Biographical Profile

College

College of Social Work

Department

Families in Society, Institute

International Activity

International Activities

Yes

Type of Activity

Other (Public Health Rotation)

Countries

Cuba and El Salvador

Description

Six- week public health rotation in Cuba learning and interacting with members of the School of Medicine and Public Health to explore the delivery of maternal and birth delivery services across Cuba with an emphasis on high-risk patients.

Institution/Entity

MEDDIC collaboration between the United States and Cuba

Institutional Focus Areas

Biomedical Sciences, Health Disparities, Behavioral Sciences, Health Sciences

Extended Residence in Foreign Country

Yes (Dominican Republic — Immigrated from the Dominican Republic.)

Speaks Non-English Language

Yes (Spanish)

Interest Background

Do you include students in your research?

Graduates

Interest Keywords

Maternal and Birth Outcomes; Health Policy and Health Services Research; Health Care Outcomes; Minority Health; Social Determinants;

Institutional Focus Areas

Biomedical Sciences, Health Disparities, Behavioral Sciences, Health Sciences

Personal Focus Areas

State health care policy; Public health insurance programs (Medicaid and Medicare), Access to health care among vulnerable populations, Social and Cultural Determinants of Health Status