Past Postdoctoral Fellowship Programs at HCPDS

This interdisciplinary postdoctoral training program addressed the challenges of aging societies and labor force participation. Sloan Postdoctoral Fellows on Aging and Work, along with associated Harvard faculty members, worked to address issues related to work and retirement by identifying the challenges of working longer, and the potential solutions to the ways in which the public and private sectors in the U.S. must adapt employment policies and practices to optimize both the economic well-being and health of the population.
Sloan Fellowship on Aging and Work: Background and Significance
Sloan Fellow Profiles

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars (RWJF HSS) program at Harvard University was a unique interdisciplinary initiative that integrated activities from four schools, each with a national reputation for academic excellence:  The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the Harvard Kennedy School, the Harvard Medical School, and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Based on a foundation of four core disciplines—social epidemiology, public policy, history of science, and neuroscience—the program brought together some of the world’s most renowned academics in those fields. Harvard RWJF Health & Society Scholars Profiles

The Program on the Global Demography of Aging (PGDA), led by David E. Bloom, received funding from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health to carry out research on important themes related to global aging and health, with an emphasis on issues in the developing world. HCPDS was a top collaborator with PGDA and hosted PGDA postdoctoral fellows and co-sponsored seminars. PGDA Postdoctoral Fellow Profiles

The HCPDS has been fortunate over the years to bring into the fold postdoctoral fellows outside of the more formal programs. These researchers typically work with affiliated faculty on specific projects and are always encouraged to partake in all Center postdoc activities.
Harvard Pop Center Postdoctoral Fellow Profiles

The Yerby Fellowship Program

at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health “draws on the rich research environment and intellectual resources of one of the world’s premier public health training institutions. Named for Dr. Alonzo Smythe Yerby, an African-American pioneer in public health, this program aims to expand the diversity of those entering the academic public health field. The program creates a bridge between academic training in public health-related fields and entry-level faculty positions at institutions throughout the United States.” HCPDS has co-sponsored several Yerby Fellows over the years.