Title(s): Research Assistant Professor
Department: Community and Behavioral Health
Office: N400 CPHB
Dr. Novak uses epidemiologic and community-engaged research methods to examine historical, structural and policy influences on the health of immigrants, Latinos and rural residents. She has particular interests in reproductive and perinatal health.
Courses Taught
- CPH 1400: Fundamentals of Public Health (Spring 2019)
- CBH 6230: Health Equity, Disparities and Social Justice (Spring 2020)
Research Interests
- Structural and social determinants of rural health inequities
- Impacts of immigration policy and enforcement on community health and wellbeing
- Community-driven initiatives to promote wellbeing and health equity
- Reproductive justice and historical impacts of U.S. state eugenic sterilization laws, 1909-1979
Background
Affiliations
- University of Iowa Prevention Research Center
- Reproductive and Maternal Politics Working Group, Obermann Center for Advanced Studies
In the News
- Webinar – Human Rights & Reproductive Justice: Outcome Disparity
- Eight projects funded by OVPR’s Seeding Excellence Initiative
- Novak contributes to study examining Utah’s eugenic sterilization program
- Novak, Pacheco selected as RWJF Interdisciplinary Research Leaders
- Novak publishes study on immigrant mental health needs
- Reproductive Justice: An Obermann Conversation
- Survey highlights pandemic’s impact in Iowa’s small towns
- Novak comments on surge in rural COVID cases
- CPH researcher Nicole Novak discusses her work with immigrant communities
- Researchers say definition of those most at risk for COVID-19 should be expanded
- Novak comments on ICE raids and barriers to mental health care
- New research to examine COVID-19 impacts in rural communities
- Novak discusses the impact of immigration raids on Latino communities
- Providing coronavirus information for Iowa’s Latino community
- Novak discusses disparities in Iowa’s COVID-19 cases
- Novak provides coronavirus information in Spanish
- Novak comments on ICE reductions, coronavirus risk
- Borders, Barriers, and Birth Outcomes
- Novak studies impact on communities after immigration raids
- Novak writes about the impact of immigration raids
- Novak writes op-ed about community impact of immigration raids
- Iowa leaders organize international workshop on environmental health science research translation
- Novak comments on family repercussions of immigration raids
- Research Examines Forced Sterilization Programs