I am an MD/PhD candidate studying how neighborhood contexts perpetuate systemic racism and ableism by shaping child physical, mental, and behavioral health. My aim is to be a pediatrician scientist … Continue reading “Logan Nicole Beyer”
Student Profiles
Laura Chen
I’ve worked on projects surrounding immigration, stress, and health, cancer inequities in AI/AN populations, and state-level midwifery policy and birth outcomes. Currently, I’m interested structural and political determinants of health, … Continue reading “Laura Chen”
Jen Cruz
Research/Practice Interests: Social epidemiology; Implementation science; Cancer prevention; Health equity; Community Engagement
Matlin Gilman
My work considers how race, public policy, and American democracy affect life chances and health. I’m particularly interested how public policies that reduce wealth inequality lead to better health, how … Continue reading “Matlin Gilman”
Sirad Hassan
I am interested in refugee health, maternal and child health, reproductive health, substance use, community based participatory research, and mixed methods.
Thanh Mai K’taaya Bercher
I am interested in LGBTQ+, migrant, refugee, and Indigenous health access in low-resource settings; collective memory, emotional coping mechanisms, trauma-informed care; intergenerational support, traditional methods, plant medicine, survival adaptations, decolonization; … Continue reading “Thanh Mai K’taaya Bercher”
Melinda Mastan
I work on shaping interventions and regulations that facilitate positive behavior change through the application of behavioral economics principles, particularly in the areas of maternal and child health, and nutrition … Continue reading “Melinda Mastan”
Soroush Moallef
My research aims to generate evidence—using multi-level theoretical frameworks and its application in social and spatial epidemiology—to advance equity-oriented public health scholarship and practice in pursuit of human rights and … Continue reading “Soroush Moallef”
Sakurako S. Okuzono
My research focuses on understanding 1) how upstream (e.g., neighborhood, policies) and individual-level (e.g., characteristics) factors could interact to buffer long-term health impact of childhood adversity, and 2) cultural difference … Continue reading “Sakurako S. Okuzono”
Even Paglisotti
My research focuses on social and structural determinants of transgender and nonbinary adolescent mental health disparities, quantitative intersectional methods, and demographic measurement.