Graduate Student, UCSF
Melissa is a doctoral student in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Prior to joining UCSF, she worked as a CDC ORISE Fellow to support the domestic COVID-19 Response where she provided technical assistance to Tribal Nations and Tribal-serving organizations. She hopes to examine how social determinants of health can mitigate the effects of intergenerational trauma and adversity. Melissa holds a BA in Sociology from Wheaton College in Massachusetts and an MPH from Emory University.
Keywords:
mental and behavioral healthcare, violence prevention, social determinants of health, racialized health inequities
First Name:
Melissa
Last Name:
Victor