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Em Balkan, MSW (they/them/theirs)

PhD Student
Brown University School of Public Health
Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Em Balkan, MSW, is a second year doctoral student in Health Services Research at Brown University. Em is a part of a team working to examine health comorbidities and healthcare utilization disparities among older transgender and cisgender adults in the U.S. Em is interested in studying access and quality of care for those who are transgender and receive Medicare, particularly the experience of transgender folx with Medicare Advantage. Additionally, Em works on a randomized control trial assessing how home-delivered meals can affect an older adults’ health and well-being.Within the project. Em works with the qualitative and stakeholder engagement teams, and their role includes conducting qualitative interviews and analyzing stakeholder engagement feedback. Before joining Brown, Em was the Senior Policy Analyst for the Committee on Health and Committee on Hospitals for New York City Council, and prior to that worked within policy and client services departments at the Medicare Rights Center. Overall, Em has been in the health policy and advocacy space for over ten years.

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