Rachel Bergmans, PhD, MPH
Primary Appointment
Research Assistant Professor
Medical School
Anesthesiology
she/her/hers
Chronic pain conditions, mental health, community-engaged research, epidemiology, social determinants of health
Rachel Bergmans leads the Health Equity Core in the U-M Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center. Her program of work focuses on building permanent structures to improve representation and inclusion of diverse populations in pain research; establishing sustainable academic-community partnerships; and prioritizing the needs and perspectives of underrepresented communities in the development of integrative therapies for pain management. Her interests in health equity align with the Center's themes of strengthening systems for health and addressing social and environmental determinants of health. Her past work includes an emphasis on social determinants of health, such as food insecurity in the US and Zambia.
Contact Information
rbergs@umich.eduCountry Focus
United States
Zambia
Thematic Priorities
Social and environmental determinants of health
Strengthening health systems
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)
Environmental health
Air pollution
Climate
Disaster and emergency preparedness
Energy
Infrastructure
Food systems
Agricultural development
Food security
Nutrition
Healthcare quality
Care coordination
Health outcomes
Patient safety
Quality improvement
Social justice and equity
Access to care
Activism and advocacy
Eliminating poverty
Economic development
Financing
Health Condition Focus
Chronic illness
Infectious diseases
Mental and behavioral health
Musculoskeletal disorders
Pandemic
Sickle cell disease
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