Rachel Grashow

Rachel Grashow, PhD serves as Director of Epidemiological Research Initiatives at the Football Players Health Study at Harvard University, and as a Research Scientist in the Department of Environmental Health at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. She earned a bachelor’s degree at Wesleyan University in sociology, a PhD at Brandeis University in computational neuroscience, and a masters of science in epidemiology at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. Currently, Dr. Grashow is exploring the multiplex effects of concussion on all aspects of health in former NFL players. Her previous work focused on how environmental exposures affect the cognitive health of uniquely vulnerable populations, including children, pregnant women, the elderly, and veterans.