Sharina Person

Dr. Sharina D. Person is a Professor and Marcellette G. Williams Senior Scholar at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, where she serves as Vice Chair of the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences. Previously, she held faculty positions at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), leading pivotal roles in coordinating centers and research units. Her expertise spans biostatistics, clinical trials, and health services research, with a focus on public health interventions, methodological innovation, and addressing health disparities.

Education: She earned a BS in Mathematics & Physics, MS in Biostatistics, and PhD in Biostatistics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Research Interests: Dr. Person’s work emphasizes randomized controlled trials, statistical modeling, and quality assurance in large-scale collaborative studies. She leads the Quantitative Methods Core, supporting investigators in study design, statistical analysis, and data management. Her research also includes diversity engagement initiatives, such as the Diversity Engagement Survey, and interventions targeting health equity in smoking cessation, hypertension management, and maternal mental health.

Publications Highlight: Her recent work explores machine learning interventions for smoking cessation, cardiovascular health disparities in Puerto Rican populations, and perinatal mental health interventions. She has contributed to high-impact studies on inertial fusion energy and healthcare equity.

Awards and Grants: While no awards are explicitly listed, her leadership roles and contributions to national initiatives (e.g., NHLBI-funded CARDIA Coordinating Center) reflect significant recognition in her field.

Labs and Teams: She directs the Quantitative Methods Core and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams in the Center for Outcomes Effectiveness Research and Education (COERE) and the Center for Education and Research Therapeutics (CERTs).