Supriya Misra

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Supriya Misra is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health and Affiliate Faculty at the Health Equity Institute. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on how structural and interpersonal experiences of racism, stigma, and trauma impact the wellbeing of marginalized communities, with a focus on immigrant, Asian American, and South Asian communities in the United States. Her research also interrogates the language, concepts, and framings we use to describe mental health within public health in order to promote dignity and justice for those living with diverse psychological experiences. She completed her BA and MA in Psychology at Stanford University, her ScD in Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and a Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship at New York University. She also worked for several years in nonprofit management to develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-based health education resources, both nationally and globally.