Research Assistant Professor
Rachel Bergmans leads the Health Equity Core in the U-M Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center. Her program of work focuses on building permanent structures to improve representation and inclusion of diverse populations in pain research; establishing sustainable academic-community partnerships; and prioritizing the needs and perspectives of underrepresented communities in the development of integrative therapies for pain management. Her interests in health equity align with the Center's themes of strengthening systems for health and addressing social and environmental determinants of health. Her past work includes an emphasis on social determinants of health, such as food insecurity in the US and Zambia.
