MPH Candidate
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Hari Vedantam, MPH, is a graduate student at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health specializing in Women’s Reproductive and Sexual Health and Behavioral Sciences. Her work focuses on the intersection of reproductive mental health, perinatal mood disorders, and translational approaches that integrate clinical psychology with population health.
At Johns Hopkins, Hari is engaged in perinatal mental health and obstetric outcomes research, including projects examining depression screening adherence, clinical decision support tools, and inequities in prenatal care delivery. She has contributed to multidisciplinary psychosocial research in oncology and pediatric health settings, with interests spanning stress physiology, implementation science, and the life-course determinants of mental health. Hari plans to pursue a PhD in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in health and reproductive psychology. Her long-term goal is to develop and evaluate integrated interventions for reproductive mood disorders, bridging clinical care, research, and public health practice.