Leadership team
Stephanie Hernandez, PhD, MS, (she/her)quiehr working group leadStephanie Hernandez, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She joined the Dornsife School of Public Health as part of the Drexel FIRST (Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation) program. Stephanie is a demographer whose research examines sexual and gender minority health. Currently, her research agenda spans three areas including documenting, understanding, and addressing sexual and gender minority health inequities, operationalizing intersectionality in health inequity research, and incorporating biosocial approaches to better understand health inequity across the life course. Prior to joining Drexel, Stephanie completed her postdoctoral training at the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Stephanie received her PhD in Demography from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a Master of Science in Demography from Florida State University.
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A. Tai SIMPSON, MPH (THEY/THEM)
qUIEHR WORKING GROUP GRADUATE ASSISTANTTai is a doctoral student studying social epidemiology in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Their research focuses on understanding the social and structural factors that influence health disparities and access to healthcare for SGM communities. Before joining Drexel University, their work incorporated community-engaged research practices into projects concerning health-related decision-making, mental health, and environmental health.
Tai received their Bachelor of Science in psychology and Master of Public Health in epidemiology from the University of Louisville in Kentucky. In their free time, Tai enjoys reading anything except horror stories, exploring the arts and culture scene of wherever they find themselves, and discovering local coffee shops with good tea selections. |
Affiliate members
Past members
- Cara Frances, MPH
- Ripon Hosain, MPH
- Casper Voyles, PhD, MPH