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Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, PhD

Associate Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine
Associate Professor in the Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
617-432-7260

Dr. Hedt-Gauthier received a BS with distinction in mathematics from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 1999. Immediately following her undergraduate training, she served three years in the U.S. Peace Corps in Namibia, where she was introduced to the needs and challenges of global public health and the role of research in addressing these gaps. In 2003, she began a PhD program in biostatistics at Harvard School of Public Health. During this training, Dr. Hedt-Gauthier took a leave of absence to complete a fellowship in strategic information at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Malawi. She received her PhD in 2008 and completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in the same department in 2010.

Hedt-Gauthier leads NIH-funded research exploring the feasibility and impact of mobile health (mHealth) tools for community health worker-led postoperative follow-up after cesarean delivery in rural Rwanda. She also leads statistical methods development and application, with expertise in complex survey sampling, surveillance, and methods for program monitoring and evaluation.

PrePex Male Circumcision: Follow-Up and Outcomes during the First Two Years of Implementation at the Rwanda Military Hospital.
Authors: Authors: Ndagijimana A, Mugenzi P, Thomson DR, Hedt-Gauthier B, Condo JU, Ngoga E.
PLoS One
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Fostering interest in research: evaluation of an introductory research seminar at hospitals in rural Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Iribagiza MK, Manikuzwe A, Aquino T, Amoroso C, Zachariah R, van Griensven J, Schneider S, Finnegan K, Cortas C, Kamanzi E, Hamon JK, Hedt-Gauthier BL.
Public Health Action
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Determinants of fertility in Rwanda in the context of a fertility transition: a secondary analysis of the 2010 Demographic and Health Survey.
Authors: Authors: Ndahindwa V, Kamanzi C, Semakula M, Abalikumwe F, Hedt-Gauthier B, Thomson DR.
Reprod Health
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Diagnosis of cancer in rural Rwanda: early outcomes of a phased approach to implement anatomic pathology services in resource-limited settings.
Authors: Authors: Mpunga T, Tapela N, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Milner D, Nshimiyimana I, Muvugabigwi G, Moore M, Shulman DS, Pepoon JR, Shulman LN.
Am J Clin Pathol
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Assessing predictors of delayed antenatal care visits in Rwanda: a secondary analysis of Rwanda demographic and health survey 2010.
Authors: Authors: Manzi A, Munyaneza F, Mujawase F, Banamwana L, Sayinzoga F, Thomson DR, Ntaganira J, Hedt-Gauthier BL.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
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HIV testing and retention in care of infants born to HIV- infected women enrolled in 'Option B+', Thyolo, Malawi.
Authors: Authors: Martínez Pérez G, Metcalf C, Garone D, Coulborn R, Harries AD, Hedt-Gauthier B, Murowa M, Mwenelupembe GS, Van den Bergh R, Triviño Durán L.
Public Health Action
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Caring for patients with surgically resectable cancers: experience from a specialised centre in rural Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Mubiligi JM, Hedt-Gauthier B, Mpunga T, Tapela N, Okao P, Harries AD, Edginton ME, Driscoll C, Mugabo L, Riviello R, Shulman LN.
Public Health Action
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Clinical mentorship to improve pediatric quality of care at the health centers in rural Rwanda: a qualitative study of perceptions and acceptability of health care workers.
Authors: Authors: Manzi A, Magge H, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Michaelis AP, Cyamatare FR, Nyirazinyoye L, Hirschhorn LR, Ntaganira J.
BMC Health Serv Res
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Childhood immunisation in Bungoma County, Kenya, from 2008 to 2011: need for improved uptake.
Authors: Authors: Mbuthia GW, Harries AD, Obala AA, Nyamogoba HD, Simiyu C, Edginton ME, Khogali M, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Otsyla BK.
Public Health Action
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Effect of shortened Integrated Management of Childhood Illness training on classification and treatment of under-five children seeking care in Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Harerimana JM, Nyirazinyoye L, Ahoranayezu JB, Bikorimana F, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Muldoon KA, Mills EJ, Ntaganira J.
Risk Manag Healthc Policy
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