Ariel Slifka is a Research Associate at HRiA. She has experience in qualitative and quantitative data analysis, project management, and community engagement. Prior to joining HRiA, she worked in local public health supporting harm reduction and reproductive health programs, and later partnered with local health departments in developing community health assessments and community health improvement plans. Ariel holds a Bachelors of Science in Public Health from Oregon State University and a Master’s of Public Health in Community Assessment, Implementation, and Program Evaluation from Boston University School of Public Health.