Alisa Lincoln
Director, Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research; Professor of Health Sciences and Sociology
College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Bouvé College of Health Sciences
Alisa K. Lincoln is Director of the Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research (formerly the IUHR) in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences. She is Professor of Sociology (CSSH) and Health Sciences (Bouvé). Working with colleagues throughout CSSH, the university and the community, she leads the college’s efforts to support and expand our research mission. This includes supporting activities related to grant and fellowship applications and awards, working with our research centers and institutes, and developing and supporting multidisciplinary cross-college collaborations. Lincoln’s research examines social exclusion, marginalization, and health with a focus on mental health and well-being. Her research teams explore the ways that social disadvantage impacts people’s mental health and their experiences in mental health care through the development of innovative models which increase the inclusion of communities and stakeholders in the process of research. She has over 20 years of continuous research funding from sources including NIMH, NIMHD, SAMHSA, and NIJ. She is the Chair-Elect of the Mental Health Section of the American Sociological Association, and an Elected Fellow in the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) and the American Psycho-Pathological Association (APPA). Lincoln holds a M.P.H from Boston University and a Ph.D. in Sociomedical Sciences from Columbia University.
- 2008 Scientific Advisory Board, Center for Urban Mental Health Research, Boston Medical Center
- 2008 Expert Advisory Panel Member, Blue Cross Blue Shield Community Health Mapping Project
- 2007 Scientific Advisory Committee to the New York State Office of Mental Health, Center for the Study of Recovery in Context
- 2000 Member, American Public Health Association, Mental Health Section
- 1997 Member, American Sociological Association, Sections on Sociology of Mental Illness and Medical Sociology
- 1997 – 1998 Student Representative to the Mental Health Section of the American Sociological Association
- 1989 – 1992 Massachusetts Women and Substance Abuse Task Force Member, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
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Education
PhD, Sociomedical Sciences
Columbia University, 1998 -
Contact
617.373.3485 al.lincoln@northeastern.edu -
Address
324 International Village
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115