Emerging Scholars Exchange Program: Michelle Nakphong, PhD
Open to Penn affiliates
Speaker
Michelle Nakphong, PhD
Assistant Professor, Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Michelle Nakphong, PhD is a social epidemiologist whose research focuses on how social exclusion and inclusive policies impact the health of marginalized populations. Currently, her work focuses on guaranteed income as an inclusive policy as well as immigrant policies, housing, and sexual and reproductive health care. Building on over two decades of community-based policy advocacy work, she strives to amplify voices from low-income and minoritized communities.
Dr. Nakphong’s research addresses the core question: Can fostering social inclusion reduce health inequities? She builds from a social exclusion framework conceived by Naila Kabeer (2000) and takes a structural and policy approach to examining people’s lived experiences. She uses quantitative and qualitative methods to illuminate the complex mechanisms that underlie health disparities. Ultimately, she aims to influence inclusive policymaking and programs to promote health equity.
The Emerging Scholars Exchange Program is a collaborative program with peer universities developed to provide professional development opportunities for early career faculty. Conceived by the Faculty Development Committee at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation (IHPI), the Exchange Program is a collaboration between IHPI, Penn LDI, and UCSF’s Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies.