Aaron John Robarts Ferguson

Hey there!

I’m Aaron J.R. Ferguson, a social epidemiologist passionate about social impact and interdisciplinary approaches to population health, drawing on my background in cultural anthropology and history. I believe we need to broadly reimagine public health in our society. This demands critical perspectives on science, society, and population health, integrating intercultural and historical perspectives on health & medicine.

What I’m up to

  • ✒️ Writing at Tabula, a publication exploring fresh perspectives on questions animating some of the most pivotal matters in health, history and culture
  • 🎓 Recently finished an MS in Epidemiology at University of Washington where I researched the impact of Medicaid expansion on healthcare coverage and mental health burden among low-income young adults without US citizenship.
  • 🔎 On the Board of Directors of Near Vision Institute, a non-profit re-envisioning rural and school-based pediatric optometry and providing innovative mobile vision therapy to children in WA state
  • ⭐️ Manager of Community Programs @ FastMesh WiFi where I created and oversee a highly successful internet affordability program offering free high-speed broadband WiFi to underserved low-income households in Seattle and Portland
  • 👶 Currently on parental leave for the birth of my first child :)

Aaron John Robarts Ferguson

Hey there!

I’m Aaron J.R. Ferguson, a social epidemiologist passionate about social impact and interdisciplinary approaches to population health, drawing on my background in cultural anthropology and history. I believe we need to broadly reimagine public health in our society. This demands critical perspectives on science, society, and population health, integrating intercultural and historical perspectives on health & medicine.

What I’m up to

  • ✒️ Writing at Tabula, a publication exploring fresh perspectives on questions animating some of the most pivotal matters in health, history and culture
  • 🎓 Recently finished an MS in Epidemiology at University of Washington where I researched the impact of Medicaid expansion on healthcare coverage and mental health burden among low-income young adults without US citizenship.
  • 🔎 On the Board of Directors of Near Vision Institute, a non-profit re-envisioning rural and school-based pediatric optometry and providing innovative mobile vision therapy to children in WA state
  • ⭐️ Manager of Community Programs @ FastMesh WiFi where I created and oversee a highly successful internet affordability program offering free high-speed broadband WiFi to underserved low-income households in Seattle and Portland
  • 👶 Currently on parental leave for the birth of my first child :)