Dr. Alicia Yamin

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Alicia E. Yamin is a Lecturer at Harvard Law School and the Director of the Global Health Rights Project at the Petrie-Flom Center. With a background in law and public health, Yamin has dedicated her career to combining academia and activism to promote human rights, focusing on health equity and social justice. She has extensive experience in trans-disciplinary research, where she emphasizes economic and social rights, reproductive justice, and the right to health. Yamin has worked in countries across Latin America and East Africa and is co-founder of Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos in Lima, Peru. Notably, she served as an Independent Expert for the UN Secretary-General’s Independent Accountability Panel for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health. Yamin has also held various roles in international health policy and law, including participation in Lancet Commissions and providing expertise to global health governance initiatives. She is the author of numerous publications, and her work has been recognized with several professional honors, including the Gladstein Honorary Professorship Award from the University of Connecticut.

Research Interests

Experience

Lecturer

— Present

Harvard Law School • Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Teaching courses related to global health law.

Senior Adviser Health Policy

— Present

Partners Health • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Providing expertise on health policy and human rights.

Research Leader

— Present

UiB-CMI Centre for Law and Social Transformation • Bergen, Norway

Leading research initiatives in gender and health law.

Visiting Professor

— Present

Georgetown University Law Center • Washington, DC

Visiting professor teaching law courses.

Lecturer in Global Health

— Present

Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Teaching and conducting research in global health.

Policy Director

— Present

Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Directed health policy initiatives.

Adjunct Associate Professor

— Present

Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University • Medford, Massachusetts, United States

Taught courses on human rights law.

Adjunct Lecturer

— Present

Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Lectured on health policy management.

Special Advisor

— Present

Amnesty International • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Provided expert advice on health and human rights.

Director of Research Investigations

— Present

Physicians for Human Rights • Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Led research initiatives in human rights.

Assistant Professor Clinical Public Health

— Present

Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University • New York, New York, United States

Taught clinical public health courses.

Awards

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Gladstein Honorary Professorship Award

2015-03-01
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Ivan Janice Stone Honorary Lectureship

2010-01-01
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Urban Morgan Institute Human Rights Distinguished Lecture

2003-03-01

Requirements for Harvard Law School

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
J.D. from an ABA-approved U.S. law school or a first law degree (LL.B. or equivalent) from a foreign law school
Application Checklist
  • Online application form
  • CV/Résumé
  • Personal statements (Parts A and B)
  • At least two recommendations
  • Official transcripts and diplomas
  • Official TOEFL report (if applicable)
  • Application fee ($85)
Specialization Notes

Applied for under 'Department of Law', 'Department of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law', 'Department of Constitutional Law', 'Department of Japanese Legal Studies', and 'Department of Human Rights'.