Amy E. Leader, DrPH, MPH

Professor, Jefferson College of Population Health
Professor, Department of Medical Oncology
Associate Director, Community Outreach & Engagment, Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Amy Leader

Contact

901 Walnut Street
10th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107

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215-955-7739
215-923-7583 fax

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Amy E. Leader, DrPH, MPH

Professor, Jefferson College of Population Health
Professor, Department of Medical Oncology
Associate Director, Community Outreach & Engagment, Sidney Kimmel Medical College

Research & Practice Interests

Behavioral Science
Cancer Prevention and Control
Health Communication
Informed Decision-Making
Community-Based Research

Education

DrPH, George Washington University
MPH, George Washington University
BA, University of Pennsylvania

Publications

Teaching

Social & Behavioral Foundations in Public Health
Advanced Social & Behavioral Theory & Intervention
Qualitative Research Methods
Public Health Capstone Seminar

Biography

Amy Leader, DrPH, MPH is a Professor in the Division of Population Science, Department of Medical Oncology at Thomas Jefferson University.  Dr. Leader is a full research member and the Associate Director of Community Integration at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Jefferson Health. She also teaches courses in social and behavioral science and the capstone research project in the Master of Public Health program at Jefferson’s College of Population Health. Dr. Leader serves on the Strategic Leadership Cancer Control Task Force for the Pennsylvania Department of Health, is a member of the PA HPV Immunization Coalition, and co-founded the Greater Philadelphia HPV Immunization Collaborative.  She leads a portfolio of externally funded research in the areas of cancer communication, community engagement, and cancer disparities.