Miriam Velez-Bermudez, PhDPostdoctoral Fellow
Research - CHEK-D
I completed my PhD in Health Psychology from University of Iowa in 2022 following completion of my MPH in Community and Behavioral Health (2020) and graduate certificate in biostatistics (2021). Broadly speaking, I am interested in how varying levels of influence (i.e., individual, interpersonal, organizational/community) affect health-related quality of life and patient-centered outcomes in chronic diseases. My previous work has focused on treatment decision-making in chronic kidney disease (CKD), which has led me down the path of investigating and addressing health inequities among underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities with CKD.
Undergrad: Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Minors in Spanish and Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, Ohio State University
Graduate: Master of Science in Psychology, Arizona State University; Master of Public Health in Community & Behavioral Health, University of Iowa; Graduate certificate in Biostatistics, University of Iowa
Doctoral: Doctor of Philosophy in Health Psychology, University of Iowa