Chief At LIHER

Airín Denise Martínez, PhD

Principal Investigator

Medical sociologist and public health researcher focused on structural determinants of health and intersectionality-based policy analysis.

Doctoral Researchers

Naomi Guerrero Reyes

Doctoral Student

Doctoral student in Health Policy and Management at UMass Amherst. Her research focuses on health inequities, immigrant health, and barriers to healthcare access among Hispanic/Latinx and immigrant populations.

Ashleigh Sayer

Doctoral candidate

Doctoral candidate focusing on health equity among immigrant adolescents through participatory ethnography.

Parastoo Dezyani

Doctoral candidate

Doctoral candidate specializing in gambling epidemiology, mental health, and population health analytics.

Samantha Kloft

Doctoral candidate

Doctoral candidate focused on trust in public health systems and community-centered health strategies.

Vishal Shetty

Doctoral candidate

Doctoral candidate applying machine learning and NLP to healthcare systems and patient-provider communication.

We welcome opportunities for
collaboration, partnership, and
knowledge exchange.