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Gabriella served as a research assistant for the Gender, Rights, and Resilience Program. She received her Master of Public Health in Health and Social Behavior with a concentration in Humanitarian Studies at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health...

Patrick Vinck, Ph.D. is the Research Director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. He is assistant professor at the Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and lead investigator at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. His...

Luciana Vosniak is a Brazilian lawyer and policy professional specializing in international criminal law, human rights and humanitarian affairs. Her work and research focus on issues like transitional justice, accountability for war crimes, and...

Leah Waid was a research intern with the Program on Gender, Rights, and Resilience (GR2). She worked with Dr. Jocelyn Kelly on a variety of projects related to forced displacement, gender based violence, and human trafficking. In 2022, Leah graduated from...

William Wang is the Program Manager for Online Learning at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI). He oversees HHI’s learning management system (LMS) which is used to deliver asynchronous, blended, and live classroom instruction. William works closely...

Emma Willcocks served as an intern for the Gender, Rights, and Resilience Program. Her research lies in the ways that the physical environment impacts health outcomes, with a focus on particulate matter and air pollution exposures. Emma is interested in...

Michelle Wong is an incoming senior at Harvard College studying Psychology and Environmental Science and Public Policy. Her interests center on the intersections of public service, environmental justice, mental health, and community-based program design...

Grace served as a Research Assistant for the Summer & Fall 2020 semesters at the Signal Program on Human Security and Technology. At Signal, Grace researched the role of mathematical and computational modeling during historical Ebola outbreaks to inform...

Isabella Young started as the Office Assistant at HHI in October 2023. She provides administrative support to the HHI team and assists with HHI-wide projects. Isabella graduated from Texas A&M with a bachelor's degree in nutrition and is currently...

Ruoyan Zeng graduated in June 2022 with a Master's in Learning Design, Innovation, and Technology from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Ruyan served as a graduate research assistant for the Building a Better Response Project during the Fall 2021...