Achieving Injury-related Health Equity Across the Lifespan with Megan Moore

Dr. Megan Moore (UC Berkeley MSW ‘06, PhD ‘12) is the Sidney Miller Endowed Associate Professor in Direct Practice in the School of Social Work at the University of Washington and Interim Director of the University of Washington Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, one of 10 CDC funded Injury Research Centers in the country and a leader in advancing equitable injury prevention and injury care. She is also Co-director of the Institute of Translational Health Sciences graduate training program at the University of Washington where she mentors a diverse group of graduate students passionate about transdisciplinary science.

Her research is focused on addressing disparities in trauma care and improving transitions and service access for patients who are marginalized in our healthcare system, including those most impacted by racism, cisnormativity, and classism. She works closely with patient and caregiver advocates to ensure the research is patient-centered and solutions are community driven. Her work includes the development of practices to improve transitional care from Emergency Department and acute hospitalization to home and improved access to outpatient care. She specializes in working with persons with traumatic brain injury and their families and has provided consultation to NASEM on addressing disparities in traumatic brain injury care. She is currently working with partners in the VA on a Department of Defense funded grant to improve access to care for military service members and veterans with brain injury. She is also working closely with partners in the trans/nonbinary community to develop standards of care for gender-affirming, competent trauma care. In partnership with the CDC and community organizations across the Pacific Northwest, she is also focused on training and implementing community engagement strategies in injury prevention outreach and research.

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