Alexis Handal, PhD
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor
School of Public Health
Epidemiology
she/her/hers
Occupational health, environmental and social epidemiology, reproductive health, maternal and child health
Alexis Handal's global work focuses on the impact of large-scale agricultural production on the health of workers and surrounding communities, with a particular focus on female workers, pregnant workers, and their families in Latinx and Indigenous populations in Latin America and the US. Her research interests in health equity align with the Center’s themes of addressing social and environmental determinants of health and empowering women and communities. Handal centers community-engaged and participatory research methods to explore questions on occupational and environmental epidemiology, reproductive epidemiology, social epidemiology, and legislative protections for worker health globally.
Contact Information
ahandal@umich.eduCountry Focus
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Mexico
United States
Thematic Priorities
Empowering women
Social and environmental determinants of health
Health Equity Focus
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Cultural competency
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Data science
Artificial intelligence, large language models, machine learning
Findable, accessible, interoperable, reuseable (FAIR) principles & ethical, legal, social implications (ELSI)
Environmental health
Air pollution
Climate
Disaster and emergency preparedness
Energy
Infrastructure
Food systems
Agricultural development
Food security
Nutrition
Gender equity
Gender and politics
Women's rights
Women's leadership in global health research
Workplace equity
Healthcare quality
Care coordination
Health outcomes
Patient safety
Quality improvement
Infant and child mortality
Neonatal
Infant
Under 5
Maternal morbidity and mortality
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Sexual and reproductive health
Circumcision
Family planning
Social justice and equity
Access to care
Activism and advocacy
Eliminating poverty
Economic development
Financing
Health Condition Focus
Anemia
Childbearing outcomes
Infectious diseases
Malnutrition (vs. nutritional deficiencies)
Mental and behavioral health
Non-communicable diseases
Pregnancy and perinatal health
Population Focus
Children/infants
Immigrants
Rural
Underserved/vulnerable
Women
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