Brown Bag Seminar: Can remote personalized digital counseling improve postpartum contraceptive use?
Ibou Dieye is a PhD candidate in health policy (economics track) at Harvard University. His research lies at the intersection of health economics, public policy, and behavioral economics. He uses experimental and quasi-experimental methods to study how government financing reforms and emerging digital tools can improve access to and quality of health care in developing countries. He is also interested in how factors outside the health sector shape health outcomes. Before starting his PhD, he studied Applied Mathematics and Economics at Macalester College and worked at Analysis Group as an analyst and data scientist specializing in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR).
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Presented jointly with the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University
Inspired by the world premiere musical, Wonder, performing December 9th through February 8th at the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), this panel discussion explores the power of empathy and kindness in the face of bullying. Drawing on Wonder’s story of Auggie Pullman—a young boy with a facial difference navigating a new school—the conversation will examine the challenges of social belonging and the importance of creating inclusive environments where differences are celebrated. This event will feature a sharing of a song from the musical composed by Ian Axel and Chad King, the GRAMMY Award-winning duo behind A Great Big World.
Register for free to submit your questions.
An on-demand video will be posted after the event.
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Monday Nutrition Seminar | Intermittent Fasting and Diet Quality in Cardiometabolic Health and Aging
Please join the Department of Nutrition for the Monday Nutrition Seminar featuring Courtney M. Peterson, PhD, MSc, MS, MA, Associate Professor at the Department of Nutrition, Secondary Faculty at the Department of Molecular Metabolism, Director of Harvard-Chan Research Kitchen at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Peterson will present her talk on ” Intermittent Fasting and Diet Quality in Cardiometabolic Health and Aging” on November 17, 2025 at 1:00pm ET. This seminar will take place in FXB G-13 and via Zoom (registration is required).
The Monday Nutrition Seminar Series is free and open to the public. If you plan to attend this event and do not have an active HUID, please fill out the registration form by 3:00 p.m. Friday, November 14 to request a visitor pass to access the building.
Seminar speakers share their perspectives, they do not speak for Harvard.
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Courtney M. Peterson, PhD, MSc, MS, MA
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As foreign aid landscapes shift, we’ll explore whether smarter, more strategic collaboration—rather than simply more funding—is the key to sustainable, resilient healthcare in Africa. Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin, former Minister of Health (Ethiopia), and Rosine Sori-Coulibaly, former Minister of Economy, Finance and Development (Burkina Faso), will discuss how integrated national planning, efficient donor alignment, and strengthened governance can create health sovereignty.
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Rosine Sori-Coulibaly
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Fatou Jallow
Health Benefits of Fighting Dragons
On Wednesday, February 4th, 2026, from 1-1:50 p.m. in Kresge 202A, join us for a well-being workshop led by Center Student Engagement Committee member Anya Greenberg, SM ’26. Explore how tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons can boost well-being, confidence, and social connection.
Lunch provided. Attendance open to Harvard-ID holders.
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Anya Greenberg
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Navigating a critical moment for public health education and research
We invite you to a faculty panel discussion exploring the current landscape and future of public health research and education. Department Chair Sarah Fortune will discuss how IID is navigating this pivotal moment, setting priorities, and looking ahead. Yonatan Grad will share insights on emerging research opportunities, while Flaminia Catteruccia will address the critical intersection of graduate education and international research. The panel will be moderated by Bailey Bowcutt, a PhD student in the Biological Sciences in Public Health Program, who will offer her perspective on building a scientific career during these uncertain times.
This 45-minute Zoom session includes 30 minutes of conversation followed by 15 minutes for your questions. Whether you’re an alumnus or friend of the department or School, we hope you’ll join us to learn about the exciting research underway in IID and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
All speakers will share their own perspectives; they do not speak for Harvard.
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Sarah Fortune
Yonatan Grad
Flaminia Catteruccia
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Bailey Bowcutt
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Three decades of the Mediterranean diet pyramid: A brief review of its history, evolution, and scientific advances
Please join the Department of Nutrition for the Monday Nutrition Seminar featuring Greg Drescher; Frank Hu, MD, MPH, PhD; Miguel A. Martínez-González, MD, PhD; Antonia Trichopoulou, MD, PhD; and Walter C. Willett, MD, DrPH. The speakers will present on “Three decades of the Mediterranean diet pyramid: A brief review of its history, evolution, and scientific advances” on November 10, 2025 at 1:00pm ET.
This seminar will take place in FXB G-13 and via Zoom (registration is required).
The Monday Nutrition Seminar Series is free and open to the public. If you plan to attend this event and do not have an active HUID, please fill out the registration form by 3:00 p.m. ET on the Friday before the seminar to request a visitor pass to access the building.
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Antonia Trichopoulou, MD, PhD
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CHDS Seminar with Darius Lakdawalla of the University of Southern California
Join the Center for Health Decision Science for a seminar with Darius Lakdawalla of the University of Southern California. Generalized Risk-Adjusted Cost-Effectiveness (GRACE) provides a direct method for measuring patient risk preferences and incorporating these into cost-effectiveness estimates. In this presentation, we will discuss: 1) the rationale for GRACE as a way of explaining discordance between traditional cost-effectiveness analysis (TCEA) and the behavior of patients and payers; 2) the economic theory behind GRACE; 3) empirical estimates of GRACE-based utility over health; and 4) a practical approach for estimating GRACE using only inputs from standard TCEA models.
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Darius Lakdawalla, PhD
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Inherited trauma, inherited equity: Reparations as a determinant of health
Join the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights for a virtual conversation between Dr. L’Bertrice Solomon, LP.D., JD, MPH, MMSc, and FXB Director, Dr. Mary T. Bassett, MD, MPH, to explore the intersection of reparative justice and racial trauma’s legacy. Is there a pathway to healing for the descendants of the enslaved? For instance, reparations can serve as a transformative health intervention for Black men in Jackson, Mississippi, illuminating how structural repair can advance collective well-being across the South.
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Dr. Mary T. Bassett, MD, MPH
Dr. L'Bertrice Solomon, LP.D., JD, MPH, MMSc
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FXB Center work in progress seminar – Out of sight, out of mind: Myanmar’s invisible crisis
Join the FXB Center for Health & Human Rights at Harvard University for a virtual work-in-progress seminar to hear from Tom Andrews, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar and Director of the Southeast Asia Human Rights Project at Harvard University’s Asia Center. The conversation will be moderated by FXB’s Director of Research, Professor Jacqueline Bhabha, JD, MSc. Harvard ID required to attend.
