Nicole Novak, PhD, MSc is a social epidemiologist and community health researcher from the University of Iowa Immigrant and Refugee Health and Well-being Research Group. Her work focuses on health equity and health disparities in the United States, specifically the structural and policy influences on the health of immigrants, Latinos and rural residents. 

Novak grew up in Iowa and first became interested in public health while working at mobile clinics for migrant agricultural workers in Eastern Iowa. She will discuss immigration policy and enforcement in Iowa and other rural regions, and the implications of rural immigration control and enforcement (ICE) for community health and well-being.