Benjamin Schmid

Designation: MSc in Global Health

Ben is Course Director for our Executive Short Course in Non-Communicable Diseases in Humanitarian Settings.

Before this Ben was responsible for developing our MOOC in Operational Research for Humanitarians.

Prior to joining the Centre in January 2021, Ben worked in start-ups, multinationals and research institutions. His research interests include health systems, chronic diseases in humanitarian settings, evaluations of complex interventions and health-related behavioural change. He holds an MSc in Global Health from the University of Copenhagen with a specialisation in disaster risk management and a BA in healthcare management from the Management Centre Innsbruck.