Nicole A. Haberland

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Nicole Haberland is a globally recognized leader in public health, gender equity, and education, with over 25 years of experience advancing research, policy, and practice. Her research and program innovation have addressed issues related to gender equity, education, women’s and girls’ empowerment, sexual and reproductive health, civic participation, and youth. Nicole conducted pathbreaking research that shifted sexuality and HIV education by integrating critical thinking about gender and power. She co-led development of It’s All One Curriculum—a widely used resource translated into multiple languages—which has informed sexuality and HIV education programs globally and the U.S. Her research utilizes diverse methods, such as systematic reviews, including on gender-related barriers to schooling and pathways through which education impacts health, as well as implementation science and impact evaluations, such as the randomized controlled trial of GirlsRead!, a literacy and empowerment program for adolescent girls. Nicole’s efforts to make data and evidence more accessible and used include the development of the gender and power metrics database, and the Evidence for Gender and Education Resource – a website that synthesizes research and maps programs to drive evidence-based practice and policy. She comes to Columbia from the Population Council, where she co-founded and directed the Gender, Education, Justice, and Equity initiative. Nicole is an alum of Pop Fam, where she received her MPH.

Administrative Titles

  • Director of Strategic Initiatives

Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • BA, Tufts University
  • MPH, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

Research

Selected Publications

Misunas C., Soler-Hampejsek E., Kangwana B., Haberland N. 2024. Do adolescent girls’ education and friendships have independent effects on early pregnancy? Results of a mediation analysis from a longitudinal cohort study in Nairobi, Kenya. SSM - Population Health, Vol 25, 101618, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2024.101618.

Nandi A., Sahoo S., Haberland N, Ngô T. 2023. A glass ceiling at the playhouse? Gender gaps in public and private preschool enrollment in India, International Journal of Educational Development, Volume 103, ISSN 0738-0593, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2023.102905.

Psaki S, Haberland N, Mensch B, Chuang E, Woyczynski L. 2022. Policies and interventions to remove gender-related barriers to girls’ school participation and learning in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of the evidence. Campbell Systematic Reviews 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1002/cl2.1207

Mensch B, Haberland N, Soler-Hampejsek E, Digitale J, Jackson-Hachonda N, Chelwa N, Nyirenda P, Chuang E, Polen L, Psaki S, Kayeyi N, Mbizvo M. 2021. Effects of an e-reader intervention on literacy, numeracy and non-verbal reasoning among adolescent girls in Zambia: evidence from a randomised controlled trial, Journal of Development Effectiveness, 13:3, 247-275, DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2021.1953566

Psaki S, Haberland N, Kozak M, Woyczynski L. 2021. Girls’ Education Roadmap. EGER Reports. New York: Population Council.

Patel SK, Santhya KG, Haberland N. 2021. What shapes gender attitudes among adolescent girls and boys? Evidence from the UDAYA Longitudinal Study in India. PLoS ONE 16(3): e0248766. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248766

Haberland N, Ndwiga C, McCarthy K, Pulerwitz J, Kosgei R, Mak'anyengo M, Peltz A, Wong VJ, Kalibala S. 2020. Addressing Intimate Partner Violence and Power in Intimate Relationships in HIV Testing Services in Nairobi, Kenya. AIDS Behav. 24(8):2409-2420. doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-02801-9.

McCarthy, Katharine, Ruchi Mehta, Nicole Haberland. 2018. “Gender, power, and violence: A systematic review of measures and their association with male perpetration of IPV,” PLoS ONE 13(11): e0207091.

Haberland, Nicole, Katharine McCarthy, Martha Brady. 2018. “A Systematic Review of Adolescent Girl Program Implementation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Evidence Gaps and Insights,” Journal of Adolescent Health. 63(1): 18-31.

Haberland, Nicole, Christine Kelly, Drosin Mulenga, Barbara Mensch, Paul Hewett. 2016. “Women’s Perceptions and Misperceptions of Male Circumcision: A mixed methods study in Zambia,” PLoSOne 11(3): e0149517.

Haberland, Nicole. 2015. “The Case for Addressing Gender and Power in Sexuality and HIV Education: A comprehensive review of evaluation studies,” International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 41(1):31-42.

Haberland, Nicole, Deborah Rogow, Ofelia Aguilar, Doortje Braeken, Jessie Clyde, Caroline Earle, Denise Kohn, Bene Madunagu, Grace Osakue, and Corinne Whitaker. 2009; revised 1st edition 2011. It's All One Curriculum: Guidelines and Activities for a Unified Approach to Sexuality, Gender, HIV, and Human Rights Education. Eds. Nicole Haberland and Deborah Rogow. New York: Population Council.