OUR PEOPLE
Michelle Nakphong, PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Medicine
550 16th Street, #3160
San Francisco, CA 94158
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Education and Training
Johns Hopkins University,Baltimore, MD, BA - 05/2003 Public Health, Natural Sciences
Population Reference Bureau,Washington D.C., Policy Fellowship - 06/2022 Policy Communication
UCLA,Los Angeles, PhD - 09/2022 Community Health Sciences
Inclusive Research Mentor Training,UCSF 06/2023
UCSF,San Francisco, Postdoctoral Scholar - 4/2024 Division of Prevention Sciences
Awards and Honors
Best Paper, UCLA Community Health Sciences, 2020
Juneal Marie Smith Fellowship, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, 2021
Best Research Project, UCLA Community Health Sciences, 2022
Health Equity Challenge Award, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and MolinaCares, 2022
Inductee, Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, 2023
Emerging Scholar, UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, 2024-2025
Overview
I am a social epidemiologist and my research focuses on how social exclusion and inclusive policies impact the health of marginalized populations. Currently, my work focuses on guaranteed income as an inclusive policy as well as immigrant policies, housing, and sexual and reproductive health care. Building on over 2 decades of community-based policy advocacy work, I strive to amplify voices from low-income and minoritized communities.
My research addresses the core question: Can fostering social inclusion reduce health inequities? I build from a social exclusion framework conceived by Naila Kabeer (2000) and take a structural and policy approach to examining people's lived experiences. I use quantitative and qualitative methods to illuminate the complex mechanisms that underlie health disparities. Ultimately, I aim to influence inclusive policymaking and programs to promote health equity.
My research addresses the core question: Can fostering social inclusion reduce health inequities? I build from a social exclusion framework conceived by Naila Kabeer (2000) and take a structural and policy approach to examining people's lived experiences. I use quantitative and qualitative methods to illuminate the complex mechanisms that underlie health disparities. Ultimately, I aim to influence inclusive policymaking and programs to promote health equity.