Nicole Novak

Research Fellow — Crime and Justice Policy Research Program

Research Assistant Professor — Community and Behavioral Health, College of Public Health

N400 CPHB

Education

PhD, Epidemiological Science, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 2016
Graduate Certificate in Science, Technology & Society, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 2016
MSc, Global Health Science, University of Oxford, 2010
MSc, Medical Anthropology, University of Oxford, 2009

Dr. Novak uses epidemiologic and community-engaged research methods to examine historical, structural and policy influences on the health of immigrants, Latinos and rural residents. She has particular interests in reproductive and perinatal health.

Latest Research

Injury Prevention and Health and Well-being | Journal Article

Victims of Eugenic Sterilization in Utah: Cohort Demographics and Estimate of Living Survivors

Crime & Justice Policy | Journal Article

Challenges to Addressing Mental Health Repercussions of Large-Scale Immigration Worksite Raids in the Rural United States

Rural Health | Journal Article

Visualizing Immunization Registry Data to Identify Places With Low Rates of HPV Vaccination Initiation in a Rural State

Rural Health | Journal Article

Health Equity in Midsize Rural Communities: Challenges and Opportunities in a Changing Rural America

Research Interests

Community-driven initiatives to promote wellbeing and health equity
Impacts of immigration policy and enforcement on community health and wellbeing
Reproductive justice and historical impacts of US state eugenic sterilization laws, 1909-1979
Structural and social determinants of rural health inequities