Nathan Earl is a public health advisor and practitioner specializing in men’s health, human trafficking prevention, and violence intervention. He is currently a Master of Public Health candidate at Yale University and a Student Research Fellow at the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy, Yale Law School. Nathan’s work focuses on advancing health equity, trauma-informed care, and public health interventions for marginalized populations, including boys and men, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and youth with mental health challenges.

He provides subject-matter expertise, training, and technical assistance to federal, state, NGO, and community-based organizations, with a focus on direct service delivery for trafficked young men. Nathan has helped design and implement evidence-informed programs and curricula for conferences and initiatives addressing violence, trafficking, and mental health, emphasizing syndemic-informed strategies to prevent trauma among vulnerable populations.

Nathan also serves as Secretary of the New Haven, Connecticut, Youth Commission, where he co-leads the strategic planning initiative, guiding efforts to strengthen youth services and community health interventions. His research and publications focus on the commercial sexual exploitation of boys and young men, gaps in mental health care for trafficking survivors, multi-system interventions to prevent and treat human trafficking and its sequelae, mental health promotion among justice-involved youth, regulatory mechanisms to prevent exploitation of adults in recovery housing, and public health approaches to violence prevention. He has presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Convening and contributed to high-impact peer-reviewed work, including The Lancet and Child Welfare.  

Trained in labor trafficking intervention, overdose prevention, and facilitation, Nathan combines research, direct service, and community-centered approaches to advance public health strategies for men and boys impacted by trauma and violence.