Nghi Dang (she/her) is a Program Manager working on the Refugee Health Unit team and has 8+ years of experience working on program management, implementation, data analytics, human-centered design, capacity building, and strategic planning, with a focus on equitable systems and youth empowerment. Previously, Nghi was a Project Manager on our Urban Food Equity team supporting neighborhood grocery markets and residents to improve food access in San Diego County. She currently works with The Afghan Refugee School Impact (ARSI) & Afghan Youth Mentoring (AYM) Program, the UC San Diego Youth Advisory Council (YAC), and is a part of our website administration team.
Nghi earned her Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) with a minor in Global Health and her Master of Public Health (MPH) with a concentration in Technology and Precision Health and a specialization in Human-Centered Design, both from UC San Diego. A first-generation college graduate, she is deeply passionate about health equity, digital health literacy, social justice, and health education. Throughout her time at UC San Diego, Nghi pursued opportunities that allowed her to work with and give back to various communities. Nghi founded the Health Outreach Program (HOP) and served on the board of HMP3, the largest pre-health organization on UC San Diego campus, to support underrepresented students pursuing healthcare careers. Prior to joining the Center, Nghi had several years of experience as a lab assistant at the UC San Diego Department of Pharmacology where she studied the effects of nicotine on brain and cardiovascular cells.
Nghi joined the Center for Community Health in 2020.