She is also the director of CGU’s Global Health Programs. Her research interests include social and cultural determinants of health among ethnically diverse populations in the United States and abroad; community-based participatory research among underserved, underrepresented populations (Pacific Islanders, South Asians in the United States) and in other global settings; technology applications for health behavior interventions and graduate and professional training. Within these topic areas, Palmer studies tobacco control, mental health, disaster management, health of migrants and indigenous peoples, and maternal and child health.