I’m a social epidemiologist with more than 15 years of experience in public health. I have been teaching, mostly online for accredited MPH programs, for more than 5 years. I began my career as a research scientist. My research interests have focused on reducing health disparities through understanding and addressing social risks and needs (e.g., food insecurity). I have extensive applied experience in quantitative and qualitative study design, protocol development and implementation, and analysis.

Dr. Hammack is a Research Assistant Professor at Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (SPHTM), in the Department of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences. She currently serves as Director of the Gun Violence Policy Lab, a project of the Center for Youth Equity within Tulane's Violence Prevention Institute (VPI). Dr.