Research Bio

Lia Scott is an epidemiologist and public health researcher whose work focuses on health equity, chronic disease prevention, and community health. Her research investigates how social and structural determinants shape cancer outcomes, particularly among Black women diagnosed with breast cancer. Scott is best known for her contributions that promote equity in public health using spatial and social epidemiologic methods. She is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Epidemiology at UC Berkeley School of Public Health.

Research Expertise and Interest

breast cancer, structural racism as predictor of breast cancer, spatial epidemiologic methods