CHDS Welcomes Incoming PhD Students

Headshot of Kirsten Gallant (top left), Isabella Impalli (bottom right). Abstract art images are pictured as well (top right and bottom left).

Kirsten Gallant and Isabella Impalli join the Decision Science track of the Harvard PhD Program in Health Policy in Fall, 2025.

Gallant holds a BA in Economics from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, Canada, and an MSc in International Health Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She spent three years at the economic consulting firm Analysis Group, most recently as a Senior Healthcare Analyst working on health economics and outcomes research projects.

Impalli holds a BSE from Princeton University. She spent two years as a Research Analyst at the public health research organization One Health Trust, working on the intersection of vaccine policy and antimicrobial resistance around the globe.

Learn more: Visit the Doctoral Program page on the CHDS website
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