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Andrew Pleasant PhD 1962-2022

Andrew Pleasant PhD 1962-2022

        Andrew Pleasant, PhD, an internationally recognized innovator in bridging the gaps between expert knowledge and the public’s understanding and use of health and science, died at his home in Tucson, Arizona in early November 2022. He was 60 years old. Andrew was on the forefront of a group of interdisciplinary thinkers […]

Christina Zarcadoolas, PhD

I started as a poorly signing teacher of the deaf right out of college and wound my way to a doctorate in linguistics and 40+ years working on public understanding of health and science. To me it’s not that random. My childhood friend and I learned sign language when we were young. My young mother […]

Judith A. Salkeld, M.S.

At the Health Literacy Lab I bring my extensive experience in public health and nutrition to research and consumer product development. I hold a degree from Tufts University School of Nutrition Science and Policy and have held professional positions at premiere institution – Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Brown University’s […]

Wendy Vaughon, MPH, Doctoral Candidate

I have over 20 years of practical, academic, teaching, and research experience. This includes advising a broad range of public and private organizations on research design, qualitative and quantitative methods, program evaluation, and usability testing—with a specific focus on underserved individuals, communities, and populations. My education includes a (BA) from Brown University in Psychology and […]

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