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Samantha Weckesser

PhD Candidate in Community Health and Health Policy, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy
Chapter Member: New York City SSN
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About Samantha

Weckesser's research focuses on maternal and child mental health, poverty, and health policy. Overarching themes in Weckesser's writings include racial and economic health disparities, the child welfare system, Medicaid, NY health policy, housing policy, substance use disorders, and mental health. Weckesser serves as the Program Manager of the Community Health Access to Addiction and Mental Healthcare Project (CHAMP), the NYS independent mental health and substance use disorder ombudsprogram at the Community Service Society of New York and is an Adjunct Professor in Health Policy at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy.

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Contributions

Preliminary Results from the Sane Ukraine Program, a Trauma-Informed Intervention on the Frontlines

  • Marina Read Weiss
  • Kristina Bohdanova
Key Findings Brief,

How the Sane Ukraine Program—a Preventative Approach to Ongoing Stress and Trauma—Seeks to Support Psychological Wellbeing for Ukrainians amid Ongoing Conflict

  • Marina Read Weiss
  • Kristina Bohdanova
Basic Facts Brief,

Closing the Racial and Ethnic Gap in Housing Insecurity Among Families with Children in New York City

Basic Facts Brief,

In the News

Opinion: "Lessons From Ukraine on Protecting Mental Health During Conflict," Samantha Weckesser (with Kristina Bohdanova and Marina Read Weiss), STAT, September 22, 2023.

Publications

"New Yorkers Speak Up: Community Perspectives on Improving Healthcare Experiences in New York City" (with Silpa Srinivasulu, Diana Romero, Dari Goldman, Ana Gallego, Jenai Jackson, Adeola Ayedun, Emma Clippinger, Gavin Myers, Rebecca Friedman, Ese Oghenejobo, and Duncan Maru), Community Health and Health Policy Program, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy; and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, January 2025.

Documents NYC residents’ experiences with segregated healthcare and recommendations for improvement.

"Engaging New Yorkers in Discussion around Segregated Health Care: The Health Equity and Access to Care (HEAC) Project" (with Diana Romero, Jenai Jackson, Adeola Ayedun, and Duncan Maru). Journal of Participatory Research Methods 5, no. 2 (2024).

Demonstrates the broad conceptualization of “community” employed in The Health Equity and Access to Care (HEAC) Project and the specific means for implementing a community-engaged project on health equity to ensure participation by a diverse sample. Describes successes and challenges confronted in generating a sample of participants who could contribute insights and experiences related to access to care in a segregated healthcare system.

"Promoting Transgender and Gender Minority Health through Inclusive Policies and Practices", American Public Health Association, November 2016.

Reviews promoting Transgender and Gender Minority Health through Inclusive Policies and Practices. Discusses a 2016 APHA policy statement on the health-promoting impacts of inclusive policies and programs.