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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.

Major depressive disorder prevalence and risk factors among Syrian asylum seekers in Greece.
Authors: Authors: Poole DN, Hedt-Gauthier B, Liao S, Raymond NA, Bärnighausen T.
BMC Public Health
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Estimating program coverage in the treatment of severe acute malnutrition: a comparative analysis of the validity and operational feasibility of two methods.
Authors: Authors: Isanaka S, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Grais RF, Allen BGS.
Popul Health Metr
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Pregnancy-associated breast cancer in rural Rwanda: the experience of the Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence.
Authors: Authors: Dusengimana JMV, Hategekimana V, Borg R, Hedt-Gauthier B, Gupta N, Troyan S, Shulman LN, Nzayisenga I, Fadelu T, Mpunga T, Pace LE.
BMC Cancer
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Exposure to Genocide as a Risk Factor for Homicide Perpetration in Rwanda: A Population-Based Case-Control Study.
Authors: Authors: Rubanzana W, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Ntaganira J, Freeman MD.
J Interpers Violence
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Using mobile health technology and community health workers to identify and refer caesarean-related surgical site infections in rural Rwanda: a randomised controlled trial protocol.
Authors: Authors: Sonderman KA, Nkurunziza T, Kateera F, Gruendl M, Koch R, Gaju E, Habiyakare C, Matousek A, Nahimana E, Ntakiyiruta G, Riviello R, Hedt-Gauthier BL.
BMJ Open
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Beyond coverage: improving the quality of antenatal care delivery through integrated mentorship and quality improvement at health centers in rural Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Manzi A, Nyirazinyoye L, Ntaganira J, Magge H, Bigirimana E, Mukanzabikeshimana L, Hirschhorn LR, Hedt-Gauthier B.
BMC Health Serv Res
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Assessing the cost of laparotomy at a rural district hospital in Rwanda using time-driven activity-based costing.
Authors: Authors: Ruhumuriza J, Odhiambo J, Riviello R, Lin Y, Nkurunziza T, Shrime M, Maine R, Omondi JM, Mpirimbanyi C, de la Paix Sebakarane J, Hagugimana P, Rusangwa C, Hedt-Gauthier B.
BJS Open
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Care-seeking patterns among families that experienced under-five child mortality in rural Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Kagabo DM, Kirk CM, Bakundukize B, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Gupta N, Hirschhorn LR, Ingabire WC, Rouleau D, Nkikabahizi F, Mugeni C, Sayinzoga F, Amoroso CL.
PLoS One
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Community-Based Accompaniment and the Impact of Distance for HIV Patients Newly Initiated on Antiretroviral Therapy: Early Outcomes and Clinic Visit Adherence in Rural Rwanda.
Authors: Authors: Munyaneza F, Ntaganira J, Nyirazinyoye L, Birru E, Nisingizwe MP, Gupta N, Amoroso CL, Neza G, Hirschhorn LR, Hedt-Gauthier BL.
AIDS Behav
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Research capacity building integrated into PHIT projects: leveraging research and research funding to build national capacity.
Authors: Authors: Hedt-Gauthier BL, Chilengi R, Jackson E, Michel C, Napua M, Odhiambo J, Bawah A.
BMC Health Serv Res
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