Natalie Bao Tram Le, ALM

Natalie Bao Tram Le is a research assistant to Dr. Robert J. Blendon, Emeritus at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her research interests include health policy, political polarization, women's rights, and public opinion. Natalie co-authored a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine with her colleagues, examining the implications of the 2024 election outcome for U.S. health policy.

As a master's student, she completed her thesis on the advancement of women's rights and its economic impact in Saudi Arabia, under the guidance of Dr. Melani Cammett. Previously, she was a Special Student in Government at the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and a Frédéric Bastiat Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. 

Natalie holds a Master of Liberal Arts in Government and a Graduate Certificate in International Relations from the Harvard University Extension School and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Philosophy, with a concentration in Politics, Philosophy, and Law, from the College of Charleston. In her spare time, she enjoys rowing with the Rowing Club at Harvard Kennedy School and sculling at Harvard Recreation.