Yasmeen Lee
Yasmeen is passionate about the power of data to connect those at the grassroots with those that can enact change at the grass tops. She is a program evaluator, mixed methods researcher, and health policy professional. She has experience in qualitative and mixed methods research. Her research expertise includes study design, recruitment, data collection, thematic analysis, and dissemination for varied audiences. Her mixed-methods experience includes survey development, analysis, and interpretation. She also has experience in decolonized research frameworks such as Black Feminist Thought and Critical Race Theory, as well as experience with decolonized research methodology such as community-based participatory research (CBPR) and participatory action research (PAR). Some of her previous research includes co-authoring and collaborating on research related to breastfeeding, universal postpartum home visiting, Medicaid reimbursement for doula services, an evaluation of federal and global agency programs, and local food systems. Yasmeen received a bachelor’s degree at Elon University in Public Health. She also received her MPH with a concentration in health policy from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health (UNC-CH).