Diana Parra Perez
Assistant Professor
Contact
Email: parrad@wustl.edu
Education
MPH, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis
Areas of Focus
Food Justice & Food Sovereignty
Mindfulness & Yoga
Latino Wellbeing
Active Living
Biography
Dr. Diana Parra Perez is an Assistant Professor at from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Parra Perez is at the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Equity (CRE2), and Co-Principal Investigator of the Institutional Grant. Dr. Parra Perez is also a founding member and of the at WashU. Dr. Parra Perez is steering Committee Member as Events Chair of the Affinity Group, and a at the Institute of Public Health.
Dr. Parra Perez is also an advanced yoga teacher and Mindfulness facilitator. Dr. Parra鈥檚 research seeks to improve health equity and well-being of under-represented populations centered on Latinx immigrant communities by: a) developing and adapting inclusive, culturally-grounded physical activity, nutrition, social connectedness, and mindfulness programs; b) identifying effective dissemination and implementation strategies for community-based programs; and c) understanding how mindfulness and cultural humility can be used as tools for structural change and transformation at the organization and societal levels, addressing and reducing the impacts of racism, bias, and discrimination.
Recent Media Coverage
HEC Media.
The Ampersand. October 30, 2024
WashU The Source. October 4, 2024
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WashU The Source. September 13, 2024
Greater Good Magazine. September 21, 2023
In Brown School News
Parra Perez spotlighted on TV and podcast for mindfulness work
January 28, 2025
Parra Perez project selected for 2024 APHA TV Thought Leadership Film Series
November 26, 2024
Planting and Cultivating Seeds Through Connection
April 15, 2024
Washington University Partners on $3.8 Million CDC Grant
October 26, 2023
Brown School Welcomes New Faculty, Celebrates Promotions
September 18, 2023