The Population Council Mexico
Escondida 110
Mexico City
N/AMexico
Biographical Sketch: Kate S. Wilson is a regional associate at the Population Council's office in Mexico City. She conducts qualitative and quantitative research in the area of sexual and reproductive health (SRH), including abortion public opinion and the SRH needs of women living with HIV in Mexico. In addition, she is exploring new collaborative research opportunities in the region in the areas of gender-based violence and migration. She is coordinating the evaluation of a youth SRH leadership program for indigenous young women, in collaboration with a Oaxacan NGO. Ms. Wilson also represents the Council in national and international forums including the Mexico Pro-Choice Alliance, a network of five women’s rights organizations.
Prior to joining the Council in 2006, Wilson was a public health prevention specialist for three years at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. During two years of that assignment, she worked at the local level as a program coordinator and researcher on several multi-agency projects with Latino immigrants in Durham, North Carolina, that addressed access to health care and HIV prevention. She also led a research study to assess the feasibility of providing free HIV rapid testing in Latino neighborhoods as well as a qualitative study of the health experiences of women survivors of partner violence.
Wilson received her MPH from Yale University in 2003, where she was a dean’s scholarship recipient. Her master’s thesis focused on the health experiences of people living with HIV and AIDS in northern Thailand. She received her BA in human biology from Brown University in 1999.