Abigail Bretzin, PhD
Primary Appointment
Research Investigator
Medical School
Emergency Medicine
she/her/hers
Building equitable pathways to sports injury prevention and care
Abigail Bretzin’s global health focus is on sports-related injuries as a public health issue, particularly in resource-limited settings where athletes face inequitable access to prevention, diagnosis, and care. She aims to understand current knowledge, awareness, healthcare-seeking behaviors, disclosure patterns, available resources, and existing health outcomes toestablish a global baseline and identify gaps in injury management. Her interests in global health equity align with the Center’s themes of empowering women, strengthening systems for health, addressing social and environmental determinants of health, and developing technical solutions. Bretzin’s research maps the current state of awareness, care-seeking behavior, and available resources for sports-related injuries across diverse contexts. Building on this baseline, she develops and implements strategies to advance injury prevention, diagnosis, management, and long-term health outcomes worldwide.
Contact Information
brabigai@umich.eduCountry Focus
Botswana
Canada
United Kingdom
United States
Zambia
Thematic Priorities
Empowering women
Social and environmental determinants of health
Strengthening health systems
Technical solutions
Health Equity Focus
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Data science
Artificial intelligence, large language models, machine learning
Findable, accessible, interoperable, reuseable (FAIR) principles & ethical, legal, social implications (ELSI)
Gender equity
Gender and politics
Women's rights
Women's leadership in global health research
Workplace equity
Healthcare delivery and utilization
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Healthcare promotion and prevention
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Healthcare quality
Care coordination
Health outcomes
Patient safety
Quality improvement
Injury and violence
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Social justice and equity
Access to care
Activism and advocacy
Eliminating poverty
Economic development
Financing
Health Condition Focus
Brain injury
Injuries and trauma
Mental and behavioral health
Pain management
Sleep disorders
Population Focus
Adolescents/teens
Children/infants
Healthcare providers
Men
Rural
Underserved/vulnerable
Urban
Women
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