Dr. Monica Wang
Symposium Chair & Moderator
Dr. Monica Wang is the Associate Director of Narrative at the BU Center for Antiracist Research, an Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences at the Boston University School of Public Health, and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her work focuses on addressing racial/ethnic and social inequities in obesity and chronic diseases through community-engaged research and building cross-sector collaborations to promote health and health equity through public health interventions and policies. She has generated over $5 million in federal and foundation funding for her program of research and published over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters and over a dozen public health policy and public engagement documents. She has received numerous awards for her research, teaching, and service, including the Society of Behavioral Medicine Early Investigator Award and the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Ten Outstanding Young Leaders Award. At the national level, she serves on the Civic and Public Engagement Committee of the Society of Behavioral Medicine.