Brown MPH student Michael Thompson was awarded an inaugural Royce Graduate Student Research Award to build a tech solution that connects the recently incarcerated with health and wellness resources.
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Health Equity Scholars Program
Michael Thompson
Research Interests
Health disparities, HIV-related outcomes, Epidemiology, Infectious disease
Undergraduate Institution
Tennessee State University
Biography
To me, health equity means making sure every person has the opportunity to attain his or her full health potential, no matter their financial situation.
My future goal is to go into health care delivery to provide health care services to underserved communities, eliminate health disparities through health promotion, and raise awareness to lower the HIV/AIDS rates within the African American community.