Ben Katz is a Senior Project Manager at the ISPH. His main area of focus is on the design and development of web-based data visualization platforms to track and disseminate key population-level health outcomes. He is trained in spatial analysis using GIS and his interests include public health informatics, health communications, and ultimately how maps and other dynamic visual tools can be utilized to inform research, programmatic decision making and evaluation, and policy formation in public health.
His prior experience includes monitoring and evaluation projects in child protection, maternal health, and household livelihoods. He’s worked in Uganda, Burundi, and Vietnam.
Ben earned his MPH from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University and his Master of International Affairs from the School of International and Public Affairs.