Connor McCombs

Fellow

Connor McCombs graduated from Boston University School of Public Health with his MPH in 2023 with a focus on health law and policy. As a student, he was a 2022 PHP writing fellow and co-host of season 3 of PHPod. He is interested in pharmaceutical access and health communication to improve inequities. Connor hopes to use his passion for language and narrative to improve health literacy.

Connor's Work:

04.20.2023

The Unsung Intersection of Ballroom and Public Health

PHPod sat down with Jennifer Barnes-Balenciaga, director of the Crystal LaBeija Organizing Fellowship and Commissioner for Gender Equity in New York City, to discuss her work with health policy and the ballroom community.

Fellows Connor McCombs, Bethany Hallenborg

03.31.2023 a group of people posing for a photo

Public Health Post

Meet Our 2023 Public Health Post Fellows

New fellows, Caroline Dignard, Sean Hagan, Adna Jaganjac, and Kara Schmidt, discuss health communication and their public health interests going into their year-long writing fellowship with Public Health Post.

Fellow Connor McCombs

03.14.2023 a blue plate with a sad face on it next to a fork and knife

The Image of the Diabetic Body

Too often diabetic children make enemies of their bodies while trying to strike a balance between enjoying what they eat and managing their blood sugar.

Fellow Connor McCombs

02.17.2023

'There Is No Wrong Body for Gymnastics'

PHPod sits down with Abbie Green, the founder of EveryBODY Gymnastics, a gymnastics incubator focused on teaching the sport to anyone wanting to learn.

Fellows Connor McCombs, Bethany Hallenborg

02.16.2023 a graph of different colored circles

Mpox and HIV

Most Mpox cases occur among Black and Latino men who have sex with men, and 80% of MSM of color with confirmed Mpox are also HIV positive.

Fellow Connor McCombs

01.26.2023 a map of the united states

Dobbs and Doctors

Of the more than 6,000 residents training to be OB-GYNs in the U.S., 43.9% are at programs in abortion-restrictive states and therefore will not have access to abortion training.

Fellow Connor McCombs