Pamela Mejia, MPH, MS
Director of Research and Associate Program Director,
Berkeley Media Studies Group
Biography
Pamela Mejia, MS MPH, is Director of Research and Associate Program Director at Berkeley Media Studies Group (BMSG), a nonprofit focused on narrative change, strategic communication, and media advocacy. She has more than 14 years conducting narrative research to understand how public health and social justice issues are portrayed – as well as how those portrayals impact organizing and advocacy efforts to advance health, safety, dignity, and justice for everyone.
Pamela’s research has informed communication strategy for the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence, the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority, and the American Academy of Pediatrics, among others. Her work has appeared in publications like the American Journal of Public Health, Critical Public Health, and Health Equity. She is also a regular source for journalists writing about how media shapes the public’s understanding of violence, and has been interviewed by publications like Mother Jones, the San Francisco Chronicle, and VICE.
Pamela holds a Master of Science and a Master of Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley.
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