Dr. Lisa Berkman

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Biography

Lisa Berkman is the Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy and Epidemiology and the Director of the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is a Faculty Associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. Her research primarily focuses on the role of social conditions and social economic policies in shaping the patterns of population health and aging. Berkman's work has been influential in the study of how structural factors affect the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

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Requirements for Harvard University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a technical or quantitative field
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Specialization Notes

Administered by the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS).