Cassie joined the faculty of the Department of Population and Family Health in 2010 after a long career with UNICEF. She became the Co-director of the CPC in 2018 with an interest in the integration of child protection issues with early child development. Cassie’s career has focused on the design implementation and evaluation of large scale early child development initiatives in collaboration with partners from low and middle income countries. Joining the CPC Network was an exciting opportunity to bring her skills to the international child protection community. She has raised the attention to the needs of young children suffering the consequences of armed conflict and natural disasters. Cassie is a committed faculty advisor to MPH students pursuing careers in international health, and is the director of the DrPH program Leadership in Global Health and Humanitarian Action. One of her most important roles is providing opportunities for students to apply their classroom based skills to child protection domestic and international programs and activities. Cassie has a EdD and MPH from Harvard University. She has worked in over 60 countries implementing early child development policies and programs. She is a proud New Yorker and loves the energy and opportunities to explore cuisine, art, dance and music from all over the world. She loves quiet weekends and summer holidays at a little beach town in New Jersey with her large extended family.
