Dr. Emily Wang

Biography

Emily Wang is an associate professor at Yale School of Medicine and the director of the SEICHE Center for Health and Justice. Her work focuses on the intersection of health and justice, specifically addressing the needs of individuals and communities impacted by mass incarceration. With a participatory approach, she leads the Health Justice Lab research program, which investigates how incarceration influences chronic health conditions such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and opioid use disorder. Dr. Wang has a background as an internist and has cared for thousands of individuals with a history of incarceration. She is a co-founder of the Transitions Clinic Network, a consortium of 40 community health centers dedicated to serving individuals released from correctional facilities using community health workers. Dr. Wang has contributed to national discussions on health and incarceration through her involvement in various workshops and committees. Her research has been published in prestigious journals such as Lancet, JAMA, and the American Journal of Public Health and has been featured in major media outlets including NPR and CNN.

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