Sarah Diaz

Sarah Valentina Diaz's research interests: Neighborhood effects, social cohesion, segregation, mental health, Latinx data disaggregation

Sarah is a doctoral candidate at Columbia School of Social Work working under the guidance of Dr. Carmela Alcantara, with the support of a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award F-31 predoctoral fellowship through the National Institute of Mental Health. Her research background is primarily in community-based settings working with Latinx populations on health and mental health disparities. Sarah's current research interests are on the association between the neighborhood social environment and composition and mental health. Additionally, her work aims to contribute to uncovering disparities that may exist within groups by disaggregating health outcomes in the Latinx population. Prior to her doctoral studies, Sarah spent time in Washington D.C. as a Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Public Policy Fellow and later as legislative affairs assistant at Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She also received an MSW from Boston University School of Social Work and a B.S. in Community Health and Cognitive Brain Science from Tufts University.