Palomi Kurade

Palomi Kurade is a Postgraduate Research Associate at XR Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, where she leads research coordination for Invite Only VR, an NIH-funded R01 project developing a virtual reality game to prevent vaping among middle school students. She earned her MSc in Applied Psychology from the Central University of Andhra Pradesh and a BSc in Psychology, Human Development, and Family Resource Management from the University of Mysore.

Their research focuses on understanding and mitigating the impact of stigma and discrimination on the health and well-being of marginalized populations through digital interventions. As part of this work, they are particularly interested in user-centered intervention design and community-partnered research.

Previously, she worked as lead RA on an NIH-funded R01 at the Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative and collaborated on a systematic review at Stony Brook University.