Maji Hailemariam, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
Dr. Maji Hailemariam is a Research Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine, Division of Public Health. Her research interests include health disparities in low-resource settings, severe mental illness, health equity and health services research. Dr. Hailemariam’s previous study examined the feasibility and acceptability of integration of mental health care into primary care facilities in rural Ethiopia, Africa. As part of her doctoral dissertation, she investigated barriers to equitable access to mental health care for disadvantaged groups (women, rural residents, and individuals living in absolute poverty) with severe mental illness in Ethiopia.