Michelle Nakphong, PhD
Assistant Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine
I am a social epidemiologist and my research focuses on how social exclusion and inclusive policies impact the health of marginalized populations. Building on over 2 decades of community-based policy advocacy work, I strive to amplify voices from low-income and minoritized communities.
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My research addresses the core question: Can fostering social inclusion reduce health inequities? I build from a social exclusion framework conceived by Naila Kabeer (2000) and take a structural and policy approach to examining people's lived experiences. I use quantitative and qualitative methods to illuminate the complex mechanisms that underlie health disparities including housing, immigrant policies, and sexual and reproductive health services. Ultimately, I aim to influence inclusive policymaking and programs to promote health equity.
Awards
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- Inductee, Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, 2023
- Health Equity Challenge Award, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and MolinaCares, 2022
- Best Research Project, UCLA Community Health Sciences, 2022
- Juneal Marie Smith Fellowship, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, 2021
- Best Paper, UCLA Community Health Sciences, 2020
Education & Training
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- Inclusive Research Mentor Training 06/2023
- PhD Community Health Sciences UCLA 09/2022
- Policy Fellowship Policy Communication Population Reference Bureau 06/2022
- BA Public Health, Natural Sciences Johns Hopkins University 05/2003
- Postdoctoral Scholar Division of Prevention Sciences UCSF
Grants and Projects
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- Increasing financial and health equity among low income black youth and young adults, NIH, 2021-2026
- Evaluating Guaranteed Income as a policy solution for housing instability among low-income Black emerging adults, UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations, 2023-2024
- , NICHD, 2020-2021
Publications (15)
Top publication keywords:
MothersMaternal Health ServicesChild HealthKenyaQuality ImprovementEmigration and ImmigrationAftercareExposure to ViolenceReproductive Health ServicesEmigrants and ImmigrantsUndocumented ImmigrantsSpouse AbuseCambodiaMalnutritionPatient Discharge
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Can a quality improvement intervention improve person-centred maternity care in Kenya?
Sexual and reproductive health matters 2023 Sudhinaraset M, Giessler KM, Nakphong MK, Munson MM, Golub GM, Diamond-Smith NG, Opot J, Green CE -
A guaranteed income intervention to improve the health and financial well-being of low-income black emerging adults: study protocol for the Black Economic Equity Movement randomized controlled crossover trial.
Frontiers in public health 2023 Lippman SA, Libby MK, Nakphong MK, Arons A, Balanoff M, Mocello AR, Arnold EA, Shade SB, Qurashi F, Downing A, Moore A, Dow WH, Lightfoot MA -
Access to support during childbirth?: women's preferences and experiences of support person integration in a cross-sectional facility-based survey.
BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2023 Nakphong MK, Afulani PA, Opot J, Sudhinaraset M -
Maternity Care at the Intersections of Language, Ethnicity, and Immigration Status: A Qualitative Study.
Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health 2023 Sudhinaraset M, Kolodner RA, Nakphong MK -
Person-centred sexual and reproductive health: A call for standardized measurement.
Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy 2023 Afulani PA, Nakphong MK, Sudhinaraset M
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Contemporary Marriage in Cambodia
Journal of Family Issues 2023 Heuveline, Patrick and Nakphong, Michelle -
Contraceptive use and consistency and the role of deferred action for childhood arrivals: A cross-sectional survey of undocumented young adults.
Sexual & reproductive healthcare : official journal of the Swedish Association of Midwives 2022 Sudhinaraset M, Choi HY, Nakphong MK, Woofter R, Brindis CD -
Social exclusion at the intersections of immigration, employment, and healthcare policy: A qualitative study of Mexican and Chinese immigrants in California.
Social science & medicine (1982) 2022 Nakphong MK, De Trinidad Young ME, Morales B, Guzman-Ruiz IY, Chen L, Kietzman KG -
Can changes to improve person-centred maternity care be spread across public health facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India?
Sexual and reproductive health matters 2021 Sudhinaraset M, Giessler K, Nakphong MK, Roy KP, Sahu AB, Sharma K, Montagu D, Green C -
Association between newborn separation, maternal consent and health outcomes: findings from a longitudinal survey in Kenya.
BMJ open 2021 Nakphong MK, Sacks E, Opot J, Sudhinaraset M -
The association between social ties and depression among Asian and Pacific Islander undocumented young adults.
BMC public health 2021 Ro A, Nakphong MK, Choi HY, Nguyen A, Sudhinaraset M -
Socio-economic status and the double burden of malnutrition in Cambodia between 2000 and 2014: overweight mothers and stunted children.
Public health nutrition 2021 Nakphong MK, Beltrán-Sánchez H -
Results of a person-centered maternal health quality improvement intervention in Uttar Pradesh, India.
PloS one 2020 Montagu D, Giessler K, Nakphong MK, Roy KP, Sahu AB, Sharma K, Green C, Sudhinaraset M -
A comparison of intensive vs. light-touch quality improvement interventions for maternal health in Uttar Pradesh, India.
BMC health services research 2020 Montagu D, Giessler K, Nakphong MK, Green C, Roy KP, Sahu AB, Sharma K, Sudhinarset M -
Intimate partner violence and childhood illnesses in Cambodia: a cross-sectional study.
Archives of disease in childhood 2020 Nakphong MK, von Ehrenstein OS