Bettina F. Drake, PhD, MPH
Michael F. Neidorff Professor of Surgery
Division of Public Health Sciences Faculty
Director, St. Louis Confluence Collaborative for Community-Engaged Research, Teaching and Practice
- Phone: 314-747-4534
Specialties
- Epidemiology
- Public health
Meet Dr. Drake
Dr. Bettina Drake is an epidemiologist specializing in identifying preventive strategies to reduce health disparities in cancer and other chronic disease outcomes.
She is most interested in how her community-based work informs and strengthens her epidemiology findings. Information gained from community-based studies informs both study design and recruitment strategies.
Dr. Drake earned her medical degree from University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health. She completed research fellowship at Harvard University T.H Chan School of Public Health.
From the start, my research has focused on promoting equity in health care for all populations. Community engagement is necessary to ensure your research questions are adequately addressing the needs of the community. Honest, active and sustained engagement is imperative for long-term impact. There are multiple centers and researchers across our university who engage the community to develop and conduct their research and inform their teaching.
Dr. Drake
Degrees
Doctorate in Epidemiology
University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health
2006
Master of Public Health in Epidemiology
University of North Texas Health Science Center
2003
Fellowship
Alonzo Smythe Yerby Postdoctoral Fellowship
Harvard University T.H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
2009
Research interests
Locations
Drake Lab
600 S. Taylor Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63110
Contact: 314-747-4534
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Drake in the news
Drake appointed inaugural St. Louis Confluence Collaborative faculty director
Bullock receives medical staff association Lifetime Achievement Award
Drake receives Baylor alumni award