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Gul Saeed, MPH

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Biography

Gul Saeed is a third-year PhD Candidate in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Yale School of Public Health. She is also a Research Assistant at the Center for Methods in Implementation and Prevention Science, where she conducts suicide prevention research in low-resource settings in South Asia. Gul’s research primarily focuses on global mental health, suicide prevention, adolescent depression and anxiety, and implementation science. She also conducts research in the areas of health systems strengthening, global access to medicines, as well as anti-corruption. Before coming to Yale, Gul worked with the World Health Organization on multiple research projects focused on promoting good governance and anti-corruption in health and pharmaceutical systems.

Gul completed her MPH in Social and Behavioral Health Sciences with a specialization in Global Health from the University of Toronto. She also holds a Bachelor's degree from McGill University, where she pursued psychology and double minored in behavioral sciences and social studies of medicine.

Education & Training

MPH
Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto (2021)
BA
McGill University (2017)

Research

Overview

Public Health Interests

Child/Adolescent Health; Global Health; Health Systems Strengthening; Implementation Science; Mental Health

Research at a Glance

Publications Timeline

A big-picture view of Gul Saeed's research output by year.
12Publications

Publications

2025

2024

  • Developing a grounded theory of maternal suicidality in Pakistan
    Saeed, G.*, Mumtaz, S.*, Jehan, S., Tanveer, J., Hamid, E., Ateeq, M., Kanwal, M., Sikander, S., Atif, N., and Hagaman, A. (2024). Developing a grounded theory of maternal suicidality in Pakistan. Social Science and Medicine Mental Health. *Joint first author. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2024.100356
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research
  • Corruption in Healthcare Procurement
    Saeed, Gul & Kohler, Jillian. (2024). Corruption in Healthcare Procurement. Routledge Handbook of Public Procurement Corruption. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003220374-9/corruption-healthcare-procurement-gul-saeed-jillian-clare-kohler
    Chapters

2023

2022

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • honor

    MacMillan Center Pre-Dissertation Research Fellowship

  • honor

    Doctoral Foreign Study Award

  • honor

    International Doctoral Fellowship

  • honor

    Kenneth Lutterman Award

  • honor

    Wilbur Downs Fellowship

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