Katharine Robb
Katharine (Kate) Robb received her doctorate from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She holds an Master of Public Health in global environmental health from Emory University and a Bachelor of Arts in environmental studies from the University of Michigan.
Kate’s research centers on urban environmental health challenges, including safe housing and access to greenspace, with an emphasis on the leadership skills and organizational structures needed within local governments to turn research into real-world impacts. Her published work has explored health inequalities, neighborhood dynamics, urban sanitation, and housing code enforcement. In particular, Kate’s work examines how data can be leveraged to develop more effective and equitable responses from city governments, highlighting the importance of collaboration and innovation in tackling complex urban challenges.
Kate’s work has been published in Administration & Society, the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, Health Affairs Forefront, The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Environment and Urbanization, Global Policy, and SSM-Population Health.
The Salata Institute
The Salata Institute supports interdisciplinary research that leads to real-world action, including high-risk/high-reward projects by researchers already working in the climate area and new endeavors that make it easier for Harvard scholars, who have not worked on climate problems, to do so. Faculty interested in the Climate Research Clusters program should note an upcoming deadline for concepts on April 1, 2024.