Lesley Harkins
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Senior Events Associate, J-PAL North America
Lesley Harkins is a Senior Events Associate at J-PAL North America, where she works with the policy, research, and training teams to plan and execute a wide variety of inclusive events and training programs. Prior to joining J-PAL in 2023, Lesley was a Program Coordinator at the Center for Population and Development Studies at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, supporting an interdisciplinary community of researchers and a portfolio of projects and events at the nexus of health, policy, and social behavior.
Lesley holds a BA in International Relations with honors from Boston University and a Graduate Certificate in Social Justice from Harvard Extension School.