Rubina Veerakone

Rubina Veerakone graduated from Boston University School of Public Health with her MPH in 2022. As a student, she was a 2021 PHP writing fellow and the host of season 2 of PHPod. Her interests include maternal and child health inequities, health law and policy, social epidemiology, and how the humanities relate to public health.

Rubina's Work:

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Righting a Wrong

A research team found that Black and Latinx people were vastly underrepresented in oncology clinical trials.

Fellow Rubina Veerakone

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“You’re obviously in the wrong place": Ableism, Racism, and Work

People with disabilities or chronic illness experience reduced employment opportunities, leading to financial insecurity and chronic stress, and ultimately, poor health outcomes. Such discrimination echoes similarities with racism.