Rohini J. ​Haar, MD, MPH

Biography

Dr. Haar’s research interests include studying the impact of human rights violations, such as torture, violations of free speech and assembly, and war crimes, on health. Recent projects include understanding the health impacts of crowd control weapons (such as tear gas and rubber bullets) and being a chapter editor on the 2022 revision of the Istanbul Protocol, the Manual on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Current research includes studying the impacts of war crimes and violence against healthcare, with studies in Colombia, Syria and Myanmar. She is particularly interested in the protection of health workers and health services in conflict and in developing strong research methodology in fragile contexts

Dr. Haar serves on the board of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility.

Research Interests

• Health and Human Rights
• Global Health Ethics
• Violence against healthcare in conflict settings
• Health in complex humanitarian crises and armed conflict
• Health impacts of international human rights and humanitarian law and violations
• Anti-torture initiatives
• Balancing civil liberties with public health needs
• Clinical social emergency medicine

Education

• MPH – Program on Forced Migration, Population and Family Health
  Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health
• MD – The University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine
• AB – The University of Chicago, The College

Publications

• Google Scholar
• PubMed

Courses Taught

• • Fall | PHW2130
  • Global Health Ethics
  • Online
• • Fall | PH211 / LAW264.6
  • Health and Human Rights
• • LS 154
  • Human Rights Research and Practice
  • Undergraduate
• • PB HLTH 299
  • Independent Research
• • Spring | PH259B
  • Practical Application of Epidemiological Methods in Developing Countries