Luissa Vahedi

"The population perspective is essential for societal recognition of specific risks and for mobilizing broad scale structural or environmental change agendas"

Professional Bio:

I’m a PhD-trained epidemiologist. My work bridges research, policy, and practice to tackle some of today’s most pressing global challenges. My research focuses on the fragility of public services and the interconnection between violence and population health outcomes affecting women and children, drawing on diverse methods and interdisciplinary frameworks.

Since 2017, I’ve worked across academic and applied settings, leading projects in survey research, systematic evidence reviews, advanced quantitative and qualitative analysis, and the integration of gender and violence protections into social policy and humanitarian programming.

Much of my work centers on uncovering and addressing complex health disparities across different contexts.

I’m passionate about combining rigorous research methods with lived experience to generate meaningful insights and inform real-world change. I’m especially interested in developing best practices for translating public health evidence into effective policy and practice.

With a strong methodological, theoretical, and applied background, I enjoy leading and collaborating on interdisciplinary research initiatives, nationally and internationally.

Areas of research: epidemiology, global health, social determinants of health, equity, women's health, child health and development