Helen Lindsay, MPH is a research fellow at the Center on Forced Displacement (CFD). She received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Boston University and a Master of Public Health at the University of North Carolina (UNC). Her research focuses on the intersection of health and technology in humanitarian settings.

Helen has a background in global health research in Zanzibar and Lebanon, focusing on health technology and access.  She worked as an engineer in the medical device field, prior to pursuing her master’s degree.  During the MPH program, Helen worked for the UNC Humanitarian Health Initiative’s Syria project and with a local non-profit conducting research on language access in healthcare. She has been working with CFD since 2024, researching health in settings of forced displacement.