The Emory Precision Public Health Research Program, established in 2016, aims to advance research to identify optimal intervention approaches for disseminating and implementing emerging genomic knowledge to promote population health and avert health disparities in Georgia and nationally. Our team is also committed to exploring genomic care disparities within minority populations through implementation science and Community-based Participatory Research.
Co-Director
Dr. McBride is the Grace Crum Rollins Chair of Behavioral Social and Health Education Sciences. Dr. McBride served as founding chief and senior investigator of the Social and Behavioral Research Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health. Her research focuses on innovative public health interventions to promote risk-reducing behaviors, specifically using genetic information to motivate health behaviors.
Co-Director
Dr. Guan is a board-certified genetic counselor and social behavioral scientist. She holds a Masters of Science in Genetic Counseling and a PhD in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Guan’s research work has focused on promoting population health and eliminating health inequities through effective translation of evidence-based genomic-informed programs and policies. She has led or served as a co-investigator on projects related to: effective communication of genetic risk, implementation and dissemination of evidence-based genomic applications, and community engagement to expand the reach of genomic services to racial/ethnic minorities and rural communities.
Public Health Program Associate
PhD Candidate – Behavioral, Social, & Health Education Sciences
PhD Student – Behavioral, Social, & Health Education Sciences
PhD Student – Behavioral, Social, & Health Education Sciences
Dayanna Ramírez León is a PhD student in the Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences (BSHES). Dayanna’s research focuses on cultural and structural factors that affect the health of Latino/a/x communities; in particular, how ethnicity and acculturation relate to hereditary cancer screening beliefs and behaviors. She is interested in addressing inequities in early cancer detection through effective translation of evidence-based public health genomics research. Dayanna obtained her Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from the Rollins School of Public Health with a certificate in Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology. She received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Society and Genetics from the University of California, Los Angeles.
