OUR PEOPLE
Mara Decker, DrPH
Associate Professor
School of Medicine
3333 California Street, #700
San Francisco, CA 94118
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Education and Training
University of California, Berkeley, DrPH - School of Public Health
Pomona College, BA - International Relations
Johns Hopkins University, MHS - School of Public Health
Overview
Mara Decker is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health. She oversees a portfolio of applied research projects and evaluations focusing on adolescent health.
She is the Principal Investigator of a randomized control trial of online health education for youth in rural communities and a study integrating behavioral health with sports. Her research interests include the intersection between health and other developmental issues including policies, human rights, social ecology, and empowerment. Most of her work involves mixed qualitative and quantitative methods. She is dedicated to improving health outcomes through the development and assessment of interventions designed with community partners.
She teaches "Women's Health and Empowerment" in the Master of Science in Global Health program at UCSF and "Evaluation of Health and Social Programs" at UC Berkeley.
She is the Principal Investigator of a randomized control trial of online health education for youth in rural communities and a study integrating behavioral health with sports. Her research interests include the intersection between health and other developmental issues including policies, human rights, social ecology, and empowerment. Most of her work involves mixed qualitative and quantitative methods. She is dedicated to improving health outcomes through the development and assessment of interventions designed with community partners.
She teaches "Women's Health and Empowerment" in the Master of Science in Global Health program at UCSF and "Evaluation of Health and Social Programs" at UC Berkeley.