Andrea Thoumi, M.P.P., MSc is a doctoral student at the Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University. Andrea Thoumi, MPP, MSc is a doctoral student at the Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University. She aims to address health inequities by generating and translating evidence to change policy and clinical practice while centering community perspectives. She focuses her research on identifying health policies to mitigate systemic barriers that Latiné populations experience and increasing use of community-engaged methods in policy design, implementation, and evaluation. Andrea brings 15+ years of experience and expertise in health policy, health financing, health equity, and community health. Previously, Andrea led various health equity and global health initiatives at the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy as Area Lead, Community Health and Equity, Faculty Director, Health Equity Education, and Research Director, Global Health.