Gillian SteelFisher, Ph.D., M.Sc., is a Principal Research Scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She serves as Director of the Harvard Opinion Research Program (HORP). Grounded in more than 25 years of experience conducting public opinion surveys both domestically and globally, Dr. SteelFisher’s work focuses on the intersection between research and practical application in public health communication. Her research examines public behaviors and experiences as well as underlying perceptions and attitudes, with a specific focus on infectious disease outbreaks, including not only COVID-19 but also Zika, Ebola, H1N1, and polio. She is the former President of the New England Chapter of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (NEAAPOR)