Erica Chavez Santos
Clinical Instructor, Health Systems and Population Health
Occupational Health Equity Researcher, Washington State Department of Labor & Industries Work Equity Research Center
Research Interests
Health, Policy, Public Health
Bio
Erica Chavez Santos graduated with her PhD in Health Services from the University of Washington. Her upbringing and background growing up in rural, Washington State made her passionate about public health and ensuring everyone has access to what they need to be healthy and well. She has worked in public health and addressing barriers to determinants of health for over ten years. Her research interests include addressing occupational health inequities using mixed methods, legal epidemiology, and community-based participatory research.
Erica is deeply passionate about addressing worker health inequities, especially those rooted in systemic racism and how it shows up in our laws and shapes our work and social environment. She’s Mexicana Americana and the proud daughter of farmworkers. She’s currently an Occupational Health Equity Researcher at the Work Equity Research Center at Washington State Department of Labor & Industries Safety & Health Assessment & Research for Prevention.
Education
PhD Health Services, University of Washington, 2024
MPH Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University, 2018
BS Biology, Public Health, University of Washington, 2015