Murphy grew up in North Dakota and is interested in programming around stories, kindness,…
Marisa is developing a SWOT analysis of the state of existing health services, especially behavioral health, for underserved communities in Prince George’s County through interviewing key stakeholders and community members. Marisa is an MPH-65 student in the Global Health and Population department. Her professional background is in advocacy and communications around public health and environmental issues in the US and internationally. Her interest areas include behavioral health, improving access to…
Jane’s project focuses on developing a framework to understand the factors that promote mental well-being in early childhood in Cambridge, with the ultimate goal of identifying strategies to reduce the mental and physical health disparities that emerge during this developmental stage. Jane is an MPH-65 student in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department, with an interdisciplinary concentration in Maternal and Child Health. Her research interests include the social, behavioral, and…
Irene’s project looks at how health services can engage with families and caregivers, including children, more effectively. Irene is an MPH student in the social and behavioral sciences department. Her research interests are the public health effects of mental illness and children of parents with a mental illness. Before beginning her MPH, she worked for the National Alliance on Mental Illness and received her B.A. from Yale University.
Maia is focusing her efforts on expanding the reach of the Children’s Environmental Health Network’s Eco-Healthy Childcare (EHCC) Program, which is a network and resource base for home and center-based daycare providers who wish to reduce environmental hazards in their classrooms and promote health equity among the children in their care. Maia is pursuing an MPH in the Environmental Health department, with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health. She…
Matt is co-creating a capacity building program and broader strategy for young mental health innovator networks in Nairobi and Chennai with citiesRISE. Matt aims to pursue global health justice through community organizing, adaptive leadership, and innovation. Before grad school, Matt designed and implemented Deworm the World’s first knowledge management and learning strategy, supporting deworming programs that reached over 270 million children in 2017. Previously, Matt worked with Grand Challenges Canada…
Benjamin’s project focuses on supporting sexual and reproductive health programming in crisis and post-crisis settings. Benjamin is an MPH student in the Global Health and Population department. His interests are in maternal and child health with a particular focus on access to high quality obstetric and newborn care in low resource settings.
Hae-In’s project focuses on developing a Community Health Needs Assessment/Community Health Improvement Plan for Boston Children’s Hospital through community engagement and data analysis. Hae-In is an MPH-65 student in the SBS department. Before coming to Harvard Hae-In worked for non-profits and local government in sunny Southern California. Hae-In has been trained around program evaluation, community engagement and needs assessments. In her future career Hae-In is interested in addressing health inequities…
Sarah is working with CMBM to develop and expand partnerships with health organizations in Jordan serving refugees in Jordan Sarah is an MPH student in the Global Health department. Her professional background is in digital health solutions, with experience in the US, the Netherlands, Denmark, Tanzania, Liberia, and Ethiopia. Her research and post-Harvard professional interests are in refugee mental health, humanitarian systems, and the interaction of technology and human rights…