Hi, my name is Nathaniel Tran (they/he)—
I am an Assistant Professor in the Division of Health Policy & Administration at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health.
My research studies the effects of public policies on the health and wellbeing of marginalized populations, with a focus on LGBTQ+ people and communities of color.
I hold a PhD in Health Policy & Health Services Research from Vanderbilt University and a BA in in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Spanish from Tufts University. I was a 2018 Fulbright Research Fellow to the University of Buenos Argentina and 2025 Visiting Scholar to National Taiwan University.
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