Sirad A. Hassan, MS, is a PhD student in Population Health Sciences (Social and Behavioral Sciences) at Harvard University. Her research focuses on racial and ethnic health disparities, refugee health, and autism within immigrant communities, using community-based and mixed methods approaches. Her dissertation will examine autism disparities, stigma, and caregiving experiences among Somali families in Boston and Lewiston, Maine, through national survey analysis, community-based surveys, and participatory methods. She works with the Somali Parents Advocacy Center for Education (SPACE), where she supports health literacy programming, early intervention initiatives, and culturally tailored resources for Somali parents of children with autism. Sirad also serves as a Teaching Fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, supporting courses on adolescent health, society and mental health, grief and loss, and U.S. social safety net policies. At the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, she contributes to research on structural racism and refugee health. She has collaborated with the MetroWest Health Foundation to document regional health equity histories and engage communities in understanding social determinants of health. A recipient of the Rose Service Learning Fellowship, Harvard Graduate Prize Fellowship, and Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship, she is committed to equity-driven scholarship that bridges research and practice. Beyond academia, Sirad advances community engagement and advocacy through leadership roles with the Muslim Mental Health Conference and Muslim Wellness Foundation.