Tram K. Lam
Health
Institut Pasteur de Bangui
Mauritius
Biography
her Ph.D. in medical anthropology from the University of Florida (UF) in 2008 for her work on quantifying empowerment in a rare genetic disease community. She has a M.A. from the University of Miami in environmental anthropology for her work on the anthropological aspects of ecosystem management, and an undergraduate degree in communications from Adelphi University. Symma has conducted research on physician-nurse-patient communication and shared decision making as a postdoctoral fellow at UF, has served as director of research and grants for the Alpha-1 Foundation, a rare genetic disease organization, and as administrative assistant to the dean of the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. She joined DERT in December 2011 after concluding an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Policy Fellowship in the NIH Office of Science Policy/Office of Biotechnology Activities.
Research Interest
Social and behavioral research Community-engaged and community resilience research Health disparities Environmental health literacy and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education Environmental and Genomic Data sharing
Publications
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Pons-Estel GJ, Alarcón GS, Scofield L, Reinlib L, Cooper GS. Understanding the epidemiology and progression of systemic lupus erythematosus. Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism 2010 39(4):257-268n-Americans. 2017; Molecular Neurobiology, doi:10.1007/s12035-016-0282-8
