Lisa joined the Evaluation and Continuous Improvement team in September 2024 as a Senior Project Manager. She brings more than 10 years of experience in project management and process improvement, as well as a clinical background as a registered dietitian. Lisa holds a master’s degree from Texas A&M University and a Project Management Professional (PMP) … Continued
For more than a decade, Dr. Yom has overseen, developed, and evaluated school- and community-based health programs. Through her extensive work at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Department of Education, Dr. Yom has led and supported collaborative research studies funded by the CDC, NIH, USDA, NSF, Children’s Health Fund, … Continued
Prior to joining Tufts CTSI, Siyu served as the Medford/Somerville Wellbeing Assessment Intern with Cambridge Health Alliance and as Research Assistant for Health Effects of Anti-Asian Racism in the US (HEAL US) study at Tufts University. She earned a Master of Public Health from Tufts University in 2022 and a Master of Financial Analytics from … Continued
Cortney is a Senior Project Manager in the JHU-Tufts Trial Innovation Center. Prior to her role at Tufts, Cortney spent seven years as the Director of Education of a Boston-Based STEM non-profit, developing and executing innovative educational programs for elementary, middle, and high school students. She received her M.S. from James Cook University in Queensland, … Continued
Dr. Marisha Palm joined Tufts Medical Center in October 2018. She has almost 20 years of experience bringing diverse groups of interest holders together to make health care research more relevant and impactful. Her work focuses on growing multi-interest holder, cross-disciplinary, trans-organizational partnerships, with an emphasis on communication and collaborative working. Dr. Palm began her … Continued
Dr. Lisa Welch is a sociologist with over 20 years of experience in designing, implementing, and disseminating results from large and small research projects, including evaluation studies. Her current research focuses on the “science of the science,” to identify and test strategies to overcome roadblocks and inefficiencies in clinical and translational research. As Evaluation Director, … Continued
Dr. Debra Lerner is passionate about reducing the human and economic burden of illness and disability and translating research results into evidence-based workplace policies and practices that enable all adults to remain productive throughout their lives. She is a recognized expert on health and work productivity, workplace mental health and survey research, whose major accomplishments … Continued