Heather Jane Alker

Heather Jane Alker is an Assistant Professor at UMass Chan Medical School, affiliated with the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health.

Education:

• BA in Biology from Swarthmore College
• MPH from University of Massachusetts Amherst
• MD from Tufts University School of Medicine

Research Interests:

• Public Health
• Health Services
• Environmental Health
• Asthma Management
• Obesity and Smoking
• Community and School Health Interventions
• Organizational Efficiency

Publication Trends: Heather's peer-reviewed work focuses on health services research and environmental health interventions, particularly in urban communities and school settings. Her publications (2014–2015) address asthma management, staff well-being, and public health strategies.

Networks:

• Co-authored with Stephenie Lemon, Lori Pbert, Susan Woskie, and Rebecca Gore
• Linked to similar researchers like Joseph DiFranza and Sherry Pagoto
• Part of the NLM-automatically derived 28 concepts, including Faculty Efficiency, Smoking, and Depression
• Connected to physical neighbors at Jefferson Health, Philadelphia (e.g., Vida Asante, Suzanne Cashman)