Dr. Anna Oberg

Associate Professor

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Biography

Anna Sara Oberg is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, with a primary affiliation in the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Karolinska Institutet. Her research focuses on the causes and consequences of reproductive challenges, covering a wide range of sensitive periods from pre-conception to pregnancy and labor delivery, with a particular concern for maternal and child health. Dr. Oberg is currently leading efforts to enhance the utilization of national registers to study prescribed drug use in reproduction, and is developing extensive linkages with advanced data extraction methods to enable detailed exposure characterization. Additionally, she is involved in the curriculum development of the online/on-campus MPH in Epidemiology, contributing as an instructor in Analytic Methods for Epidemiologists and serving as a member of the Practicum Committee. Her education includes an MD from Karolinska Institutet, an MPH in Quantitative Methods from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and a PhD in Medical Science.

Research Interests

Requirements for Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:23
Reading
Required:23
Writing
Required:23
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
U.S. bachelor's degree or international equivalent Relevant work experience for some fields
Application Checklist
  • SOPHAS application
  • Statement of purpose (750 words max)
  • Three letters of reference
  • Resume/CV
  • Official transcripts
  • English proficiency scores
Specialization Notes

Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences focus. Masters degrees include MPH and SM.