Heidi Larson#

Membership Number:7560
Membership type:ORDINARY
Section:BASIC AND CLINICAL TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES
Elected:2026
Main Country of Residence:UNITED KINGDOM
Homepage(s):https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/aboutus/people/larson.heidi
ORCID:0000-0002-8477-7583
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Present and Previous Positions
  • 2010 - present Professor of Anthropology, Risk and Decision Science, Dept. Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene &Tropical Medicine, Director of the Vaccine Confidence Project
  • 2013 - present Clinical Professor, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington, Seattle, USA
  • 2009 - 2010 Principal Research fellow, Institute for Global Health, Imperial College London
  • 2006 - 2010 Associate Research Professor, Department of International Development and Social Change, Clark University, Worcester, MA. USA
  • 2005 - 2010 Research Associate, Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies
  • 2001 - 2005 UNICEF HQ/New York, Lead, Introduction of new vaccines and launch of GAVI (Global Alliance for Vaccines & Immunization) Chair GAVI Advocacy Task Force and Working Group to the GAVI Board and provided strategic direction to field staff for introduction of new vaccines, and guidance on managing risks
  • 1998 - 2000 World Health Organization, Senior Adviser, Communicable Diseases and STOP TB Partnership
  • 1993 - 1997 UNICEF, South Pacific 13-country Office, Senior Officer, Child Health, and Acting Head of Office (1995)

Fields of Scholarship
  • Social science and vaccination, HIV/AIDS, TB
  • Emotional determinants of health
  • Misinformation and disinformation
  • Anthropology and health
  • Managing risk and rumors

Honours and Awards
  • 2019 Honorary Doctorate, University of Antwerp, Belgium
  • 2021 The Edinburgh Medal “In recognition of role in recognising the importance of popular and widespread misunderstandings of vaccines and her work to advance public health and social wellbeing.”
  • 2021 BBC 100 most influential women in the world
  • 2022 Winner, Social Sciences & Humanities, FALLING WALLS
  • 2022 Commencement Address, Yale University School of Public Health


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