Kristen is Deputy Director of Global Disaster Response and Humanitarian Action at MGH Global Health. Kristen began her career at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and went on to obtain her Master of Public Health degree from Boston University School of Public Health focusing on International Health.

Prior to joining MGH Global Health, Kristen worked overseas in Zimbabwe and Peru and spent several years working in research within the University of California system in both Oakland and San Francisco. Kristen received a Health Emergencies in Large Populations (HELP) certificate from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and has several years of volunteer experience with International Rescue Committee and the American Red Cross.