Han Nguyen

Han Nguyen is a rising senior at Harvard College studying Economics and Neuroscience, with a secondary in Government. At Harvard, she conducts neuroscience research in the Ben de Bivort Lab, where she studies the sublethal effects of neonicotinoid exposure in Drosophila. She has also contributed to research through Harvard’s Institute for Quantitative Social Science, supporting work on political accountability and institutional oversight across Sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, she works with Northeast Legal Aid, assisting with case coordination related to housing instability in the Boston area. Her work sits at the intersection of healthcare, economics, and public policy, with a focus on how institutional systems and policy decisions shape outcomes at scale.