Matt Kamibayashi – Rappaport

Organization

Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston

Program

Rappaport Public Policy Fellow

Year

2023

Rappaport Public Policy Fellows spend 10 weeks each summer serving within the highest levels of state and municipal governments in the Greater Boston Area. The program includes students from graduate and professional programs at local universities.

Graduate School
Harvard Graduate School of Education

Undergraduate School
Patrick Henry College

Fellowship
City of Boston, Boston Public Health Commission

Supervisor
Samara Grossman, Director, Center for Behavioral Health and Wellness, BPHC

Mentors
Diana Hwang, Founder and Executive Director, Asian American Women’s Political Initiative and Rappaport Institute Advisory Board member and Lauren Yoshizawa, Assistant Professor, Colby College and 2014 Rappaport Policy Fellow

Biography
Matt will be working with the Center for Behavioral Health and Wellness within the Boston Public Health Commission, researching how it can best support mental health and wellness for Boston’s Asian American communities, particularly youth. Matt will also help BPHC coordinate an upcoming forum on AAPI mental health, in collaboration with the Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute and other local partners.