Sorana Toma

Supervisor

Department of Public Health and Primary Care

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Sorana Toma is Associate Professor in Migration Studies at the Department of Public Health and Primary Care and a member of CESSMIR. Her research focuses on the intersection of migration and health(care), with particular attention to ethno-racial inequalities in the uptake of preventive healthcare, and the impact of migration experiences — including involuntary immobility — and discrimination on mental health and well-being. She is (co-)PI of several international research consortia, including the PREVENT TOO and PATHWAYS projects. Sorana also coordinates and contributes to several interdisciplinary courses on migration and on ethno-racial inequalities in health and healthcare.

Email: Sorana.Toma@UGent.be

Phone: +32 9 332 36 28

Research themes:

Discrimination, racism and prejudice || Health, health care and psychosocial well-being || Global migration and mobility

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