Anna Rivara, PhD, MPH
Associate Research Scientist in Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases); Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Dr. Rivara is an evolutionary anthropologist who focuses on human biology and the evolution of health and disease in modern populations. Her research aims are to better understand how immune and metabolic responses, in association with poverty and gendered pressures, construct noncommunicable and infectious diseases in women, and perpetuate poor health outcomes.