Rachel Tabak, RD, PhD

Research Associate Professor, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Faculty, MS in Implementation Science, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Rachel Tabak, RD, PhD will be co-teaching Measuring Implementation Science Context, Process, and Outcomes with Dr. Sara Malone. Dr. Tabak is Research Associate Professor at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She is part of the Prevention Research Center and the Envolve Center for Health Behavior Change and works in obesity prevention and community-based physical activity and nutrition strategies, with a focus on dissemination and implementation research. Dr. Tabak's research examines interventions to promote healthy nutrition and activity behaviors in families, particularly in the home environment. She also evaluates the effect of worksite policies and environments on worker health behaviors. Dr. Tabak’s work includes translation and evaluation of evidence-based obesity prevention interventions that allow for broad reach. She examines how key stakeholders, including researchers, advocates, and policymakers, affect how research evidence is transformed into programs and policies.