Miraj U. Desai, PhD
Miraj U. Desai, PhD
Assistant Professor
Yale School of Medicine
Miraj U. Desai, PhD is on the faculty of the Program for Recovery and Community Health of the Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. At Yale, he is also a Member of the South Asian Studies Council and Affiliated Faculty in the Center on Climate Change and Health. His book, "Travel and Movement in Clinical Psychology: The World Outside the Clinic," explores the relations between mental health, structural oppression, and social justice. His most recent research examines institutional and racial bias within health and mental health organizations, with an article on “implicit organizational bias” just published in one of his field’s leading journals. Dr. Desai has received funding from the National Institutes of Health for his work, including for projects involving community engaged research with local communities of color. He has received two Early Career Awards from the American Psychological Association, including from the Minority Fellowship Program, who noted his, “outstanding scientific contributions and the application of this knowledge toward the improved mental and physical well-being of people of color.”