Dr Gabriela Borin is a Physical Therapist from Brazil. She received her undergraduate and Master of Science degrees from Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brazil. She graduated from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in 2021 with a Masters in Public Health. She then did her PhD at University of Massachusetts, School of Public Health & Health Science, Amherst, USA, with a concentration in Kinesiology.
Gabriela has over 10 years of experience in clinical healthcare and academic research. She worked in public and private healthcare institutions in Brazil and Chile. She has been involved in research projects in Latin America that analyze social determinants of health, non-communicable diseases, health systems performance and innovations in health systems.
Additionally, Gabriela volunteers with an NGO known as Women in Global Health (Brazil Chapter) that focuses its work on women in global health leadership, global health workforce, gender responsive health systems and movement building, especially for women from underrepresented backgrounds, as well as low- and middle-income countries.