Maju Brunette

MSc Global Healthcare Leadership, 2023

Dr Maria Julia (Maju) Brunette, born and raised in Perú, has substantial expertise in addressing equity issues among diverse communities in the Americas where she has continuously explored how to best adapt community-based participatory research (CBPR) methodologies to engage resource-constrained populations in addressing their health and social problems.

Dr Brunette, a social justice and health equity scholar, has secured external funding and conducted interdisciplinary research across a broad spectrum of topics including health equity, Tuberculosis diagnosis, urban poverty, underrepresentation of women and minorities in STEM, and community-engaged teaching and learning. Drawing on her skills as a scientist, health systems thinker, and advocate, she is fully engaged and committed to promote social justice, fight systemic racism and reduce social inequalities locally and globally. Her approach is as simple as it is creative and effective, beginning with an understanding of people and communities and involving them in developing systemic solutions.

She is an Associate Professor [Global Health Equity] at the Ohio State University. Dr Brunette received her degrees in industrial & systems engineering from the University of Lima, Peru (B.Sc), from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez (M.Sc.) and from the University of Wisconsin Madison (Ph.D.).

Contact: maju.brunette@gtc.ox.ac.uk