Maya R Korin, PhD

Maya Korin, PhD, MS, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where she focuses her work on health literacy, qualitative research methods and social determinants of health.  Dr. Korin is a core member of the Graduate Program in Public Health where she teaches 3 courses, mentors students, and serves on the academic affairs and curriculum committees. Additionally, she is the co-director of the Health Communication Hub at Mount Sinai, which provides professional development and training, revision of patient-facing materials, and convening of patient advisory groups. Dr. Korin is also a co-investigator on several NIH and CDC grants where she utilizes her health literacy and qualitative expertise in conducting community-based research. Dr. Korin received her PhD in Sociomedical Sciences and her MS in Epidemiology from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University.