Francesca McLaren is a Project Manager at CIMH. Francesca obtained her Bachelor of Science in Anthropology from University College London in May 2021, and a Master of Public Health with a certificate in Global Health from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in May 2023. During her undergraduate degree and year studying abroad at the University of California, Berkeley, Francesca developed a keen interest in medical anthropology and global health which later inspired her to write her final year dissertation titled “How Does Documentation Status Impact Undocumented Latinx Immigrants’ Mental Health in North America?”. She was also involved in multiple research and volunteer opportunities working with asylum seekers suffering with mental illness which informed her decision to pursue a Master of Public Health. During her MPH, Francesca then developed a specialized interest in migrant mental health and was involved in research investigating mental illness stigma in Latinx communities and Spanish-speaking media, and conducted field research studying how migration impacts the mental health of Haitian migrants living in Santiago, Chile. Prior to CIMH, Francesca worked as a Project Coordinator at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s Institute for Clinical and Translational Research.