Nathaniel M. Tran

Population Health Scientist. Educator. Fulbright Fellow. I research and write about social inequality and health.

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 at Chicago School of Public Health.

My research examines the effects of public policies on the health and wellbeing of marginalized populations, including LGBTQ+ people and communities of color.

My recent work aims to understand how LGBTQ+ older adults access supports and services in community settings so they can continue to live and age at home. Read more about this project — Aging in Isolation: Sexual Orientation Differences in Navigating Cognitive Decline.

I earned my PhD in Health Policy from Vanderbilt University (2024), a Fulbright research fellowship to Argentina (2018), and a BA in Gender Studies from Tufts University (2017).

Public Health EXPERIENCE

Research Intern

NORC at the

University of Chicago

Research Assistant

Harvard Medical School &

Cambridge Health Alliance

Community Outreach Specialist

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Patient Services Volunteer

The Sharewood Project

Tufts School of Medicine