Faculty Directory
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Executive and Continuing Education programs are taught by esteemed Harvard faculty and industry experts in health care and related fields.
Harvard Chan Executive and Continuing Education Faculty
Mr. Martel is a board certified health physicist, and has been working in the field of radiation protection for over 25 years. Mr. Martel has applied health physics and radiation safety management experience in medical, biotechnology, nuclear power, environmental, emergency response, and radioactive source manufacturing industries. Mr. Martel serves as a technical advisor to the Council for Radiation Control Program Directors, and is currently the President-elect of the Medical Health Physics section of the National Health Physics Society. Mr. Martel was the Director and Radiation Safety Officer for two major Academic Medical Institutions in the Boston area where his research…
Tom has nearly 30 years of experience as a safety and health professional. He previously served as a corporate safety, environmental, and workers’ compensation manager before transitioning to his current role as a risk control consultant for a commercial insurance brokerage. He works with industry-leading companies across manufacturing, hospitality, food service, healthcare, education, and construction.A Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Tom specializes in evaluating workplace exposures to noise, chemicals, ergonomic stressors, temperature extremes, and biological hazards. He actively assesses indoor air quality (IAQ) in accordance with ASHRAE standards and investigates mold growth to ensure healthy environments.Tom leads pre-loss accident prevention, risk…
Dr. Massoud is a globally recognized leader in improving healthcare and strengthening systems to deliver better outcomes, efficiency, and sustainability. He was an inaugural Member of the Quality & Safety Academy of the International Society for Quality (ISQua); Advisory Board Member, World Health Organization’s Global Report on Quality and Safety; Former President, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health Alumni Association, and current Board Member, Harvard Alumni Association. Previous capacities include:· Senior Vice President and Chief Program Officer at Americares overseeing the organization’s health programs worldwide for people affected by poverty or disaster, including its work with the uninsured in…
Karen Matthews is a clinical informaticist, a staff radiologist at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and a captain in the U.S. Navy. She is currently the Chief of End User Engagement in the Office of the Chief Health Information Office at the Defense Health Agency where her duties include leading communications, training coordination, and a joint implementation team for the deployment of MHS GENESIS across the Military Health System. Most recently she was detailed as a Senior Advisor and policy analyst in the Office of Global Affairs at Health and Human Services where her duties included service as a liaison…
Dr. Heather Mattie is a Lecturer on Biostatistics, Co-Director of the Health Data Science Master’s program, and Director of EDIB Programs in the Department of Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She teaches several Data Science and Biostatistics courses each year including Core Principles of Data Science, Collaborative Data Science in Healthcare, and Core Principles of Biostatistics and Epidemiology for Public Health Practice. Dr. Mattie’s research centers on network science and statistical machine learning approaches to improve human health and equitable healthcare, with a special focus on detecting, mitigating, and preventing algorithmic bias. Her work has found…
Marsha Maurer, RN, MS, is the Senior Vice President for Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC).A native of Michigan, Marsha received her bachelor-of-arts degree in liberal arts from the University of Michigan. She went on to earn a bachelor-of-science degree in nursing from Northeastern University and a masters of science in adult health and acute care nursing at Boston College. She is currently enrolled in the doctorate of nursing practice program at Simmons College. Marsha leads a team of highly committed professionals who play a critical role in the hospital’s work to ensure…
Gianluca Mauro is an AI entrepreneur and public speaker. He is the founder of two companies: AI Academy, specialized in helping people and organizations understand and use AI, and Epiphany, a startup that uses generative AI and learning science to change the way corporate learning and development designs and delivers education. Outside of his work in teaching, Gianluca has published a book called “Zero to AI – a non-technical, hype-free guide to prospering in the AI era”, and is active in the field of AI ethics. He has recently led an investigation for the Guardian and the Pulitzer Center called,…
Bill McCarthy is an Associate Director of Environment, Health and Safety at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His primary responsibility is oversight of the radiation protection program at the MIT research reactor. Bill has been at MIT since 1997, conducting radiation safety trainings and assisting lab personnel in the design of safe experiments using radiation sources, both ionizing and non-ionizing. Prior to 1997 Bill worked for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).Bill earned his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Physics and Master of Science (MS) in Radiological Sciences from the University of Massachusetts – Lowell and is certified by the American…
James J. McDevitt received his master's degree in Industrial Hygiene and PhD in Environmental Health Sciences from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore Maryland and completed a 3 year post-doctoral fellowship in Environmental Health Sciences at the Harvard School of Public Health. He is diplomat of the American Board of Industrial Hygiene. He has over 10 years of experience practicing industrial hygiene as an active duty member of the United States Air Force and in private consulting. He is currently a senior scientist at 9 Foundations.