Mahima KaurMS
Research Assistant
Program
Yale School of Public Health, MS, Health Informatics
Projects
- Understanding the Mental Health of Black Women During COVID-19
- Development of a Community Responsive Digital Health Tool for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening
Mahima is an MS Health Informatics student at Yale School of Public Health. She graduated from the University of Delhi with a degree in Food and Nutrition. Previously, she worked in public health nutrition, online health information, digital health interventions, nutrition informatics, and COVID-19.
During her academics and work, she developed an interest in understanding understudied factors contributing to chronic diseases and implementing technology-based interventions based on theories of behavior change. Mahima joined the Consumer Health Informatics Lab (CHIL) in September 2022 to gain experience in user-centered design, usability testing, and the development of tools such as surveillance systems, decision support systems, and mobile apps.
Fun Fact
“Visiting all the national parks in the US is on my bucket list!”