Peter Rockers

Peter Rockers is an Affiliate Faculty Member of the Human Capital Initiative at the Boston University Global Development Policy Center and an Associate Professor in the Department of Global Health at the Boston University School of Public Health. He is the Director of the Global Health Program Design, Monitoring and Evaluation certificate within the MPH program. His research is focused on evaluating behavioral and health system interventions in low- and middle-income countries using experimental methods. He is particularly interested in interventions that aim to improve child development. As part of this work, he collaborates with experts from a diverse set of disciplines, including brain science and psychology, to examine the pathways through which early adversity influences human capital formation. He is also involved in several projects focused on access to medicines and the pharmaceutical industry’s role in improving access globally.