Sarah Moreland-Russell’s research focuses on health policy analysis and evaluation, specifically regarding tobacco control and obesity prevention, organizational and systems science and evaluation, and dissemination and implementation of public health policies. Her work has made contributions to the need for local-level policy adoption, strategies for disseminating results for more effective implementation of evidence-based policy, and the evaluation of public health programs. In her role as advisor to the Clark-Fox Policy Institute, Moreland-Russell develops policy curricula, teaches several policy-related courses and continues an active research portfolio focused on public health policy dissemination and implementation. She also provides training to academic stakeholders and other practitioners on how to engage in the policy process, translate research findings into policy recommendations, and design research to answer important policy problems. In 2016, Moreland-Russell completed an American Public Health Association fellowship in government, in which she served as a policy advisor for Senator Kirsten Gillibrand in Washington, D.C. Sarah Moreland-Russell Associate Professor of Practice PhD, Saint Louis University Office Phone: 314-935-8382 Email: smoreland-russell@wustl.edu Download CV Areas of Focus: Public health and social welfare policy Dissemination and implementation research Child well-being Tobacco control Obesity prevention In The News Faculty Receive Grants for Diabetes Health Disparities and Mental Health Research July 22, 2024 Study Looks at Ways to Sustain Public Health Programs February 23, 2024 Moreland-Russell, Ferris Guest Editors of Special Nutrients Issue on Food Insecurity in Educational Settings November 20, 2023 Master of Public Health Student Welcomes Opportunities to Serve and Learn October 24, 2022 Parents’ Mental Health Was Worse During Pandemic, Study Finds May 10, 2022 Brown School Presentations at APHA 2021 October 25, 2021