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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
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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.

Implementation of blood glucose self-monitoring among insulin-dependent patients with type 2 diabetes in three rural districts in Rwanda: 6 months open randomised controlled trial.
Authors: Authors: Ng'ang'a L, Ngoga G, Dusabeyezu S, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Ngamije P, Habiyaremye M, Harerimana E, Ndayisaba G, Rusangwa C, Niyonsenga SP, Bavuma CM, Bukhman G, Adler AJ, Kateera F, Park PH.
BMJ Open
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Validating the Global Surgery Geographical Accessibility Indicator: Differences in Modeled Versus Patient-Reported Travel Times.
Authors: Authors: Rudolfson N, Gruendl M, Nkurunziza T, Kateera F, Sonderman K, Nihiwacu E, Ramadhan B, Riviello R, Hedt-Gauthier B.
World J Surg
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Errors in estimated gestational ages reduce the likelihood of health facility deliveries: results from an observational cohort study in Zanzibar.
Authors: Authors: Fulcher I, Hedt K, Marealle S, Tibaijuka J, Abdalla O, Hofmann R, Layer E, Mitchell M, Hedt-Gauthier B.
BMC Health Serv Res
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Sequential screening for depression in humanitarian emergencies: a validation study of the Patient Health Questionnaire among Syrian refugees.
Authors: Authors: Poole DN, Liao S, Larson E, Hedt-Gauthier B, Raymond NA, Bärnighausen T, Smith Fawzi MC.
Ann Gen Psychiatry
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Health management information system (HMIS) data verification: A case study in four districts in Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Nshimyiryo A, Kirk CM, Sauer SM, Ntawuyirusha E, Muhire A, Sayinzoga F, Hedt-Gauthier B.
PLoS One
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Perioperative Management and Outcomes After Cesarean Section-A Cross-Sectional Study From Rural Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Mazimpaka C, Uwitonze E, Cherian T, Hedt-Gauthier B, Kateera F, Riviello R, El-Khatib Z, Sonderman K, Gruendl M, Habiyakare C, Hakizimana S, Kayitesi D, Nkurunziza T.
J Surg Res
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Outcomes of decentralizing hypertension care from district hospitals to health centers in Rwanda, 2013-2014.
Authors: Authors: Ngoga G, Park PH, Borg R, Bukhman G, Ali E, Munyaneza F, Tapela N, Rusingiza E, Edwards JK, Hedt-Gauthier B.
Public Health Action
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Active and adaptive case finding to estimate therapeutic program coverage for severe acute malnutrition: a capture-recapture study.
Authors: Authors: Isanaka S, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Salou H, Berthé F, Grais RF, Allen BGS.
BMC Health Serv Res
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Application of Machine Learning to Prediction of Surgical Site Infection.
Authors: Authors: Fletcher RR, Olubeko O, Sonthalia H, Kateera F, Nkurunziza T, Ashby JL, Riviello R, Hedt-Gauthier B.
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc
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Cost-effectiveness of a mentorship and quality improvement intervention to enhance the quality of antenatal care at rural health centers in Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Manzi A, Mugunga JC, Nyirazinyoye L, Iyer HS, Hedt-Gauthier B, Hirschhorn LR, Ntaganira J.
Int J Qual Health Care
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