Nova Bradford, recent UMN graduate and current Stanford University PhD student, was recently announced as part of the cohort of Knight-Hennessy scholars. The Knight-Hennessy Scholars program cultivates and supports a highly engaged, multidisciplinary, and multicultural community of graduate students from across Stanford University, and delivers a diverse collection of educational experiences, preparing graduates to address complex challenges facing the world.

Bradford transferred to the U in the fall of 2015. She completed a BA in psychology in 2017 and an MSW in 2020. She previously worked as a researcher for the University of Minnesota Medical School where she studied the health outcomes of sexual and gender minority populations. She is currently pursuing a PhD in health policy at the Stanford School of Medicine. Since 2016, she has been working as a research associate at the Medical School’s Institute for Sexuality and Gender Health. She also previously worked as a therapist at Rainbow Health and has worked at The Bridge for Youth. She was a board member of the United States Association for Transgender Health and the City of Minneapolis Gender Equity Council, and she is currently on the board of the World Association for Sexual Health.