Our transdisciplinary team are national and international leaders in D&I science, chronic disease prevention and management, disparities research, and training and mentoring of diverse researchers.

Program Leadership

Debra Haire-Joshu, PhD

Debra Haire-Joshu, PhD

Program Co-Director | Joyce and Chauncy Buchheit Professorship in Public Health and Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis

Ross C. Brownson, PhD

Ross C. Brownson, PhD

Program Co-Director | Steven H. and Susan U. Lipstein Distinguished Professor of Public Health and Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis

Core Faculty

Our Core Faculty includes experts trained in epidemiology, education, medicine, nursing, nutrition, physical activity, psychology, public health, and social work.

Alyce Adams, PhD

Alyce Adams, PhD

Stanford Medicine Innovation Professor and Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health and of Medicine, Stanford University

Heather M. Brandt, PhD

Heather M. Brandt, PhD

Director, HPV Cancer Prevention Program; Co-associate Director for Outreach, St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer Center, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Leopoldo J. Cabassa, PhD

Leopoldo J. Cabassa, PhD

Associate Professor, Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis

David Chambers, DPhil

David Chambers, DPhil

Deputy Director for Implementation Science, Office of the Director in the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Gloria D. Coronado, PhD

Gloria D. Coronado, PhD

Distinguished Investigator, Mitch Greenlick Endowed Scientist for Health Disparities, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research

Geoffrey Curran, PhD

Geoffrey Curran, PhD

Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Research Health Scientist, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System

Karen Emmons, PhD

Karen Emmons, PhD

Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Russell Glasgow, PhD

Russell Glasgow, PhD

Research Professor, University of Colorado-Denver

Jeffrey S. Gonzalez, PhD

Jeffrey S. Gonzalez, PhD

Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Alison Hamilton, PhD, MPH

Alison Hamilton, PhD, MPH

Chief Officer of Implementation and Policy, VA Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation & Policy at the Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System; Professor-in-Residence, UCLA

Michele Heisler, MD, MPA

Michele Heisler, MD, MPA

Professor, Michigan Medical School and Michigan School of Public Health; Research Scientist, VA Center for Clinical Management Research

Thomas K Houston II, MD

Thomas K Houston II, MD

Professor, Wake Forest School of Medicine

Lisa Klesges, PhD

Lisa Klesges, PhD

Professor of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine

Shiriki Kumanyika, PhD, MPH

Shiriki Kumanyika, PhD, MPH

Research Professor, Drexel University

Robert Schnoll, PhD

Robert Schnoll, PhD

Professor, Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania

Rachel C. Shelton, ScD, MPH

Rachel C. Shelton, ScD, MPH

Associate Professor, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

Rachel Tabak, PhD, RD

Rachel Tabak, PhD, RD

Research Associate Professor, Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis

Bryan Weiner, PhD

Bryan Weiner, PhD

Professor, University of Washington