Heidi J. Larson

Professor Heidi J. Larson is the Founding Director of The Vaccine Confidence Project and Professor of Anthropology, Risk and Decision Science at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Clinical Professor, Department of Health Metrics Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle; and Guest Professor at the University of Antwerp and at KULeuven, Belgium. Her research focuses on the analysis of social and political factors and managing risk and rumors. Her current research is particular focused on issues around public cooperation during emergencies – disease outbreaks, natural disasters, terrorism and conflict.