Dr. Lillian Madrigal is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health. She is also the Director of Implementation Science and Practice at the Emory Center for Public Health Training and Technical Assistance at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health. Her work focuses on the implementation and evaluation of evidence-based interventions to promote health behaviors and outcomes. She received her PhD from the Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health and an MPH from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Prior to joining Emory, she worked as a Senior Research Scientist at ICF, a global consulting company, and was an ORISE fellow in the CDC's Office of Smoking and Health.
Dr. Mary Beth Weber is a member of the Emory Global Diabetes Research Center at Emory University. She is an Associate Professor of Global Health and on the faculty of the Nutrition and Health Sciences Doctoral Program. Dr. Weber uses mixed methods and implementation sciences to try and improve and implement diabetes prevention programs at the community level, improve diabetes care, and understand health behaviors.
Dr. Linelle M. Blais serves as the Executive Director of the Emory Center for Training and Technical Assistance. She is an Associate Research Professor in the Department of Behavioral Science and Health Education at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University and the Associate Director of the Executive MPH Prevention Track. She holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Rhode Island. As a health psychologist and certified professional facilitator, her interests include individual and organizational change, community engagement and program development, strategic planning and evaluation, and translation of science into practice. Prior to joining Emory, she was in leadership at the American Cancer Society’s National Home Office, where she served in various roles, including National Executive for Field Operations, National Vice President, Talent Strategy, and Director of Applied Research and Evaluation. She also worked at the Cancer Prevention Research Center at the University of Rhode Island on the development and application of the stages of change model to the adoption of healthy prevention behavior and at Brown University’s Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research addressing cancer patient and caregiver unmet needs.
