Claire A. Pernat

Claire Pernat is a doctoral student in Health Services and Policy Research at Boston University School of Public Health, specializing in qualitative and quantitative research. She has extensive experience as a graduate researcher at the University of Bergen, where she investigated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine hesitancy in Somali communities. Claire is proficient in Stata, NVivo, and health policy. Her previous roles include serving as a research intern at NORCE, a project coordinator at Massachusetts General Hospital, and holding research positions at Tufts University and the University of Minnesota. Claire is passionate about global health policy and improving healthcare outcomes.

Research Interests: Migrant health and preventive health services, notably vaccination