The Dartmouth Center for Implementation Science aims to advance the science and practice of implementation, promote the use of implementation science in research and real-world settings, and accelerate the adoption and implementation of evidence-based practices. The Center provides implementation science training and offers a range of educational resources for researchers, practitioners, and trainees.
By bringing together diverse perspectives and expertise, the Center aims to develop and test implementation strategies that are effective, feasible, and sustainable in real-world settings, to understand the factors that influence implementation success, and to improve health outcomes. The Center collaborates with a diverse group of partners including researchers, practitioners, community members, students, patients, providers, policymakers, and industry members.
Our Team
The Center team includes Director Jeremiah Brown, PhD, Co-Directors Kelly Aschbrenner, PhD, and Sarah Lord, PhD, Program Manager Julia Shaw, MPH and MS in Implementation Science Director Gayle Cohen, MEd.
Jeremiah Brown, PhD
Director, DCIS
PI, COBRE Center for Implementation Science
Faculty, MS in Implementation Science
Professor with Tenure of Epidemiology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Jeremiah Brown, PhD is a Professor with Tenure of Epidemiology and holds joint appointments in the Department of Biomedical Data Science and The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. Dr. Brown has extensive expertise in implementation science and an established network of research colleagues across Dartmouth and the nation. Dr. Brown recently completed a two-year term as Chair of the NIH study section Science of Implementation in Health and Healthcare (SIHH).
Sarah Lord, PhD
Co-Director, Dartmouth Center for Implementation Science
Director, Implementation Research Core, COBRE Center for Implementation Science
Faculty, MS in Implementation Science
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics, and Biomedical Data Sciences, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Sarah Lord, PhD, is a clinical developmental psychologist and health services and implementation science researcher with over 20 years of experience conducting research focused on development, evaluation, and implementation of digital assessment, treatment and care management tools targeting substance use and mental health across a range of populations. Dr. Lord is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Pediatrics and Biomedical Data Sciences at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and Director of the Dissemination and Implementation Core at the Dartmouth Center for Technology and Behavioral Health (CTBH).
Kelly Aschbrenner, PhD
Co-Director, Dartmouth Center for Implementation Science
Co-Director, Implementation Research Core, COBRE Center for Implementation Science
Faculty, Dartmouth MS in Implementation Science
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Dr. Aschbrenner's work is dedicated to bridging the gap between research and real world impact. She has over 15 years of experience developing, testing and implementing evidence-based interventions in a range of healthcare settings. Within the field of implementation science, her research focuses on adaptation, sustainability and sustainment of evidence-based interventions, practices, and innovations in healthcare. Dr. Aschbrenner is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College and Principal Scientist in the Dartmouth Health System
Julia Shaw, MPH
Director of Research and Programs, Dartmouth Center for Implementation Science
Administrative Core, COBRE Center for Implementation Science
Faculty, MS in Implementation Science, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Lecturer in Epidemiology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Julia Shaw, MPH has over fifteen years of experience in health care research, project management, quality improvement, policy, advocacy, and implementation. Julia's areas of experience include HIV and hepatitis C prevention and treatment, substance use disorder treatment best practices, and health care access and affordability. She has completed post-graduate certificate programs in Data Visualization and Program Evaluation.
Gayle Cohen, MEd
Director, MS in Implementation Science
Faculty, MS in Implementation Science, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Lecturer in Epidemiology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Gayle Cohen, MEd is the Director of the MS-IS program at Dartmouth. She has an extensive background in academic program management and student support with undergraduate, graduate, and medical students. Gayle previously served as the Director of the MS in Business Data Science and Analytics for the Broad College of Business at Michigan State University. She has conducted research and given presentations on Advisors as Teachers, Generational Cohort Theory, and adult/professional learners. Gayle's goal is to ensure the success of all learners in the program, making sure each student feels represented and supported to meet their personal and academic objectives while enrolled in the program.
Gloria Guevara Alvarez, PhD, MPPA
Research Scientist, Dartmouth Center for Implementation Science
Implementation Research Core, COBRE Center for Implementation Science
Dr. Gloria Guevara Alvarez comes to the Dartmouth Center for Implementation Science with extensive experience working in public health, clinical settings, and across the translational research spectrum. Her previous research has focused on the role of diet and nutrition in disease prevention with a focus on vulnerable populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Her work has helped to establish a systematic approach to adaptation based on the CFIR framework and other implementation science methodologies to adapt interventions to resource-constrained settings and to maximize health resources for future use, particularly with interventions targeting heath and nutrition in LMICs and among vulnerable populations.
Laura Pickrell, MPH
Research Project Manager, Dartmouth Center for Implementation Science
Administrative Core, COBRE Center for Implementation Science
Laura Pickrell, MPH, comes to the Dartmouth Center for Implementation Science with ten years of experience in clinical and basic science research and project management in a combination of academic and biotechnology industry settings. She brings skills in data collection, quantitative analysis, program design and evaluation, and policy analysis, along with the ability to communicate scientific and research findings to technical and non-technical audiences.