Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies

Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies

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Dedicated to studying the dynamic interplay between global population health & demographic change Join us!

The Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies was founded in 1964 by HSPH Dean Jack Snyder and director Roger Revelle, a noted researcher who studied the consequences of population growth for ecological outcomes. From its roots in concerns about overpopulation, our center has expanded its focus and pursued relevant questions involving demography, resources, health, and the environment,

Rita Hamad appointed faculty director of Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies 01/28/2026

Rita Hamad, MD, PhD, a leading social epidemiologist, has been appointed the next director of the Harvard Pop Center. She will serve as the Center's eighth leader in its 62-year history, succeeding Lisa Berkman, who guided the Center with distinction since 2007. Read about this leadership transition in today’s Harvard Gazette.

Rita Hamad appointed faculty director of Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies Rita Hamad, professor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and leading social epidemiology scholar, has been named the next faculty director of the Harvard Center for Population and…

01/20/2026

Call for Applications! The Harvard Pop Center is now recruiting for the 2026–2028 cohort of Harvard Bell Postdoctoral Fellows. The deadline to apply is March 3, 2026. Please share!

https://hsph.me/harvard_bell_fellowship_2026

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