People

Margareta Matache

Lecturer on Social and Behavioral Sciences

Social and Behavioral Sciences

mmatache@hsph.harvard.edu

Naomi Ahn

MPH-HSB-45, '25

Social and Behavioral Sciences

sahn@hsph.harvard.edu

I study factors influencing psychological development of children and adolescents, such as the impact of acculturation. I have experience analyzing health trends and disparities among Asian American subgroups and am … Continue reading “Naomi Ahn”

Loretta Alamo

Assistant Director of Operations and Administration

lalamo@hsph.harvard.edu

617-432-3758

Cecilia Renee Alkins-Behn

Finance and Administrative Coordinator

calkins@hsph.harvard.edu

Bryn Austin

Interim Co-Chair, Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Jessica Barrett, MPH

Senior Research Analyst

Prevention Research Center On Nutrition and Physical Activity

jbarrett@hsph.harvard.edu

617-998-1070

Teresa Bellone

Academic Affairs Assistant

tbellone@hsph.harvard.edu

617-432-3775

John Jefferson V. Besa

MPH-HSB-45, '25

Social and Behavioral Sciences

jbesa@hsph.harvard.edu

I’m a public health physician, internist, and educator working in a non-governmental organization and a state university in the Philippines. I’m primarily interested in harnessing the power of health promotion, … Continue reading “John Jefferson V. Besa”

Logan Nicole Beyer

PhD-PHS-SBS Student, '26

logan.beyer@hms.harvard.edu

I am an MD/PhD candidate studying how neighborhood contexts perpetuate systemic racism and ableism by shaping child physical, mental, and behavioral health. My aim is to be a pediatrician scientist … Continue reading “Logan Nicole Beyer”