Public Health Scholar & Writer; Blue Cross Endowed Professor at University of Minnesota; Founder of Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity
Dr. Rachel Hardeman Biography
Dr. Rachel R. Hardeman is a public health scholar and writer whose career centers on building empirical evidence that structural racism is a fundamental cause of health inequity. Hardeman has applied the tools of population health science and health services research to examine racism as a critical determinant of health. Her research, published in journals including the "New England Journal of Medicine" and the "American Journal of Public Health," has contributed to national conversations on culturally centered care, police brutality, and the structural roots of health disparities. Hardeman utilizes frameworks such as critical race theory and reproductive justice to inform her research, with a focus on Black maternal and infant health. Her partnership with Roots Community Birth Center in North Minneapolis, one of a small number of Black-owned freestanding birth centers in the United States, demonstrates her commitment to community-based research. Hardeman has also advocated for the expanded use of doulas to improve outcomes for Black mothers and supported reforms in medical education to promote equitable care.
Hardeman served as the inaugural Blue Cross Endowed Professor of Health and Racial Equity at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and founded the Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity. Under her leadership, the center became known for community-engaged research on maternal and infant health, adolescent health, criminal justice, and innovative measurements of structural racism. Hardeman has served as a member of the Advisory Committee to the Director of the CDC and joined Maven Clinic as a visiting scientist to advance research on Black maternal health disparities.
Hardeman's work has been recognized with honors such as the Dr. Josie R. Johnson Human Rights and Social Justice Award from the University of Minnesota, the AcademyHealth Alice S. Hersh Emerging Leader Award, the McKnight Presidential Fellow Award, and the Professionalism Article Prize from the ABIM Foundation. With more than 80 published research works and thousands of citations, her scholarship continues to influence national policy discussions and the field of health equity research.
Beyond academia, Hardeman is a public speaker whose keynotes address public health, narrative, and systems transformation. She communicates complex ideas across disciplines, including health, education, culture, philanthropy, and movement-building, encouraging audiences to consider the requirements of healing, justice, and liberation in policy and daily life.
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