Dr. Cara Booker is a Research Fellow in the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex. Dr. Booker received her PhD in Health Behaviour Research from the University of Southern California. Dr Booker’s primary research focus is on social determinants of adolescent health and wellbeing. She has published several book chapters and peer reviewed papers. Other research interests include social determinants of health and wellbeing among minority populations, such as the LGBT population. Dr Booker has cross-sectional and longitudinal analytical expertise of social surveys and experience of interdisciplinary research.