Patrice Hicks, PhD, MPH is an ophthalmic epidemiologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Michigan. Dr. Hicks' research focuses on the social determinants of health and social risk factors related to eye care and vision health outcomes. Specifically, her work highlights the implications of the neighborhood and built environment on both acute and chronic eye disease. She received her PhD in Population Health Sciences with an emphasis in Clinical and Translational Epidemiology from the University of Utah and completed her postdoctoral research fellowship in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.