Trish Elliott, DrPH, is a Clinical Associate Professor and the Associate Chair of Community Health Sciences. She is dedicated to training future practitioners of public health. She teaches courses in health behavior theory, maternal child and adolescent health, program management, and leadership. Dr. Elliott uses a combination of simulation, case method, and practice-based learning in the classroom and is committed to using innovative approaches in academic-practice collaboration. She serves as the Director of the Doctor of Public Health program, a school-wide degree in leadership, management, and policy, preparing students for high-level positions in public health practice. Dr. Elliott also directs the Practice Fellowship Program of the Maternal and Child Health Center of Excellence, connecting exceptional master's degree students with year-long placements in public health organizations.
Dr. Elliott’s academic and practice interests focus on using implementation science, systems science, and process evaluation methods to improve the health of vulnerable populations. She is particularly interested in adolescent and family access to health services, the intersection of mental health and juvenile justice, school health, and health policies at the local, state, and federal levels. Dr. Elliott joined the department of Community Health Sciences as faculty in 2013, after teaching for four years in an adjunct capacity. She received a BA in Psychology from Colby College, a MPH degree with dual concentrations in Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Maternal and Child Health from Boston University where she also completed her DrPH in Maternal and Child Health.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility
Public health work requires an understanding of the impact systems of oppression have on health outcomes across the life course. I am committed to interrogating these systems not only in our communities, but within our public health institutions, and within our own school. I am grateful to the work within my home department of Community Health Sciences for deepening our conversation about how racism shows up in our research, in our community practice, our classrooms, and our daily interactions. Challenging and breaking down these systems of oppression takes collective action, which by design needs to be inclusive to be effective and just. I aspire to create learning environments for graduate students that makes space for their whole selves and equips them to take on public health challenges with skills grounded in science, critical thinking, and humanity. In my research, I continue to seek out ways to understand and measure oppression, specifically racism, on the health outcomes of youth and their families. Though I am committed to this work I am by no means an expert. My identities have afforded me unearned privileges that no doubt buffer me from the ways I participate in or perpetuate systems that benefit me. Knowing this I will continue to learn, to use my power in spaces where I am able, and to make space for, and amplify the voices of those who have been historically marginalized, devalued, and ignored.
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School Health Institute (SHIELD)07/01/2024 - 06/30/2025 (PI)
Comm. of Mass./Department of Public Health
You Have Our Trust (YHOT) Fund04/01/2024 - 03/31/2025 (PI)
You Have Our Trust Fund
Evaluation of the Mental Health Advocacy Program for Kids11/01/2018 - 06/30/2024 (PI)
Health Law Advocates
School Health Institute07/01/2016 - 06/30/2024 (PI)
Comm. of Mass./Department of Public Health
You Have Our Trust (YHOT) Fund03/01/2023 - 02/29/2024 (PI)
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Grant09/01/2015 - 08/31/2022 (PI)
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
Evaluation Services on APHC12/01/2021 - 06/30/2022 (Multi-PI)
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Fielman S, Elliott PA, Codner A, Abousleiman H, Cogan A, Wangstrom Z, Greece JA. Building capacity for local public health: lessons from a mixed-methods evaluation of an academic-public health partnership used in response to COVID-19. Front Public Health. 2024; 12:1387371.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39145174; PMCID: PMC11322613; DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1387371;
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Osei-Poku GK, Mwananyanda L, Elliott PA, MacLeod WB, Somwe SW, Pieciak RC, Hamapa A, Gill CJ. Qualitative assessment of infant sleep practices and other risk factors of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) among mothers in Lusaka, Zambia. BMC Pediatr. 2023 May 18; 23(1):245.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37202764; PMCID: PMC10193804; DOI: 10.1186/s12887-023-04051-9;
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Osei-Poku GK, Mwananyanda L, Elliot PA, MacLeod WB, Somwe SW, Pieciak RC, Gill CJ. Assessing infant sleep practices and other risk factors of SIDS in Zambia: a cross-sectional survey of mothers in Lusaka, Zambia. BMC Pediatr. 2022 Nov 15; 22(1):660.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36380292; PMCID: PMC9664809; DOI: 10.1186/s12887-022-03712-5;
