Jai Daniels

2024 Medical Student Scholars

Jai Daniels graduated from The University of Chicago with a degree in Biological Sciences, specializing in Global and Public Health. She is passionate about equitable aging, addressing health disparities, and exploring the social determinants of health. Her research and clinical interests include neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders, as well as gender and racial disparities in patient experiences. After graduating, Jai became a Clinical Research Coordinator at UCM’s Department of Hospitalist Medicine, where she investigated how physicians allocate their time and the quality of their interactions with patients through an NIH Diversity Supplement Grant. She also worked as a Neurology and Dementia Research Assistant, examining gaps in the recognition and diagnosis of Frontotemporal Dementia related to gender and sex.