Dr. Amaya Perez Brumer

Associate Professor

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Biography

Amaya Perez-Brumer is an Associate Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. She is a Latinx critical global health scholar who holds a Ph.D. in Sociomedical Sciences from Columbia University (2019) and an MSc in Social Behavioral Sciences from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (2013). Her research focuses on gender and sexual minority communities, examining the implications of social marginalization and stigma on health outcomes, particularly in the context of HIV prevention and care. She has designed and implemented critical HIV biosocial interventions aimed at promoting health equity globally. Her work integrates social science theories and innovative methodological approaches to enhance the acceptability and effectiveness of HIV prevention strategies. Perez-Brumer has published 73 peer-reviewed articles and authored two edited books. She is the Principal Investigator for several research awards, including the Canadian Social Science Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Development Award. Amaya serves as an Associate Editor for Global Public Health and is affiliated with the AIDS Clinical Trials Network. She teaches courses on social political forces in health and global health research methods.

Research Interests

Courses

CHL5102: Social Political Forces Health CHL5420: Global Health Research Methods

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology