Initiative on Health and Homelessness
The Initiative on Health and Homelessness (IHH) fosters a network of researchers and practitioners dedicated to inspiring and supporting emerging public health professionals in addressing health and homelessness, providing resources to drive real-world change to improve the health and lives of unhoused individuals.
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Kresge 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02115
Steering Committee
The Initiative on Health and Homelessness includes a steering committee of experts that helps guide its planned activities and future directions.
Thomas Byrne, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor, Boston University School of Social Work
Denise De Las Nueces, MD, MPH
Interim CEO and Chief Medical Officer, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program
Karen Emmons, PhD
Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health &
Faculty Director of the Community Engagement Program at Harvard Catalyst
Robert Heckart, JD
Steering Committee Member & Senior Advisor, IHH
Board Member at Care for the Homeless New York, 2015 Fellow & 2016 Senior Fellow of the Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative, and Retired Partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Jennifer Molinsky, PhD
Project Director of the Housing an Aging Society Program at the Harvard Joint Center on Housing Studies, and Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Design
Rajarshi Mukherjee, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Jim O’Connell, MD
President of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School
Natalie Slopen, ScD
Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Nancy Turnbull, MBA
Senior Associate Dean for Professional Education and Senior Lecturer on Health Policy at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health