Fellows

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The Fellows program at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative provides an academic base for leading experts in the field of humanitarian assistance. HHI fellows hold a one year visiting scientist appointment at the School of Public Health. The Fellows bring a wealth of professional experience and knowledge to the learning environment and serve as a valuable resource for HHI’s core programs.

Miriam Aschkenasy, MD, MPH

Fellow, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Public Health Specialist, Humanitarian Response Department, Oxfam America

Satchit Balsari, MD, MPH

Fellow, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Emergency Physician, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Mihir Bhatt, MS

Fellow, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Director, All India Disaster Mitigation Institute

Frederick "Skip" M. Burkle, Jr., MD, MPH, DTM, FAAP, FACEP

Senior Fellow, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Visiting Scientist, Harvard School of Public Health
Senior Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars
Professor, Department of Community Emergency Health, Monash University Medical School
Senior Associate Faculty, Department of International Health, Center for Refugee & Disaster Response, Johns Hopkins University
Adjunct Professor, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences

Alex de Waal, PhD

Fellow, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Program Director, Social Science Research Council

Sheri Fink, MD, PhD

Fellow, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Visiting Scientist, Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard School of Public Health