Nathaniel Raymond
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Executive Director, Humanitarian Research Lab
Executive Director, Humanitarian Research Lab - YSPH, EMDBiography
Nathaniel A. Raymond is Executive Director of the Humanitarian Research Lab at the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) and a Lecturer in the Department of the Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases (EMD) at YSPH. He was formerly a Lecturer of Global Affairs at the Jackson School for Global Affairs from 2018 - 2022. His research interests focus on the health implications of forced displacement; methodologies for the assessment of large-scale disasters, including pandemics; and the human rights and human security implications of information communication technologies (ICTs) for vulnerable populations, particularly in the context of armed conflict.
Previously, he was the founding Director of the Signal Program on Human Security and Technology at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health from 2012 – 2018. From 2010 to 2012, he was Director of Operations for the George Clooney-founded Satellite Sentinel Project at HHI, which utilized high resolution satellite imagery to detect and document attacks on civilians in Sudan and South Sudan. Raymond was Director of the Campaign Against Torture at Physicians for Human Rights from 2008 – 2010, leading investigations into the role of US health professionals in the Bush Administration’s “enhanced” interrogation program.
Raymond served as a humanitarian aid worker with Oxfam America and was deployed to Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, the Middle East, and the US Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Raymond has formally advised multiple UN, governmental, and non-governmental agencies, including the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations in South Sudan, the UN High Commission for Refugees, Save the Children, the International Committee of the Red Cross, Association of South East Asian Nations, the US Naval War College's Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response program, and others. His work has appeared in Nature, The Lancet, Annals of Internal Medicine, Annals of General Psychiatry, Disasters, and other peer-reviewed publications.
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Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
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Danielle Poole, ScD, MPH
Kaveh Khoshnood, PhD, MPH
Hani Mowafi, MD, MPH
Publications
2024
Damage to medical complexes in the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war: a geospatial analysis
Poole D, Andersen D, Raymond N, Grace R, Smith T, Khoshnood K, Mowafi H. Damage to medical complexes in the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war: a geospatial analysis. BMJ Global Health 2024, 9: e014768. PMID: 38346771, PMCID: PMC11002345, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and Concepts
2023
Satellite imagery identifies deliberate attacks on hospitals
Poole D, Raymond N, Khoshnood K. Satellite imagery identifies deliberate attacks on hospitals. Nature 2023, 618: 30-30. PMID: 37253888, DOI: 10.1038/d41586-023-01759-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2021
Operationalizing equity during local pandemic response (submission eclinm-d-21–00233R1)
Raymond N, Chambers A, Polatty D, Khoshnood K, Xu R. Operationalizing equity during local pandemic response (submission eclinm-d-21–00233R1). EClinicalMedicine 2021, 36: 100937. PMID: 34142072, PMCID: PMC8187830, DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricQuantifying climate change‐relevant humanitarian programming and spending across five countries with high vulnerability to disaster
McCann B, Davis J, Osborne D, Durham C, O'Brien M, Raymond N. Quantifying climate change‐relevant humanitarian programming and spending across five countries with high vulnerability to disaster. Disasters 2021, 45: 819-843. PMID: 32643198, PMCID: PMC8518874, DOI: 10.1111/disa.12453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHumanitarian programmesNational programme dataDisaster-affected countriesAssistance initiativesHumanitarian responseHumanitarian programsClimate change-relatedProgramme dataChange-relatedClimate changeVulnerability indexFunding levelsFunded projectsCountriesFundingProgrammeDisasterVulnerabilitySpendingNatural hazardsFrequency of natural hazardsA combination sampling approach for epidemiologic research in humanitarian settings: a case analysis of a study of depressive disorder prevalence among refugees in Greece
