Melissa Barber
Health Economist Policy Advisor @Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières - USA
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WORK HISTORY
Health Economist Policy Advisor @Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières - USA
NY, US
EDUCATION
Harvard University
A.B., Social Studies
Harvard University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Population Health Science | Health Systems
University of Cambridge
Master of Philosophy (MPhil), Development Studies
ABOUT MELISSA BARBER
Hello! I am a health economist researching access to medicines at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the Yale Collaboration for Regulatory Rigor, Integrity, and Transparency (CRRIT). My research crosses economics, political science, and law to better understand pharmaceutical markets and their relationship to public health.I hold a PhD in Population Health Science (Health Systems) from Harvard University (2023) and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale University (2023–2025). My professional experience spans a range of global health institutions, including the World Health Organization (WHO), the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (GFATM), and the World Bank. I also frequently provide research support to civil society organizations and legal proceedings. You can find my research publications, policy comments, Congressional testimony, and related news coverage at https://melissajbarber.github.io. If you have questions about my research or ideas for potential collaboration, please don\'t hesitate to reach out.Research interests: pharmaceutical policy, health economics, econometric methods, medicine affordability and availability, drug shortages, pharmaceutical manufacturing, public production, industrial and regulatory policy, competition and intellectual property law, political economy, global health history, biomedical R&D and innovation models
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