Dr. Sameera Shukanta Nayak
Assistant Professor · Tenure-Track
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
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About
Dr. Sameera Nayak is a mixed methods public health researcher who investigates the association between social conditions and health inequities to better understand the health and experiences of marginalized and oppressed populations worldwide. Her research is cross-cutting, and her work has spanned immigrant health, legal status, social, political, and structural determinants of health, and women's health. She has an additional program of research on developing, implementing, and evaluating equitable health service delivery models globally and in the U.S.Research interests
Immigrant health; Legal status; Political and political determinants of health; Social epidemiology; Mental health; Reproductive health; Undocumented Asian immigrantsTeaching interests
Epidemiology; Social determinants of health; Migration and health; Health and human rightsEducation
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Ph D, Population Health
— Northeastern University (2022) Legal status stratification and immigration policy: Impacts on the violence experiences and pregnancy outcomes of immigrants in the United States
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MA, Clinical Psychology
— Columbia University (2017) Panic Disorder and Suicide Risk in Trauma-Exposed Youth: Findings from Sierra Leone and Liberia
- BA, Psychology & Minor in French & Francophone Studies — University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (2014)