Researcher profile

Devika Patel

Devika received her B.S. in Engineering, Product Design from Stanford University with Honors in Education and her M.S. in Community Health and Prevention Research from Stanford University School of Medicine. She was recently a lecturer in Design at San Francisco State University and Digital Health Equity at Mt Sinai School of Medicine. Additionally, she co-founded Period Futures, a radical exploration into the future of menstrual health. Prior to The Better Lab, she co-founded Me, Myself and You, an award-winning board game to facilitate social connection for adults with Autism and conducted health education research at TeachAids. Her experience spans researching menstruation taboos in rural India, designing better communication systems for community health workers in rural areas, and designing sustainable toilet models for low-income communities in rural India. Outside of the world of healthcare, she practices classical Indian dance, dabbles in watercolor and embroidery, and reads nonfiction.