Medford, Massachusetts, United States
Christian Badillo is a Program Associate on the Capacity Building Assistance team at HRiA. His work with The 84 Movement and the FDA Tobacco Compliance Check Program is centered around positive youth development, substance use prevention, and health equity. Before joining HRiA, he was a public school teacher in Austin, Texas and completed his BS in Biology at Stanford University. He recently graduated from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with an MPH in Health and Social Behavior where he completed fellowships in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, as well as in Maternal and Child Health.
Advancing positive youth development, equitable health policy, and tobacco prevention with The 84 Movement and the FDA Tobacco Compliance Check Program
Developed the Health Transition Toolkit to provide information and resources to youth and young adults with special health needs as they transition from pediatric to adult healthcare and adulthood alongside the Division for Children & Youth with Special Health Needs
Mentored students on their ideas for statewide, multi-venue public health interventions and their public speaking ability in SBS 508: Success and Challenges in Health Behavior Change with Prof. Alan Geller
Conducted qualitative research on the experiences of transgender and gender-diverse young adults in the US within social media and sexual healthcare spaces alongside Dr. Allegra Gordon and Dr. Candice Mazon
Advanced opportunities for prospective Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health students from underrepresented backgrounds