Elaine O. Nsoesie

Guest Author

Elaine O. Nsoesie is an associate professor at the Boston University School of Public Health and the faculty lead of the Racial Data Tracker at the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University. Her research is focused on the use of data and technology to improve health globally. She also studies bias in data and algorithms, and works to increase representation of communities underrepresented in data science.

Elaine's Work:

03.30.2023 a graph of people with numbers and lines

An Eighteen Year Difference in Life Expectancy

While life expectancy across all U.S. racial groups dropped due to COVID-19, Indigenous males had the lowest life expectancy in 2020 at 63 years compared to 81 years for Asian males.

Guest Author Elaine O. Nsoesie

11.29.2022 a blue and orange pie chart

The High Suicide Rates Among Indigenous Populations

Suicide rates among U.S. Indigenous populations increased by 40% between 2010 and 2020, as shown in a new visualization created by the Center for Antiracist Research.

Guest Authors Elaine O. Nsoesie, Yukun Yang

10.26.2022 a graph of a vaccine

Are Racial Differences in Flu Vaccination Rates Widening?

Differences in flu vaccination rates across racial groups in the U.S. are widening, as shown in a visualization from the Center for Antiracist Research in a new PHP series.

Guest Authors Yukun Yang, Elaine O. Nsoesie