Ana LaBoy is a Research Associate at the Georgia Health Policy Center at Georgia State University. She has a BA in political science with a minor in sociology and an MA and PhD in Sociology, all from Georgia State University. Dr. LaBoy previously worked as a research associate on the Atlanta Youth Count 2018, a National Institute of Justice-funded project studying youth experiencing homelessness, and previous to that worked outside of the academic sphere in a healthcare setting.  She is a mixed methodologist with expertise in community-based research and evaluation and has an interest in homelessness, maternal health, substance use, and mental health.