Gurpreet Kaur Rana

Professional Title

Global Health Coordinator, Taubman Health Sciences Library

Department(s)

University Library

About

Rana leads the Taubman Health Sciences Library's involvement in and response to global health initiatives and establishes partnerships, promote and foster relationships, and create opportunities in research, teaching and learning in the health sciences. In her role as Global Health Coordinator, she develops and implements a range of efforts including programs, instruction, and services to contribute to the University's efforts in global health. Rana identifies global information resources, cultivates partnerships within health sciences community, explores the role of global health informatics in instruction, incorporating librarians into global health initiatives, identifies and investigates grant and funding opportunities, takes part in research efforts in global health, and collaborates with faculty to lessen health disparities around the world using the power of information resources.

Research Interests

community-based research
digital studies
ethnicity
health
immigration
Michigan Medicine
nursing
policy
race
transnational
violence
global health
international data