Hannah Stewart, MPH

Hannah Stewart is a second PhD student at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston’s School of Public Health where she focuses her research on the lived experiences of mental health concerns and substance use issues. Prior to beginning her doctoral training, Ms. Stewart completed an MPH in Global Health Leadership from the University of Southern California. As a person with lived experience, Ms. Stewart is committed to using her research to center the rights and experiences of her larger community and is particularly invested in research topics and methodologies aligned with those values, including lived experience engagement, participatory action/research, and survivor-led research. Ms. Stewart owes a debt of gratitude to the consumer/survivor/ex-patient movements that preceded her and strives to do work that honors their legacy.