Using Participatory Implementation Science to Advance Health Equity.
Ramanadhan S, Alemán R, Bradley CD, Cruz JL, Safaeinili N, Simonds V, Aveling EL.
Annu Rev Public Health. 2023 Dec 18. PMID: 38109515
Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Social and Behavioral Sciences
I am a behavioral scientist with expertise in implementation science, cancer disparities, and community-based participatory research. My work focuses on strengthening systems in underserved communities to leverage the best available evidence for cancer prevention and control.
My research falls into three streams. First, I design and evaluate workforce development interventions to promote the use of research evidence within community-based organizations in the US and India. This work also includes examinations of the impacts of staff social networks on the uptake and use of research evidence. Second, I study the adaptation of evidence-based preventive services for use in underserved communities in the US and India. My goal is to design practice-focused guidelines for strategic adaptation so that implementing organizations can increase the impact of available interventions by leveraging practice- and research-based expertise. The third stream of my work focuses on methods to incorporate practitioner expertise into the health promotion evidence base more effectively. This includes evaluations of strategies to identify and engage critical implementation stakeholders as well as technology-based methods to gather stakeholder insight efficiently. Much of my work is conducted in partnership with community-based organizations and coalitions.
Ramanadhan S, Alemán R, Bradley CD, Cruz JL, Safaeinili N, Simonds V, Aveling EL.
Annu Rev Public Health. 2023 Dec 18. PMID: 38109515
Tan ASL, Chen JT, Keen R, Scout N, Gordon B, Applegate J, Machado A, Hanby E, Liu S, Zulkiewicz B, Ramanadhan S, Obedin-Maliver J, Lunn MR, Viswanath K, Potter J.
Am J Prev Med. 2023 Dec 07. PMID: 38065403
Lee RM, Daly JG, Mallick K, Ramanadhan S, Torres CH, Hayes CR, Bertolini A, Nalls R, Emmons KM.
Implement Sci Commun. 2023 Aug 24. 4(1):101. PMID: 37620976
Ramanadhan S, Cruz JL, Weese M, Naveed N, Kirk S, Rivard MK, Kirk J, Whitaker A, Peterson K, Eisenkraft A.
Implement Sci Commun. 2023 Jul 26. 4(1):86. PMID: 37496041
Ramanadhan S, Weese M, Rosas SR, Cruz JL, Chwa C, Rivard MK, Kirk S, Whitaker A, Kirk J, Peterson K, Eisenkraft A.
J Clin Transl Sci. 2023. 7(1):e164. PMID: 37588678
Ramanadhan S, Salvia M, Hanby E, Revette AC, Rivard MK, Scout NFN, Applegate J, Gordon B, Machado A, Lunn MR, Obedin-Maliver J, Potter J, Chen JT, Tan ASL.
Cancer Causes Control. 2023 Aug. 34(8):673-682. PMID: 37160611
Gupta J, Dalpe J, Kanselaar S, Ramanadhan S, Boa PC, Williams MS, Wachter K.
BMJ Open. 2023 04 03. 13(4):e069069. PMID: 37012007
Brandt HM, Footman A, Adsul P, Ramanadhan S, Kepka D.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2023 12 31. 19(1):2180250. PMID: 36803261
Lee RM, Daly JG, Mallick K, Ramanadhan S, Torres CH, Hayes CR, Manuel A, Nalls R, Emmons KM.
Res Sq. 2023 Feb 20. PMID: 36865149
Ramanadhan S, Xuan Z, Choi J, Mahtani SL, Minsky S, Gupte H, Mandal G, Jagiasi D, Viswanath K.
BMC Public Health. 2022 11 18. 22(1):2115. PMID: 36401241
Too often, there is a disconnect between what researchers are interested in and what communities want to learn.
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health welcomed nine new faculty members for the fall semester.