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Mercedes A Bravo

Assistant Research Professor of Global Health
Duke Global Health Institute

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Research Professor of Global Health · 2021 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers
Assistant Research Professor in Population Health Sciences · 2023 - Present Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments

In the News


Published February 3, 2025
Global Health Effects of Extreme Temperatures
Published August 17, 2022
Childhood Lead Exposure is Linked to Low Test Scores for Black Students, Study Finds

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Recent Publications


The association between long-term PM2.5 exposure and risk for pancreatic cancer: an application of social informatics.

Journal Article Am J Epidemiol · March 4, 2025 There is a profound need to identify modifiable risk factors to screen and prevent pancreatic cancer. Air pollution, including fine particulate matter (PM2.5), is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for cancer. We conducted a case-control study using ... Full text Link to item Cite

Racial and Educational Isolation are Associated with Worse Outcomes in Congenital Heart Disease.

Journal Article Pediatr Cardiol · January 15, 2025 Sociodemographic factors influence outcomes in children with congenital heart disease (CHD). We predict an association between measures of social isolation and outcomes in infants with complex CHD. These measures, racial (RI) and educational (EI) isolation ... Full text Link to item Cite

Residential instability, neighborhood deprivation, and outcomes for children.

Journal Article BMC public health · November 2024 BackgroundResidential instability and neighborhood conditions may shape children's health and development, but it is unclear whether all residential moves are equally destabilizing, and the extent to which moving to neighborhoods with different co ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Duke University Program in Environmental Health

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2029

NACDD GIS Capacity Building in State Health Departments

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Illinois at Chicago · 2023 - 2025

Disparate Exposures, Disparate Outcomes: The Effect of Cumulative Disadvantage

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2016 - 2024

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Education, Training & Certifications


Yale University · 2014 Ph.D.