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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
Assistant Research Professor in the Division of Environmental Natural Sciences · 2024 - Present Environmental Natural Science, Nicholas School of the Environment

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


A scoping review on the impact of ambient temperature on human infertility.

Journal Article Environmental research · March 2026 Ambient temperature is a well-known environmental factor affecting gamete production in mammals. Despite a growing interest in biological mechanisms and epidemiologic studies for ambient temperature and human reproductive outcomes, systematic evidence synt ... Full text Cite

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

Journal Article Pediatr Cardiol · January 2026 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

Prenatal greenness, air pollution, and birthweight: Assessing sensitive windows of exposure and sub-populations in a multi-exposure setting.

Journal Article Environment international · January 2026 IntroductionStudies show that prenatal neighborhood greenness is positively associated with birthweight. However, few go beyond a pregnancy-long greenness average or consider air pollution co-exposures. We used time-varying greenness and air pollu ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Advancing a Holistic Understanding of Variability in Lived Experience with Sickle Cell Pain

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030

Duke University Program in Environmental Health

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · 2019 - 2029

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Education, Training & Certifications


Yale University · 2014 Ph.D.