Lillian Mehran
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About Lillian
Lillian's research focuses on inequities and injustices in healthcare. Overarching themes in her work include the healthcare experiences of marginalized communities, and critical analyses of public health practice and policy. Her company, Reframe Health, offers community health and health equity consulting for organizations and agencies. She also currently serves as the Health Equity Scholar in Residence at the National Urban League. Lillian earned a PhD in Community Health and Health Policy, and her dissertation research focused on the healthcare experiences of caregivers when caring for a parent at the end of life. She also has an MPH in Community Health Education, a BA in Psychology and Women's/Gender Studies, and is a Certified Health Education Specialist.
Contributions
How to Address Racial Disparities in End of Life Care
Publications
Obtains Medicare claims data of the last two years of life of chronically ill patients. Performs a differences-in-differences analysis. Finds an overall decrease in medical utilization.
Presents a case study of a doctoral seminar in leadership and organizational change that focuses on the application of critical theories of leadership in public health.
Analyzes laws in the majority of states in America that criminalize certain activities conducted by a person who is HIV positive (such as unprotected sex) through the lens of public health ethics. Identifies the need to revisit, revise, and ultimately repeal HIV criminalization laws.
Examines issues for family caregivers and paid home care workers caring for people dying at home, with a focus on the role of uncertainty (in several contexts), and values, emotions, and dynamics.