Poole D, Raymond N, Berens J, Latonero M, Ricard J, Hedt-Gauthier B. A combination sampling approach for epidemiologic research in humanitarian settings: a case analysis of a study of depressive disorder prevalence among refugees in Greece. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 272. PMID: 33530961, PMCID: PMC7856792, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10342-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsRefugee camp settingsCamp settingBurden of depressive disordersMental health disordersDepressive disorderHumanitarian emergenciesDepressive disorder prevalenceEpidemiological researchHealth disordersStrengthening preventionHumanitarian settingsDisorder prevalencePopulation screeningRisk of coercionResearch teamSurvey studySampling approachSystematic samplingQuasi-randomizedCase analysisSyrian refugee campParticipantsResearch studiesBurdenPrevention
2020
Sequential screening for depression in humanitarian emergencies: a validation study of the Patient Health Questionnaire among Syrian refugees
Poole D, Liao S, Larson E, Hedt-Gauthier B, Raymond N, Bärnighausen T, Smith Fawzi M. Sequential screening for depression in humanitarian emergencies: a validation study of the Patient Health Questionnaire among Syrian refugees. Annals Of General Psychiatry 2020, 19: 5. PMID: 32042301, PMCID: PMC6998825, DOI: 10.1186/s12991-020-0259-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsSequential screening processPatient Health QuestionnairePHQ-2PHQ-8Health QuestionnaireSequential screening approachEight-item Patient Health QuestionnaireScreening processResponse burdenMethodsThis study analyzed dataPercent agreementMental health surveillanceHumanitarian emergenciesNegative percent agreementCross-sectional surveyStudy analyzed dataHealth surveillancePositive percent agreementSymptoms of MDDConclusionsThe benefitsSequential screeningSyrian refugeesValidation studyDepressive disorderRespondents
2019
Safeguards for human studies can’t cope with big data
Raymond N. Safeguards for human studies can’t cope with big data. Nature 2019, 568: 277-277. PMID: 30988466, DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-01164-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsImplementation of a sequential screening process for depression in humanitarian crises: a validation study of the Patient Health Questionnaire in Syrian refugees
Poole D, Liao S, Larson E, Hedt-Gauthier B, Raymond N, Börnighausen T. Implementation of a sequential screening process for depression in humanitarian crises: a validation study of the Patient Health Questionnaire in Syrian refugees. The Lancet Global Health 2019, 7: s42. DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(19)30127-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsSequential screening processPHQ-2PHQ-8Response burdenScreening processSymptoms consistent with major depressive disorderMental health specialistsPatient Health QuestionnaireMental health surveillanceFace-to-face interviewsDepressive disorderCross-sectional surveyCut-off scoreSyrian refugeesEvaluation of instrumentsHealth QuestionnaireInstrument completionFace-to-faceHealth specialistsSequential screening approachBack-translationTwo-itemConcurrent validitySurvey itemsHealth surveillance
2018
Major depressive disorder prevalence and risk factors among Syrian asylum seekers in Greece
Poole D, Hedt-Gauthier B, Liao S, Raymond N, Bärnighausen T. Major depressive disorder prevalence and risk factors among Syrian asylum seekers in Greece. BMC Public Health 2018, 18: 908. PMID: 30041693, PMCID: PMC6056929, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5822-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionDepressive Disorder, MajorEmigration and ImmigrationFamily CharacteristicsFemaleGreeceHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMarital StatusMiddle AgedPrevalenceRefugee CampsRefugeesRisk FactorsSex FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesSyriaTransients and MigrantsYoung AdultConceptsPatient Health Questionnaire-8Risk factorsMedian timeMDD prevalenceAsylum processSyrian asylum seekersDepressive disorder prevalenceBurden of MDDRefugee campsAsylum seekersMultivariate logistic regressionAssociated with reduced oddsMental health status of migrantsHealth status of migrantsMental health statusOdds of MDDYears of ageCross-sectional surveyAsylum procedureAttica region of GreeceDepressive disorderStatus of migrantsMDDDepression prevalenceDisorder prevalenceMajor depression prevalence among Syrian migrants seeking asylum in Greece: a cross-sectional survey
Poole D, Hedt-Gauthier B, Raymond N, Bärnighausen T. Major depression prevalence among Syrian migrants seeking asylum in Greece: a cross-sectional survey. The Lancet Global Health 2018, 6: s20. DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(18)30149-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsPatient Health Questionnaire-8Cross-sectional surveyPoor mental health outcomesSchool of Public HealthFace-to-face interviewsMental health outcomesAge of participantsHarvard T H Chan School of Public HealthSymptoms of depressionOral informed consentDepression prevalenceHealth outcomesFace-to-faceIncorporation of screeningStandardised instrumentsRefugee campsRefugee camp settingsEvaluate depressionCamp settingMild depressionSyrian migrantsAdult populationPublic healthService provisionParticipants
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