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Brenda Joly, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Public Health Program at the University of Southern Maine’s (USM) Muskie School of Public Service. She has been affiliated with USM since 2005 and is nationally recognized for her research on evaluating public health interventions. Her work includes leading national evaluation teams and collaborations with institutions such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Education:
- Ph.D., College of Public Health, University of South Florida, 2001
- M.P.H., College of Public Health, University of South Florida, 1997
Research Interests: Dr. Joly focuses on assessing the effectiveness of public health initiatives, emphasizing program evaluation, health policy, and translational research. Her expertise spans epidemiology and biostatistics, with a commitment to applying evidence-based methods to real-world interventions. She currently leads a $20 million federally funded grant evaluating the Northern New England Clinical and Translational Research Network, a collaboration between Maine Medical Center and the University of Vermont’s School of Medicine.
Teaching & Mentoring: She teaches graduate courses in research, evaluation, and health determinants, as well as undergraduate public health foundational courses and research methods seminars. She oversees graduate student capstones and applied practice projects, though no specific advisee names are listed here.
Labs/Teams: While no formal lab names are mentioned, her role in leading large-scale evaluation teams and the Northern New England initiative indicates significant involvement in collaborative research groups focused on public health interventions and translational research.
