At YLabs we bring together the science of adolescent development, behavioral economics and human-centered design to build and test programs that can enhance the unique potential of adolescents. We founded YLabs in 2015 at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. We started as residents at the Harvard Innovation Lab and have grown into a team of researchers from the US, UK, Rwanda, Senegal, India, and Canada. If you want to join us as we build YLabs please look at our current opportunities and contact us. We would love to hear from you.
MEET OUR TEAM
Rebecca Hope
Director of programs
Rebecca is an adolescent physician with ten years of experience designing programs for youth. She supports our design teams to develop health and economic development solutions in Africa and Asia. Previously, Rebecca was Technical Lead for IDEO.org's youth reproductive health program.
Majdi Osman
Director of Strategy
Majdi is a physician and Visiting Faculty, Boston Children's Hospital. He previously worked for the World Health Organization developing guidelines on increasing access for adolescents to sexual and reproductive health services.
Shannon Milroy
Director of Operations
Shannon is an economist, specializing in health policy, financing and economic evaluation. She currently works for the Ontario government implementing funding reform to support improved models of care for multiple chronic conditions.
Gatz Choi
Communications Designer
Gatz is a designer, specializing in design for social impact. He trained at the ArtCenter College of Design, California. His previous design work includes designing a brand and health education and communications strategy for rural and urban youth and public and private sector providers in Kenya with IDEO.org and Marie Stopes Kenya.
Nicole Ippoliti
Design Health Fellow
Nicole is a public health specialist who brings extensive experience leading the design and implementation of global adolescent programming focused on behavioral and social norm change. Nicole's area of expertise includesexual and reproductive health, HIV, and digital health. Nicole has a Master of Public Health from the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health .
Sarah Fathallah
senior designer
Sarah is a service and user experience designer and researcher, passionate about applying human-centered design to local and global development. She has worked with the World Bank, government entities, and non-profits such as Population Services International, Internews, Bread for the City, Safe Horizon, and Democracy Works.
Manasi Sharma
Technical Lead, Mental Health
Manasi is a doctoral student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her current research focuses on trauma and mental health outcomes in post-war Liberia and Sierra Leone, and psychosocial interventions for adolescents living with HIV in Rwanda.
Houssam Bentridi
Progam Manager
Houssam is a social worker, young leader and has extensive experience working to empower young people so they can make a positive impact on society. At YLabs, he provides financial and project management across our global projects. He has a degree in finance and actuarial science.
MEGAN BONTEMPO
research ASSOCIATE, SRH
Megan is a graduate student in public health specializing in maternal and child health with an emphasis on adolescent sexual and reproductive health and global development. She works in mixed methods research, study design, and program evaluation. She currently is prototyping digital sex ed for youth in Rwanda.
JUSTIN HEALY
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, HIV
Justin is a physician from the UK and works with YBank on our design research. He led our study of the ethical implications of financial incentives for youth with HIV. He's currently working in Sierra Leone on Ebola control. He has a Master of Public Health, as a Kennedy Scholar from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Tiffany chan
research associate, HIV
Tiffany is a doctoral candidate, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health with a focus on health management and policy. She led the launch of YBank in Rwanda and is working with YLabs on community-led innovations to improve the health of adolescent girls and women in Rwanda.
LINDSAY SCALF
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, SRH
Lindsay is an MPH student in Community-Oriented Public Health Practice at the University of Washington. She focuses on health equity and sexual and reproductive health. She previously worked to develop sexual and reproductive health education programs in West Africa. She worked with youth to develop a digital employment skills and sexuality education curriculum for urban youth in Rwanda.