Monica Wang, ScD
Associate Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Community Health Sciences

ScD, Harvard School of Public Health
MS, Harvard School of Public Health
BA, Tufts University

Pronouns: she/her/hers



Dr. Wang is an Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences at the Boston University School of Public Health, Chair of the Narrative Office at the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research, and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Wang is nationally recognized as a leading health equity researcher in obesity and chronic disease prevention. She directs community-engaged research to target racial inequities in health and pursues cross-sector collaborations to promote health and health equity through public health interventions and policies. Dr. Wang has generated $6 million in federal and foundation grants and over $1.5 million in gifts for her portfolio of work and published over 55 peer-reviewed manuscripts and over a dozen policy and public engagement documents. One of her current studies is a randomized controlled trial of a youth empowerment intervention to reduce consumption of sugary drinks and obesity risk through youth narratives. As an expert in curriculum development, case-based teaching, and digital learning design, Dr. Wang has developed and taught graduate courses on the social determinants of health at Harvard and Boston University since 2010.

Dr. Wang has received numerous national, regional, and institutional awards for her research, teaching, and service, including the Society of Behavioral Medicine Leading the Narrative Award, the Society of Behavioral Medicine Early Investigator Award, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Ten Outstanding Young Leaders Award, and the Boston University School of Public Health Excellence in Teaching Award and Excellence in Public Health Practice Award. At the national level, she advanced science communication initiatives through her former role as Chair of the Civic and Public Engagement Committee of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. She is currently an advisory board member of The Emancipator and sits on the Board of Directors of Vital CxNS. Her work and insights have been featured in the New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, the Boston Globe, and CBS.

Adjunct Associate Professor
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Health Policy & Management


Chair of Narrative Office
Boston University
Center for Antiracist Research


Member
Boston University
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research




Core support for the Center for Antiracist Research, including their work on The Emancipator
12/01/2021 - 11/30/2025 (Multi-PI)
PI: Monica Wang, ScD
The Ford Foundation


Racial Narrative Tracker
02/01/2023 - 01/31/2025 (PI)
Open Society Foundations


Preventing Childhood Obesity Through Youth Empowerment: A Cluster RCT of the H2GO! Program
02/01/2020 - 01/31/2025 (PI)
NIH/National Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
5R01DK120713-04

To support the narrative work of the Center for Antiracist Research
06/18/2021 - 06/18/2024 (Multi-PI)
PI: Monica Wang, ScD
Barr Foundation, Inc.


The Emancipator, BU Center for Antiracist Research
09/01/2021 - 08/31/2023 (Multi-PI)
PI: Monica Wang, ScD
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation


Racial Reporting Initiative
09/01/2020 - 08/31/2023 (PI)
The Ford Foundation


Center for Antiracist Research
07/01/2020 - 03/31/2023 (PI)
Open Society Foundations


Washington, D.C. Policy Tracker and Policy Initiative
12/01/2021 - 11/30/2022 (Multi-PI)
PI: Monica Wang, ScD
Melville Charitable Trust


Washington, D.C. Policy Tracker and Policy Initiative
11/08/2021 - 11/07/2022 (Co-Investigator)
IF Foundation


BU Center for Antiracist Research - The COVID Racial Data Tracker
08/01/2020 - 07/31/2021 (PI)
The Nathan Cummings Foundation


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  1. Wang ML, Britton OJ, Beard J. The call for science communication and public scholarship. Transl Behav Med. 2023 Apr 03; 13(3):156-159.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36525596; PMCID: PMC10068900; DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibac096;
     
  2. Ausenhus C, Gold JM, Perry CK, Kozak AT, Wang ML, Jang SH, Leong J, Rodriguez E, Duggan C, Ko LK. Publisher Correction: Factors impacting implementation of nutrition and physical activity policies in rural schools. BMC Public Health. 2023 Mar 21; 23(1):538. PMID: 36944964; PMCID: PMC10031983; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15401-8;
     
