Department of Epidemiology
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Rachel Gaither
Biography
Rachel is a fourth-year doctoral candidate whose research interests include chronic pain, sex hormones and gynecologic issues, and LGBTQ+ health. Her dissertation work focuses on predictors of chronic pain development among women after physical trauma. She received her undergraduate degree from MIT in 2016 and worked as a clinical research coordinator on several breast cancer survivorship studies prior to enrolling at Brown.