Sarabeth Broder-Fingert

Sarabeth Broder-Fingert, MD, MPH is an Associate Professor at the UMass Chan Medical School, affiliated with the T.H. Chan School of Medicine and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center in the Pediatrics Department. Her work focuses on improving healthcare access and outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities. She holds a BA from Wesleyan University, an MPH from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and an MD from New York University School of Medicine.

Her research emphasizes autism diagnosis and intervention equity, family navigation systems, and implementation science to bridge gaps between evidence-based practices and real-world healthcare settings. Key areas include policy impacts on early ASD diagnosis, optimizing emergency care for medically complex children, and adapting community health worker models for LGBTQ youth mental health.

Broder-Fingert’s publications highlight challenges in autism screening equity, healthcare biases against marginalized families, and system navigation barriers. She collaborates on projects like the ATTAIN NAV trial for mental health navigation and the Emergency Care Action Plan (ECAP) for children with medical complexity. Her work emphasizes reducing disparities through human-centered design and multi-stakeholder partnerships.

Her research has been cited in over 50 peer-reviewed articles, with notable contributions to understanding vaccination trends post-ASD diagnosis and structural racism in autism care. She actively engages in policy discussions on autism prevalence and healthcare equity, advocating for systemic changes to improve outcomes for underserved populations.