Jya Plavin, MPH
Assistant Professor and Field Study Coordinator, Public Health
Areas of Expertise
- Community-Based Participatory Research and Organizing
- Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA)
- Healthy Aging and Age-friendly Communities
- Community Health Education
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) & Health
- Health & Fitness During Pregnancy/Postpartum and the Menopause Transition
- Weight & Size-Inclusive Health Promotion
- LGBTQIA+ Health Wellbeing
Biography
Jya is an Assistant Professor of Public Health in the Community Action for Health Concentration, and the Public Health Field Study Coordinator. She has been working in community health promotion for over 20 years, with a focus on under-resourced, under-researched, and marginalized communities. In addition to higher education, she brings experience working in community clinics, public health philanthropy, digital health platforms, and local community partnerships.
Education
- Master of Public Health, UC Berkeley (2012)
- BA, Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2005)
Research
- Community mobilization for rural suicide prevention: Process, learning and behavioral outcomes from Promoting Community Conversations About Research to End Suicide (PC CARES) in Northwest Alaska. 2019
- Community-Based Participatory Needs Assessment for the Elder Population of Leverett, Massachusetts. 2023
Teaching Responsibilities
- Public Health Field Experience