Gray Babbs

Past Fellow

Gray Babbs graduated from Boston University School of Public Health with his MPH in 2021 with certificates in epidemiology/biostatistics and sex, sexuality, and gender. As a student, he was a 2020 PHP writing fellow. Broadly, Gray is interested in how quantitative data and health policy inform one another, specifically in rural and LGBTQ+ populations. Drawing from his Kentucky storytelling roots, Gray is interested in the ways that public health research can be more effectively communicated to impacted communities and the public at large.

Gray's Work:

02.18.2021 a black scale with a ruler

Schools and Scales

Policymakers argue school BMI policies prevent childhood obesity. But recent research indicates that the practice is not only ineffective. It’s harmful.

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02.15.2021 a man in glasses smiling next to another man in glasses

Mike Siegel and David Jernigan

Drs. Mike Siegel and David Jernigan discuss lessons learned from the MACH trial and how industry inflects public health research.

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02.11.2021 a graph with numbers and lines

Good, Bad, and Ugly

Local public health systems could play a significant role in reducing rural disparities during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond.

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02.09.2021 a map of the united states

Trans Bans

Some legislators are trying to block a critical pathway to suicide prevention for trans young people: gender-affirming healthcare.

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01.22.2021 a rainbow handcuffs with a chain

Juvenile Injustice

The juvenile justice system is in the midst of massive reform, but how do LGBTQ+ youth get into the system? What happens once there?

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01.07.2021 a graph of a number of people

Catastrophic Spending

The ACA granted insurance for millions of people, but insurance is not enough when insured people can’t afford healthcare.

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