HBS Summer Institute Faculty

Paul Gaist, PhD, MPH, Adjunct Associate Professor. Dr. Gaist is a behavioral scientist and a public health administrator who emphasizes real world integrative thinking and solutions in his courses.  His work includes/has included research, program and planning at the National Institutes of Health, the White House National AIDS Policy Office, and elsewhere.  Areas of interest (U.S. and internationally) include biopsychosocial analysis and health promotion/ disease prevention across the lifespan and life contexts.

Danielle German, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor. Dr. German uses qualitative and quantitative methods to understand and address the social context of health behavior, with particular emphasis on issues related to urban health, HIV transmission, drug use and mental health. She has a specific interest in the urban environment as well as social, housing, and neighborhood stability and its impact on public health. She is Principal Investigator for the BESURE study, the Baltimore arm of CDC's National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Project.

David Jernigan, PhD, Associate Professor. Dr. Jernigan is a sociologist and public health advocate who has served as a bridge between researchers and policy makers throughout his career. He has worked as the executive director of the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth at Georgetown University, and as an adviser to the World Health Organization and the World Bank. Areas of interest (U.S. and internationally) include alcohol policy, media advocacy, and the relationship of commercial marketing activities to public health.

Amanda Richardson, PhD, MS, Adjunct Assistant Professor. Dr. Richardson is an epidemiologist currently working as a Director of Research at Legacy, a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing the initiation of smoking and helping smokers quit. She is involved in the development and evaluation of mass media campaigns, including the truth and EX campaigns, and conducts research to understand smoking patterns and trajectories, how media messaging translates into behavior change, and the influence of race/ethnicity and the policy environment in shaping this process.

Tara Sullivan, PhD, Assistant Scientist. Dr. Sullivan's research focuses on facilitating the use of health information in policy and programs and on improving the quality of family planning and reproductive health services. She is currently spearheading an initiative to develop an original logic model and indicators to guide health information program design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation. Dr. Sullivan has worked in international health and development for over 10 years, including living and working in Botswana and Thailand.