The Digital Core of the Human Rights Impact Lab was founded in 2021 with a mission of developing and studying digital tools that disrupt global barriers faced by displaced populations such as refugees, asylum seekers, and undocumented individuals to achieve equitable futures.
Core Director: Richard Boyer, M.D., Ph.D
Active projects:
Digital and Biological Screening for Post-migratory Stress, Mental Illness, and Cardiovascular Disease in Displaced and Migrating Populations
This project will evaluate the migratory determinants of cardiovascular and mental health in a cohort of refugees and asylum seekers in New York City using customized digital and biological screening tools. There is strong evidence of health disparities in this population, but limited access and selection bias have hindered thorough investigation. The objective is to identify post-migratory determinants of MSR, CVD, MHI using microbiological (epigenetic and microbial profiling) and macro-biological (digital health) approaches in a cohort of migrating and displaced individuals (i.e., refugees, asylum seekers, and green card holders).
Co-principal investigator: Richard Boyer (Weill Cornell)
Co-principal investigator: Faten Taki (Weill Cornell)
Co-principal investigator: Ian M. Kysel (Cornell Law)
Co-principal investigator: Nicola Dell (Cornell Tech)
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