219: Sharing Aloha in Public Health Academia with Bryce Takenaka, MPH, CPH

Public Health Careers podcast episode with Bryce Takenaka, MPH, CPH
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Bryce Takenaka, MPH, CPH is PhD student in Public Health: Social and Behavioral Sciences at Yale School of Public Health while also being Founder and Director of REACH (Research & Education Advancing Community Health Equity)

Bryce is also a Research Fellow through the Yale AIDS Prevention Training Program at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS. 

He conferred a Bachelor’s in Public Health from Lindenwood University. He then got his Master of Public Health in Epidemiology at Saint Louis University. He is a current PhD in Public Health, Social and Behavioral Sciences at Yale University. As well as a student in a Master of Arts in History of Science and Medicine.

In today’s episode you’ll hear and learn more about
1. His journey to becoming a PhD student in Social and Behavioral Science and the challenges that come with that
2. His scholarship grounds critical and participatory approaches to mitigate structural place-based oppression among Black and Brown queer and transgender communities
3. How he centers community voices through his work using geospatial mixed-methods and epistemic justice-oriented approaches to inform responsible storytelling and decision-making to forward health and HIV justice.
4. Black feminism offers a lens to tackle systemic structures and advance health equity.
5. Research and mentorship are pivotal in shaping public health perspectives.
6. Public health should focus on promoting joy and liberation alongside addressing health disparities.
7. Why he created and shares knowledge on his platforms The Epic Demiologist to educate others and advocates for change.

And much more!

Chapters:
@0:00 Trailer
@3:12 How do you identify & tell us a little about your personal background? 
@8:15 Spatial epidemiological research focusing on HIV risk and prevention
@10:39 Black Feminism as a guide for mixed-methods approaches. 
@14:37 What does public health mean to you?
@16:25 B.S in Public Health from Lindenwood University 
@24:17 Undergrad takeaways
@26:10 MPH in Epidemiology at Saint Louis University 
@33:19 Founder and Director of REACH
@36:04 Graduate Takeaways
@37:20 PhD student in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Yale School of Public Health 
@45:32 PhD Takeaways
@48:29 The Epic Epidemiologist 
@51:49 M.A in History of Science and Medicine.
@56:30 Where can people connect with you and where would you like to see yourself in the future?
@58:20 The Furious Five

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