As part of the Implementation Science and Healty Policy Webinar Series, the Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement welcomes Karen Emmons, Ph.D. In this installment, Dr. Emmons will discuss Opportunities for Dissemination and implementation Research to Influence Policy in Cancer Prevention and Control Equity.

About The Speaker

Karen Emmons, Ph.D. is a Professor of Social and Behavioral Science at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is behavioral scientist with a strong track record of funded research in community-based approaches to cancer prevention in a variety of settings that serve under-resourced communities, including low income housing and community health centers. Her work targets a range of cancer risk factors and her research teams have included interdisciplinary perspectives on cancer risk reduction and health disparities, with a focus on multiple cancer risk behaviors. She currently serves as the Faculty Director of the Community Engagement Program for Harvard’s Clinical Translational Science Award.