Dr. Rebekah Pratt

Rebekah Pratt Becomes Carole J. Bland Endowed Chair in Research and Vice Chair for Research

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Courtney Grace-Anderson, MS
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Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH) Associate Professor Rebekah Pratt, PhD, has accepted the Carole J. Bland endowed chair in research and vice chair for research position in the department. Dr. Pratt has served in an interim capacity over the past 15 months. Under her steady and visionary leadership, the research division has continued to thrive and grow.

Dr. Pratt has been a valued member of the department since 2010. Her expertise is in the cancer equity space, particularly around community-engaged approaches to cancer prevention. She also holds a leadership role in the Masonic Cancer Center as Co-associate Director for Community Outreach and Engagement. As a methodologist in qualitative research and implementation science, she has particular strengths in working with a wide range of researchers and topic areas.

“Family medicine research is distinguished by being as unique and varied as a day in the life of a primary care clinic,” shares Dr. Pratt. “My goal is to reflect this variety in our research division through supporting and growing our work. Our program has a strong reputation, and we will further strengthen that reputation, nationally and internationally, as a research division and department. This includes maintaining our presence at national meetings, continuing to conduct impactful research, and disseminating our work broadly to keep promoting meaningful improvements in health for the communities we serve.”

She adds: “The DFMCH research division comprises an incredible community of faculty, research professionals, administrators, staff, community engagement experts, interventionists, research facilitators, communications professionals, practice-based research experts, and more. I am excited to be able to support our team to thrive and grow, and continue to advance the field of family medicine research.”

Learn more about the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health research division