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Lidya Tadesse is a Policy Intern at Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center for the summer of 2025, focusing on housing.

Lidya Tadesse, MHS, is a PhD student in Population Health Sciences at Harvard University based in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. She is interested in employing quasi-experimental study designs to evaluate and inform a broad range of health and social policies, including poverty reduction, immigration, and injury prevention. Lidya received her BA in Public Health Studies and MHS in Epidemiology from Johns Hopkins University. Prior to joining Harvard, she worked as a data and policy analyst supporting several federal health agencies.