Shaon Lahiri

Assistant Professor of Public Health

Education

• Ph.D. in Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health, The George Washington University
• M.P.H. in Global Health, Imperial College London
• B.A. in Psychology, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
• Certificate in Developing Health Systems, WHO Collaborating Center, Imperial College London

Research Interests

• Social norms, networks, and influence
• Behavior change
• Global Health

Affiliations

• Affiliate - Center for Social Norms and Behavioral Dynamics, University of Pennsylvania
• Associate Scholar - Center for Global Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
• Catalyst - Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences 

Honors & Awards

• Distinguished Dissertation Award, Department of Prevention and Community Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, 2023
• Structured Active In‑class Learning (SAIL) Award, Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Pennsylvania, 2023
• Catalyst Grant, Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences, 2021

Courses Taught

• HEAL 325 - Health Promotion Planning and Evaluation

Selected Publications

• Lahiri, S., Bingenheimer, J.B., Evans, W.D., Wang, Y., Cislaghi, B., Dubey, P., & Snowden, B. (2024), "Understanding the Mechanisms of Change in Social Norms Around Tobacco Use: A Systematic Review and Meta‑Analysis of Interventions." Addiction, 1-21.
• Lahiri, S. (2024), "Resisting Harmful Social Norms Change Using Social Inoculation." Current Opinion in Psychology, 60, 101914.  
• Yamin, P., Artavia‑Mora, L., Martunaite, B., & Lahiri, S. (2023), "Installations for Civic Culture: Behavioral Policy Interventions to Promote Social Sustainability." Sustainability, 15(4), 3825.  
• Lahiri, S., Bingenheimer, J., Sedlander, E., Munar, W., & Rimal, R. (2023), "The Role of Social Norms on Adolescent Family Planning in Rural Kilifi County, Kenya." Plos One, 18(2), e0275824. 
• Lahiri, S. (2023), "Research Transparency, Reproducibility & Basic Data Analysis in R!" Open source e‑textbook.
• Levtov, R., Doyle, K., Bingenheimer, J., Lahiri, S., Kazimbaya, S., Karamage, E., Sayinzoga, F., Mutoni, M., Hodari, C., Rubayita, C.H., & Barker, G. (2022), "Improved relationship quality, equitable gender attitudes, and reduced alcohol abuse as key mechanisms to reduce intimate partner violence in the Bandebereho couples’ intervention in Rwanda." Prevention Science, 1‑12. 
• Snowden, B., Lahiri, S., Dutton, R., & Morton, L. (2022), "Achieving and Sustaining Change Through Capacity Building Train‑ the‑Trainer Health Initiatives in Low‑ and Middle‑Income Countries: A Systematic Review." The Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 43(2), 96–103. 
• Lahiri, S., Bingenheimer, J.B., & Costenbader, E. (2022), "Social and Gender Norms Influencing Sexual and Reproductive Health: Conceptual Approaches, Intervention Strategies, and Evidence." Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Global Public Health. 
• Lahiri, S., Bingenheimer, J., Evans, W.D., Wang, Y., Dubey, P., & Snowden, B. (2021), "Social Norms Change and Tobacco Use: A Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta‑Analysis of Interventions." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(22), 12186. 
• Sedlander, E., Bingenheimer, J., Lahiri, S., Thiongo, M., Gichangi, P., Munar, W., & Rimal, R. (2021), "Does the Belief That Contraceptive Use Causes Infertility Actually Affect Use? Findings from a Social Network Study in Kenya." Studies in Family Planning, 52(3), 343‑359. 
• Lahiri, S., Snowden, B., Gu, J., Krishnan, N., Yellin, H., & Ndiaye, K. (2021), "Multidisciplinary Team Processes Parallel Natural Disaster Preparedness and Response: A Qualitative Case Study." International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 61, 102369. 
• Jimenez, E., Waddington, H., Goel, N., Prost, A., Pullin, A., White, H., Lahiri, S., & Narain, A. (2018), "Mixing and Matching: Using Qualitative Methods to Improve Quantitative Impact Evaluations (IEs) and Systematic Reviews (SRs) of Development Outcomes." Journal of Development Effectiveness, 10(4), 400‑421. 
• Lahiri, S., van Ommeren, M., & Roberts, B. (2017), "The Influence of Humanitarian Crises on Social Functioning among Civilians in Low‑ and Middle‑Income Countries: A Systematic Review." Global Public Health, 12(12), 1461‑1478. 
• Lahiri, S., Yegbemey, R. N., Goel, N., Mathew, L., & Puri, J. (2017), "Promoting Latrine Use in Rural India." 3ie Scoping Paper 8. New Delhi: International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie).