Assistant Professor Nari Yoo is a social work scholar with a focus on reducing disparities in access and outcomes for immigrant and ethnic minority communities. Her research examines (1) how macro- and mezzo-level factors, including structural and cultural racism, influence mental health disparities and service utilization and (2) how technology can enhance service access and delivery for racially/ethnically and linguistically marginalized populations. She also applies computational social science methods, such as natural language processing and big administrative data analysis, to social work and mental health services research.
"I am truly honored to join the University of Michigan School of Social Work. I am grateful to be welcomed into such a vibrant and supportive community, and I look forward to collaborating with colleagues and students to advance immigrant and minority mental health. By integrating technology and data science into social work, I hope to help expand equity and accessibility in care."
Prior to her current role, Yoo was an inaugural predoctoral fellow at the Constance and Martin Silver Center on Data Science and Social Equity at New York University. She also organized the Summer Institute in Computational Social Science (SICSS)-NYU Silver, with a focus on data science for social good.
