Expert Profile
Bernadette Boden-Albala
Director of Program in Public Health and Founding Dean of proposed School of Population Health
Bernadette Boden-Albala, Dr.P.H., is a renowned researcher & administrator who researches community-based stroke & heart disease prevention.
Areas of Expertise
- Stroke and heart disease prevention
- Public Health
- Infectious Diseases
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Biography
Bernadette Boden-Albala, Dr.P.H., is a renowned researcher and administrator whose efforts to reduce health disparities for America’s disadvantaged became a blueprint for community-based stroke and heart disease prevention. She is the director of the Program in Public Health and and founding dean of the proposed School of Population Health.
Media



Media Appearances
Forbes
What Travelers Should Know About Infectious Disease Risk, 6/1/2026
The Shingles Virus May Speed Up Aging—Here’s How to Protect Yourself
Verywell Health, 4/6/2026
The Air We Breathe Is A Health Equity Issue
Forbes, 2/12/2026
These Are the Most Common COVID-19 Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing Right Now
Parade, 12/1/2025
As RFK pushes MAHA, federal cuts shut down California health and nutrition programs
CalMatters, 9/15/2025
Articles
Barriers to engagement in implementation science research: a national survey
Translational Behavioral Medicine
A Systematic Review of Environmental Health Outcomes in Selected American Indian and Alaska Native Populations
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Unrecognized implementation science engagement among health researchers in the USA: a national survey
Implementation Science Communications
Education
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
DrPH, MPH, Sociomedical Science