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
Dr. Walter Willett is Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition and Chairman of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, studied food science at Michigan State University, and graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School before obtaining a Doctorate in Public Health from Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Willett has focused much of his work over the last 25 years on the development of methods, using both questionnaire and biochemical approaches, to study the effects of diet on the occurrence…
Amanda P. Williams, MD, MPH, FACOG is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist and strategic physician leader focused on eliminating maternal health disparities and leveraging virtual care. She currently serves as Interim Chief Medical Officer at March of Dimes leading their mission team to advance efforts in research, advocacy, education, and community programs that will prioritize the well-being of all moms and babies. Additionally, she oversees clinical innovations for the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative at Stanford University where she is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Previously, she served as Medical Director of Mahmee, a tech-enabled maternal…
David R. Williams is the Florence and Laura Norman Professor of Public Health in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He is also a Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. An internationally recognized social scientist, his research has enhanced our understanding of the ways in which socioeconomic status, race, stress, racism, health behavior and religious involvement can affect physical and mental health. He is the author of more than 600 scientific papers and the Everyday Discrimination Scale that he developed is the most widely used measure…
Dr. Pamela Williams, Principal and Owner of E Risk Sciences, LLP, has expertise in exposure science, industrial hygiene, risk assessment, risk management, and risk communication. She is also a Fellow with the non-profit organization Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment (TERA). Dr. Williams served as Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the University of Colorado for12 years. She routinely lectures on exposure and risk-related topics in undergraduate, graduate level, and professional development courses at the Harvard School of Public Health, Colorado School of Pharmacy, Clarkson University, and American Industrial Hygiene Association. Dr. Williams also served as…
Veronika J. Wirtz, MSc, PhD is a pharmacist, educator and researcher with over ten years of experience in international public health focusing on health system strengthening and program evaluations of medicines access and utilization. Currently, Dr. Wirtz is Associate Professor of Global Health at Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) where she teaches courses in health systems, pharmaceuticals in public health, and non-communicable diseases. She is a Visiting Professor of the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) in Mexico and coordinator of a student exchange program between the institutions of her affiliation.Her interest and expertise include medicines price analysis,…
Ted Witherell is a faculty member in the Department of Health Policy and Management. His approach is shaped by more than 25 years dedicated to developing impactful leaders and organizational cultures as a healthcare executive, faculty member and consultant. He brings leadership-focused education and coaching to the Masters in Public Health program. He is the Program Director and lead instructor in several Executive and Continuing Professional Education programs focusing on physician leadership. Before joining the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health faculty, Ted was Senior Director of Talent Management for the Mass General Brigham healthcare system (formerly known as Partners).…
Dr. Brad Wong, along with his position at Mettalytics, is an affiliated researcher at the Bergen Centre for Ethics and Priority Setting in Health, at the University of Bergen, Norway. Brad has overseen or contributed to hundreds of economic evaluations in low-and-middle-income countries, publishing peer-reviewed and technical reports across numerous sectors including agriculture, education, gender, nutrition, water and sanitation, poverty, trade, and global health. Brad’s cost-benefit research has been used to assist stakeholders to prioritize resources for greatest impact, to make investment cases for increased spending and to identify cost-effective approaches to solving development issues. Due to the breadth of…
Keith Woolard holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University. He has worked in the filtration field for the past 15 years holding various positions in the areas of research and development and design engineering. He currently holds the position of Regional Product Manager of Containment and Air Cleaner Products for Camfil USA and is responsible for the development, management, and market success of the air cleaner and containment products.