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Joanna Almeida, ScD, MPH, MSW

Associate Professor
Simmons University School of Social Work
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Joanna Almeida joined the faculty of Simmons University in 2012, and is now an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work, College of Social Sciences, Policy and Practice.
The primary focus of her research is centered on understanding factors including stress, discrimination, anti-immigrant policies and sentiment, which may explain patterns of Latino immigrant health, mental health and well-being after arrival in the United States. An additional line of Almeida’s research examines public health approaches to suicide prevention among adolescents. Almeida has been cited as an authority in U.S. Supreme Court cases and her research has been used by local jurisdictions to support legislation. Her work has been covered by Reuters, The Boston Globe and National Public Radio.
Dr. Almeida earned a doctorate in social epidemiology from the T.H. Chan Harvard School of Public Health, master’s degrees from Boston University School of Social Work and from Boston University School of Public Health and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Vermont. Prior to earning her doctorate, she completed a fellowship in public health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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