Anika Kumar, PhD ’26

Anika Kumar (she/her/hers) is a PhD student at the Heller School of Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. With a degree in community health and psychology from Tufts University and subsequent research experience in academic medical centers around the Greater Boston area, Anika is eager to leverage her understanding of mixed–methods research to advance equitable healthcare delivery and policymaking. Anika’s research interests focus on the prioritization of immigrant health, particularly through access and quality of culturally and linguistically salient mental health and substance use treatments.