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Deardorff J, Tissue MM, Elliott P, Handler A, Vamos C, Bonilla Z, Turchi R, Obeng CS, Liu J, Grason H. The Critical Value of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) to Graduate Training in Public Health: A Framework to Guide Education, Research and Practice. Matern Child Health J. 2022 Aug; 26(Suppl 1):121-128. PMID: 35524927; PMCID: PMC9077345; DOI: 10.1007/s10995-022-03401-w;
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George, E. R., Sabin, L. L., Elliott, P. A., Wolff, J. A., Osani, M. C., McSwiggan Hong, J., & Berry, W. R. . Examining health care champions: a mixed-methods study exploring self and peer perspectives of champions. Implementation Research and Practice. 2022; (3):1-12. View Publication
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George ER, Sabin LL, Elliott PA, Wolff JA, Osani MC, McSwiggan Hong J, Berry WR. Examining health care champions: a mixed-methods study exploring self and peer perspectives of champions. Implement Res Pract. 2022; 3:26334895221077880.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37091082; PMCID: PMC9924235; DOI: 10.1177/26334895221077880;
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Osei-Poku GK, Thomas S, Mwananyanda L, Lapidot R, Elliott PA, Macleod WB, Somwe SW, Gill CJ. A systematic review of the burden and risk factors of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in Africa. J Glob Health. 2021; 11:04075.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35003713; PMCID: PMC8719309; DOI: 10.7189/jogh.11.04075;
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Elliott P, Stransky M. Feinberg E. Mental Health Advocacy Program for Kids evaluation report. Prepared for Health Law Advocates. Boston, Massachusetts. 2021.
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Elliott P, Stransky M. Feinberg E. . Mental Health Advocacy Program for Kids Baseline evaluation report. Prepared for Health Law Advocates. Boston, Massachusetts. 2020.
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Elliott P, Stransky M. Spring 2020 COVID-19 Remote Schooling Report, Mental Health Advocacy Program for Kids. Prepared for Health Law Advocates. Boston, Massachusetts. 2020.
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Elliott PA, DeJong W, Feinberg E. When Parents Cannot Say "No" to School-Based Health Services: A Commentary. J Sch Health. 2020 11; 90(11):823-824.View Related Profiles. PMID: 32969039
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Garcia M, Elliott P. Advocating for Youth Access to Mental Health Services During a Pandemic. Presented to the American Bar Association Commission on Homelessness and Poverty at the Spring Meeting. 2020. View Publication
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Elliott PA, DeJong W, Feinberg E. Navigating Privacy Laws to Deliver STI Health Services in High Schools. Pediatrics. 2020 03; 145(3).View Related Profiles. PMID: 32051217
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Elliott P, Feinberg E. Juvenile Court Mental Health Advocacy Project Evaluation Update to Final Report. 2017. View Publication
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Elliott P, Feinberg E. Juvenile Court Mental Health Advocacy Project Evaluation Final Report. 2017. View Publication
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Herring SJ, Platek DN, Elliott P, Riley LE, Stuebe AM, Oken E. Addressing obesity in pregnancy: what do obstetric providers recommend? J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010 Jan; 19(1):65-70. PMID: 20088660; PMCID: PMC2828196; DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1343;
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Soul JS, Hammer PE, Tsuji M, Saul JP, Bassan H, Limperopoulos C, Disalvo DN, Moore M, Akins P, Ringer S, Volpe JJ, Trachtenberg F, du Plessis AJ. Fluctuating pressure-passivity is common in the cerebral circulation of sick premature infants. Pediatr Res. 2007 Apr; 61(4):467-73. PMID: 17515873; DOI: 10.1203/pdr.0b013e31803237f6;
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Limperopoulos C, Soul JS, Haidar H, Huppi PS, Bassan H, Warfield SK, Robertson RL, Moore M, Akins P, Volpe JJ, du Plessis AJ. Impaired trophic interactions between the cerebellum and the cerebrum among preterm infants. Pediatrics. 2005 Oct; 116(4):844-50. PMID: 16199692; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-2282;
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Bassan H, Soul JS, Ringer SA, Limperopoulos C, Walter G, Vanasse M, Moore M, Akins P, Volpe JJ, du Plessis AJ. Altered cerebral tissue oxygenation associated with cerebral hemorrhagic lesions in premature infants. Ann Neurol. 2003; 54(Suppl 7):S121-S122.
This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown,
or last author.
| Year | Publications |
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| 2003 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
2018 Boston University School of Public Health:
Educational Innovation Award
2018 Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health:
Honorable Mention, National Award for Innovative Public Health Curriculum