Consortium

Lara worked for over two decades in social/behavioral community-based intervention research and health systems strengthening in conflict-affected settings. After fifteen years at the International Rescue Committee, she is now the Chief Operating Officer of the Dupont Clinic, an independent abortion care provider. Currently based in Washington, DC, Lara has lived and worked in Tanzania, Côte d’Ivoire, DRC, Chad, Myanmar, Sierra Leone, and Switzerland. She holds an AB from Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, a BSN from Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, and an MHS and PhD from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.