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
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, speaker and executive advisor. 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 writes in his newsletter “What Matters – I build AI companies, you get the lessons” where he focuses on the human and strategic side of AI. Gianluca has also led an investigation for the Guardian and the Pulitzer Center called, "‘There is…
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.
John E. McDonough, DrPH, MPA, is Professor of Public Health Practice in the Department of Health Policy and Management and former Director of the Center for Executive and Continuing Professional Education at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In 2010, he was the Joan H. Tisch Distinguished Fellow in Public Health at Hunter College in New York City. Between 2008 and 2010, he served as a Senior Advisor on National Health Reform to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions where he worked on the development and passage of the Affordable Care Act.Between 2003 and 2008,…
Dr. McGuire is the co-director of the spine center at Beth Israel Deaconess and co-director of the combined Beth Israel Deaconess/Harvard Medical School Spine Fellowship. He also serves as chief of orthopedic spine service at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and assistant professor in orthopedic surgery at Harvard Medical School in Boston. He has a professional interest in minimally invasive and endoscopic spine surgery. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. McGuire is a member of North American Spine Society and a fellow with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr. McGuire earned his medical degree at University of Pennsylvania…
Dr. LaShawn McIver is a proven public health leader with over 20+ years of experience driving successful health initiatives and public policy efforts aimed at promoting health equity, improving health outcomes, increasing access to quality care and promoting health system reform. In July of 2023, she joined AHIP as its new Senior Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer. In this role she serves as a thought leader for AHIP’s health equity strategies and programs and provides strategic leadership to drive an overall industry wide Health Equity Strategic Roadmap for AHIP as a member-driven association.Dr. McIver is the former Director…
Eric J. McNulty holds an appointment as Associate Director for the Program for Health Care Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and at the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. He is an Instructor at the Harvard Chan School. His work centers on leadership in high-stakes, high-stress situations. He most recent book, You're It: Crisis, Change, and How to Lead When it Matters Most is based on meta-leadership, the core leadership framework of the group’s curriculum. He teaches in graduate-level courses on public health leadership, conflict resolution, and negotiation as well as…