About Lillian Mehran

Lillian Mehran has over a decade of experience in public health, including community outreach and needs assessments, program development and implementation, and ethical oversight of research studies.

Her work has served diverse populations including solo seniors, LGBTQ patients, individuals with chronic health conditions, intimate partner violence survivors, and older adults in underserved communities.

She has worked with a variety of organizations including academic medical centers, colleges, community health centers, advocacy groups, research foundations, and national professional organizations (including serving as the Program Chair of the American Public Health Association Ethics Section). She has a BA in Psychology and Women’s/Gender Studies and a Master of Public Health in Community Health Education. She is also a Certified Health Education Specialist, and is a PhD candidate at the CUNY School of Public Health, focusing her dissertation on end of life healthcare experiences in diverse communities.