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Kariela Rivera-Bustelo
Kariela Rivera-Bustelo is a research coordinator at the Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse at Florida International University. Additionally, she is pursuing a doctoral degree in social determinants of health within the Department of Social Sciences at the Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus. She holds a licence in nutrition and dietetics and has completed a master’s in public health. Previously, she worked as an advisor in nutrition and public health for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Programme for Women, Infants and Children and as a research assistant on various qualitative and quantitative studies on public health and social health inequalities. Presently, her professional role is engaged in research projects related to ‘Physician Migration and Its Implications for the Puerto Rican Healthcare System’ and ‘Disasters, Solar Energy, and Chronic Disease Management in Puerto Rico’. Her academic contributions include numerous collaborations in published peer-reviewed journals and books. Her primary research interests revolve around health, poverty and social and economic disparities.
Contact: Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33199, USA.