Stephenie C Lemon

Stephenie C. Lemon, PhD, MS, is Professor and Chief of the Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences at UMass Chan Medical School. She holds the Barbara Helen Smith Endowed Chair in Preventive & Behavioral Medicine and serves as Co-Director of the Prevention Research Center at UMass Chan, Co-Director of the Physical Activity Policy Research and Evaluation Network, and Director of the Community Engagement Core of the UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science. Her academic affiliations span multiple departments across the T.H. Chan School of Medicine and the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

Dr. Lemon earned her BS in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, MS in Epidemiology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health, and PhD in Epidemiology from Brown University. Her educational background laid the foundation for her career as a behavioral epidemiologist focused on chronic disease prevention and control.

As a behavioral epidemiologist, Dr. Lemon's research program focuses on chronic disease prevention and implementation science across community and clinical settings, with emphasis on contextual factors in behavior change. Her work addresses community and public health capacity building related to the built environment, physical activity, and chronic disease prevention and management. She has developed expertise in intervention research, implementation science, and systems approaches to health promotion.

Analysis of Dr. Lemon's recent publications reveals a strong focus on health equity, with research spanning perinatal mental health, pediatric hypertension, cancer screening among vulnerable populations, and physical activity policy. Her work demonstrates interdisciplinary collaboration across public health, clinical medicine, and policy domains, with increasing attention to climate change impacts on health and digital health interventions.

Among her notable professional achievements is the Barbara Helen Smith Endowed Chair in Preventive & Behavioral Medicine, recognizing her contributions to the field. Her leadership extends to directing multiple research centers and networks focused on prevention research and policy implementation.

Dr. Lemon actively participates in grant-funded research and advising, with numerous collaborative projects addressing health disparities and implementing evidence-based interventions in real-world settings. Her work often involves community-engaged research methods and cross-sector partnerships to translate research into practice.

She leads the Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine and co-directs the Prevention Research Center at UMass Chan, which serves as a hub for interdisciplinary research, training, and community partnerships focused on chronic disease prevention and health promotion.