Dr. Ashley Lacombe Duncan

Biography

Ashley Lacombe-Duncan is an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. She received her Master of Social Work in 2010 and her PhD in 2018 from the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto. Lacombe-Duncan's research focuses on healthcare access and health equity, with particular attention to people experiencing multiple forms of intersecting oppressions. Her community-based interdisciplinary research agenda advances key areas, including sexual and reproductive healthcare access for LGBTQ+ individuals and women living with HIV. She employs social ecological and intersectionality frameworks to understand and address the health issues faced by LGBTQ+ women living with HIV both locally and globally. As a core faculty member of the U-M Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities, Lacombe-Duncan is also the associate director of the School of Social Work's Sexuality, Relationships, and Gender Research Collective and co-leads the community-based research initiative focused on trans women and gender diverse individuals living with HIV and sexually transmitted infections. Her work is supported by leading health research organizations, emphasizing her commitment to removing barriers to affirming healthcare. Lacombe-Duncan's macro social work practice experience includes policy analysis, grant writing, and program development in both community-based and hospital settings.

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