Mandi Larsen, MPH

Education

Doctoral Fellow, Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences, University of Bremen and Jacobs University. Bremen, Germany (2010 - Present)

Dissertation: Health inequities of intimate partner violence survivors under differing welfare regimes: A comparison of Germany, the United States, and Norway

Master of Public Health, Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. New York City, USA (2002 - 2004)

Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, Department of Psychology and Department of Sociology, College of Arts & Sciences, Seattle Pacific University. Seattle, USA (1995 - 1999)

Key Professional Experience

German Chancellor Fellow and Guest Researcher, Medical Competence Center for Victims of Violence, Institute for Legal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf. Hamburg, Germany (2008 - 2010)

Research & Evaluation Associate, Safe Horizon. New York City, USA (2004 - 2008)

Research Assistant, Averting Maternal Death and Disability Program, Department of Population & Family Health, Columbia University. New York City, USA (2003 - 2004)

Study Coordinator, American Refugee Committee International. Port Loko, Sierra Leone (May - August 2003)

Curriculum Evaluator / Intern, Women and Family Services Department, Gay Men’s Health Crisis. New York City, USA (January - May 2004)

Child Support Assistant, The AIDS Support Organisation. Kampala, Uganda (1999 - 2000)

Child Advocate / Intern, Rise N’ Shine, Supporting Children Affected by AIDS. Seattle, USA (1999) 

Professional Activities

Steering Committee, 2013 Alumni Meeting of the US German Chancellor Fellows, American Friends of the Alexander von  Humboldt Foundation (2012 - present)

Fellow Selection Committee, BIGSSS, University of Bremen. Bremen, Germany (2011)

Research Advisory Committee, NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault. New York City, USA (2007 - 2008)

Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Public Health Students for Reproductive Freedom, Columbia University. New York City, USA (2003 - 2004)

Reviewer

Conferences: American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting - Student Assembly

Journals: Psychology, Health & Medicine; AIDS Care; The Lancet

Teaching

Academic and Professional Skills, Jacobs University. Bremen, Germany (Fall 2011)

EpiInfo Analysis Workshop, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. New York City, USA (Spring 2004, Spring 2005)

Additional Training

Gender, State, and Welfare in the Global Economy, CEU Summer University. Budapest, Hungary. Instructors: Eva Fodor, Christy Glass. Lecturers: Ann Orloff, Joan Williams, Lynne Haney, Dorota Szelewa. (July 2011)

© 2012 Mandi M. Larsen. Last update: October 2012