Stephanie Hernandez, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Dornsife School of Public Health

Stephanie Hernandez, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She joined the Dornsife School of Public Health as part of the Drexel FIRST (Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation) program. Stephanie is a demographer whose research examines sexual and gender minority health among LGBTQ+ populations living in urban areas. Currently, her research agenda spans three areas including documenting, understanding, and addressing sexual and gender minority health inequities, operationalizing intersectionality in health inequity research, and incorporating biosocial approaches to better understanding health inequities across the life course. Prior to joining Drexel, Stephanie completed her postdoctoral training at the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Stephanie received her PhD in Demography from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a Master of Science (MS) in Demography from Florida State University.

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