Christa Fernando, BS

  • Predoctoral Research Fellow, Osher Center for Integrative Health
Christa Fernando

Research Interests  

  • Grup medical visits

  • Cultural misappropriation

  • Implementation science

  • Health equity

Experience and Current Work  

Christa recently completed her 3rd year of medical school at Brown University and is on academic leave to participate in TRIM. She was previously an IHEAR fellow with the UCSF Osher Center in 2022. She has been a member of the IM4US Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion committee since 2020 participating in projects such as their Cultural Misappropriation in Integrative Health statement.

Education and Training  

  • BS, Biomedical Science, Grand Valley State University

Publications  

Fernando, C. (2021). Black History in Medicine. Cherry Health Blog. www.cherryhealth.org/2021/02/black-history-in-medicine/.

Fernando, C. (2021). Recognizing the Legacy of Medical Racism. Cherry Health Blog. www.cherryhealth.org/2021/02/recognizing-the-legacy-of-medical-racism-black-history-in-medicine/.

Moskowitz, J. T., Cheung, E. O., Freedman, M., Fernando, C., Zhang, M. W., Huffman, J. C., & Addington, E. L. (2020). Measuring Positive Emotion Outcomes in Positive Psychology Interventions: A Literature Review. Emotion Review. doi.org/10.1177/1754073920950811.

Fernando, C., (2019). A Review of the Role Between Vitamin D and Postpartum Depression. ScholarWorks GVSU.   

Christa Fernando
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