Yi Yihang Sun

Yi Yihang Sun's research interests: Stigma; Mental health; Global health; Children and youth; Minoritized populations; Arts- and community-based participatory research; Digital health; Intervention research 

Yi is an Advanced Practice PhD candidate at the Columbia School of Social Work. Yi's work centers on the interconnected areas of stigma, mental health, and sexual health among minoritized populations globally. She is particularly passionate about using arts- and community-based participatory approaches to engage minoritized children and youth in the co-creation of interventions grounded in local political and sociocultural contexts to address stigma and promote health. Her work aims to advance knowledge co-production between community members and researchers to foster collective action against inequality and health disparities. Yi's research is informed by more than a decade of practice experience and community initiatives with minoritized children and families in both the US and China. Her current research focuses on engaging ethnic minority children and youth in conceptualizing and addressing intersectional stigma in rural China. She holds an MSW from the University of Michigan.