Education

PhD, Health Behavior, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington

MPH, Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health

BA, Studies in Women and Gender & Studies in Health and Society, University of Virginia

Biography

Alyssa Lederer is an applied behavioral scientist and master certified health education specialist. Much of her work has focused on enhancing young people’s health through the design and evaluation of theory- and evidence-informed interventions, particularly in the areas of sexual health, nutrition, and physical activity. She is especially interested in the intersection between health education and behavior change. Examples of Dr. Lederer’s recent research include the evaluation of a tri-state school-based obesity prevention program and a randomized controlled trial examining the impact of graphic images of sexually transmitted infections in sexuality education. Dr. Lederer partners with Tulane’s Campus Health on several projects to help enhance the well-being of the Tulane community and she is the Co-Principal Investigator of the Region 6 Public Health Training Center. Committed to public health research, teaching, and practice, and how they inform one another, Dr. Lederer also engages in scholarship of teaching and learning research to determine how to best prepare the next generation of public health professionals. Prior to joining Tulane's faculty, Dr. Lederer was a health promotion practitioner and evaluation consultant in non-profit, university, workplace, and K-12 school settings. She enjoys partnering with community organizations to help them build their program design, evaluation, and research capacity and to support the translation of research to practice. Dr. Lederer previously served as Chair of the American College Health Association (ACHA) Health Promotion Section and is the current Chair of the ACHA National College Health Assessment Advisory Committee. 

Publications

Please view Dr. Lederer's publications at her NCBI profile page.