Elizabeth Rhodes

Elizabeth C. Rhodes is an Assistant Professor at Emory University's Hubert Department of Global Health. Her research focuses on advancing implementation science to improve maternal-child health, nutrition, and chronic disease prevention through person-centered interventions, particularly for populations experiencing disparities.

• Education:
  • AB, Brown University
  • MS, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
  • PhD, Emory University (Nutrition and Health Sciences Program)
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale School of Public Health & Yale Center for Methods in Implementation and Prevention Science

Her work spans global projects in Ethiopia, India, and Mexico, addressing postpartum health optimization, produce prescription programs for food-insecure populations, and breastfeeding peer counseling. Funded by NIH, PCORI, UN World Food Programme, and WHO, she leads training programs to build implementation research capacity internationally.

Recent publications highlight:

• Implementation science frameworks for non-communicable disease management in Nepal
• Person-centered approaches to breastfeeding care for Latina women
• Community-engaged design of food insecurity interventions
• Health equity considerations in postnatal care