2026
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Thursday Thu
HEAL Webinar: Immigrant Experiences in the United States
Virtual Via Zoom
This webinar, presented by the Office of Faculty Development and Engagement, the Health Equity Action Leadership (HEAL) Network, and the Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education, explores health disparities through the lens of immigrant experiences in the United States. The session aims to deepen understanding of the social, cultural, and structural factors that shape immigrant health and to support clinicians in providing more responsive, equitable care.
Moderator
Lisa Goldman Rosas, PhD, MPH
Lisa Goldman Rosas, PhD, MPH, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health and the Department of Medicine, Division of Primary Care and Population Health at Stanford School of Medicine. Dr. Goldman Rosas' research focuses on addressing disparities in diet-related chronic diseases.
Speakers
Vivian Levy, MD
Vivian Levy, MD, leads sexually transmitted infection prevention and surveillance for San Mateo County, has served two terms as past president of the California STD/HIV Controllers Association, and is the Infectious Disease Chief of San Mateo Medical Center. She also has mentored Stanford trainees currently in academic and public health leadership positions.
Tomás R. Jiménez, PhD
Tomás R. Jiménez, PhD, is the Joan B. Ford Professor in the Department of Sociology and Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, and founding co-director of Stanford's Institute for Advancing Just Societies. He is also the director of the Qualitative Initiative in the Immigration Policy Lab. His research and writing focus on immigration, policy, assimilation, social mobility, and ethnic and racial identity.
Lorena Avilés Trujillo
Lorena Avilés Trujillo is a Sociology PhD candidate at Stanford, researching how people meet their stigmatized and politicized human needs. Within this line of inquiry, her research explores pilots who fly people to obtain abortions across state-lines following the overturn of Roe v. Wade, smugglers who help migrants cross the Mexico-US border, and informal and formal interpreters who help limited-English proficient patients navigate the healthcare system.