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Faizah Alshehri
Graduate Student
Adviser: Lindsay Fernandez-Rhodes
Summary Statement

Immersed in scholarly interest in associations of SDOH and health outcomes, Faizah co-founded an IRB committed to academia, research, and volunteerism; currently investigating SDOH, Genetic and Epigenetic factors affecting preterm birth and adverse birth weights.

Department
  • Biobehavioral Health Graduate Student
  • Epidemiology and Genetics across Populations & Societies
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Education
  • Master of Science in Biomedical Science
Office Address
202 Biobehavioral Health Building
Affiliations

Rock Ethics Institute's Graduate Student Affiliate

Interests
  • Research
  • Academia
  • Teaching
  • Volunteerism 
Research Interests
  • Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
  • Genetics and Epigenetics
  • Bioethics
Professional Experience
  • University Faculty Member
  • Co-founder and board member of Institutional Review Board (IRB)
  • Researcher