Lindsay Stark, DrPH, MPH

Associate Professor Public Health & Social Work

Washington University in St. Louis (WU)

Lindsay Stark is an internationally recognized expert on the protection and we­­ll-being of women and children in situations of extreme adversity. She has more than a decade of experience leading applied research with operational agencies that include UNICEF, UNHCR, Save the Children, the International Refugee Committee and Women’s Refugee Commission. Stark’s particular area of expertise is measuring sensitive social phenomenon and evaluating related interventions that seek to reduce violence, abuse and exploitation of women and children. She has conducted research in Africa, Asia, South America and the Middle East.