Suyanna Barker

Chief of Programs and Community Services

Dr. Suyanna Linhales Barker has over 30 years of experience in the research and implementation of group and community-level public health interventions that address the needs of low-income, underserved Latines. A native of Brazil, Dr. Barker has a Doctorate of Public Health from the National School of Public Health of Brazil, a Masters’ degree in Social Psychology from the State University of Rio de Janeiro, and dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Psychology and Pedagogy. Dr. Barker’s work experience includes ten years conducting research for the Primary Health Care Program of the State University of Rio de Janeiro’s Center for Adolescent Health Studies and nine years consulting for various international organizations, including the Pan-American Health Organization, the International Labor Organization and the Brazilian Ministry of Health. As the current Chief Programs and Community Services at La Clínica del Pueblo, Dr. Barker is responsible for overseeing the design, implementation and evaluation of programs that are culturally and linguistically grounded. Her portfolio includes oversight over the Community Health Action Department and the Health Equity and Language Access Initiatives; oversight over La Clinica’s monitoring, evaluation, and reporting systems, and program development to reduce health disparities affecting the local Latine community.

Talks About
#PublicHealth #CapacityBuilding #ReproductiveHealth

Preferred Locations
#NorthAmerica