Hi, I’m Rebekah.
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Chicago.
I consider myself an undisciplined social scientist and this informs my critical approach to research. I use quantitative and qualitative methods to explore how structural inequality impacts health. I have three stands of work. First, I study the relationship between housing and health. Second, I’m interested in understanding how and when structural interventions alleviate disparities in maternal and child health outcomes. And third, I examine how the field of public health (un)intentionally reinforces inequalities.
Previously, I was a fellow in the Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity in the departments of Health Behavior and Maternal and Child Health at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.
I earned a PhD in Community Health Sciences from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and a minor in Urban Planning from the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.
Prior to UCLA, I worked at the Black AIDS Institute where I led the Training and Capacity Building Department. My department trained Black public health workforce members on biomedical interventions to improve HIV continuum of care outcomes. I have a BA in Sociology and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MA in Sociology from American University.
On my site, you’ll find my CV, blog, and more information about my research and teaching. Feel free to contact me here.