  3. Ausenhus C, Gold JM, Perry CK, Kozak AT, Wang ML, Jang SH, Leong J, Rodriguez E, Duggan C, Ko LK. Publisher Correction: Factors impacting implementation of nutrition and physical activity policies in rural schools. BMC Public Health. 2023 Mar 21; 23(1):538. PMID: 36944964; PMCID: PMC10031983; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15401-8;
     
  4. Ausenhus C, Gold JM, Perry CK, Kozak A, Wang ML, Jang SH, Leong J, Rodriguez E, Duggan C, Ko LK. Factors impacting implementation of nutrition and physical activity policies in rural schools. BMC Public Health. 2023 Feb 10; 23(1):308. PMID: 36765324; PMCID: PMC9921364; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15176-y;
     
  5. Wang ML, Narcisse MR, McElfish PA. Higher walkability associated with increased physical activity and reduced obesity among United States adults. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2023 Feb; 31(2):553-564. PMID: 36504362; PMCID: PMC9877111; DOI: 10.1002/oby.23634;
     
  6. Alatorre S, Schwarz AG, Egan KA, Feldman AR, Wang ML. Exploring Social Media Preferences for Healthy Weight Management Interventions among Adolescents of Color: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study. JMIR Preprints. 2022; (43961).
  7. Wang, ML. Health Misinformation is Making Us Sick. The Boston Globe Opinion. 2022. View Publication
  8. Wang ML. To Transform Public Health, Invest in Behavioral Research. The Boston Globe Opinion. 2022. View Publication
  9. Egan KA, Waring ME, Wang ML. Pilot Intervention Targeting Sugary Drink Intake Associated With Improvements in Adolescent Sleep Duration. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2022 03; 54(3):276-281.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34920968
     
  10. Wang ML, Narcisse MR, Alatorre S, Kozak AT, McElfish PA. Neighborhood social cohesion and physical activity and obesity outcomes among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander individuals. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 01; 30(1):249-256. PMID: 34910366
     
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BU Celebrates Best Student Employees and Supervisor

BU Today 4/10/2023

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The Empancipator 3/13/2023

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Tunde, Ibram X. Kendi, and Peloton Pledge Partner, The Center for Antiracist Research, Discuss Mental Wellness and Antiracism

The Clip Out 2/16/2023

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Medical Xpress 2/3/2023

Why racism is a public health crisis

The Emancipator 11/30/2022

“A Lasting Legacy of Excellence”: Reflections on President Brown’s Impact on BU Research

BU Today 9/8/2022

Health misinformation is making us sick

The Boston Globe 9/1/2022

BU Celebrates Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Rise to US Supreme Court

BU Today 4/7/2022

Greater social cohesion associated with more physical activity, less obesity

Healio 1/25/2022

New lawn libraries are popping up across the country, and they’re stocked with just one kind of book: Anti-racist

The Washington Post 12/16/2021

Is Covid’s winter surge already here? Experts warn the pandemic isn’t over

Yahoo! News 11/10/2021

Medical Campus Promotes 13 Faculty to Associate Professor

BU Today 7/30/2021

Solving Health Disparities In Communities of Color Requires Holistic Approach

WGBH 5/25/2021

Derek Chauvin Trial: BU Community Reacts to the Guilty Verdict

BU Today 4/20/2021

Ayanna Pressley, Elizabeth Warren to Headline Forum on Antiracism as Health Policy

BU Today 4/5/2021

PhD Students Host Podcast on BU, Antiracism, and Next Steps

BU Today 3/23/2021

Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research and Boston Globe’s Opinion Team to Bring Back Antislavery Newspaper, The Emancipator

Diverse Issues in Higher Education 3/16/2021

BU Community Writes Joe Biden’s Inaugural Address

BU Today 1/19/2021

BU Community Writes Joe Biden’s Inaugural Address

BU Today 1/19/2021

A Novel Program to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption and Obesity Risk in Children

BU Today 3/9/2020

2022 Society of Behavioral Medicine: Leading the Narrative Award
2021 Boston University School of Public Health: Excellence in Public Health Practice
2018 Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce: Ten Outstanding Young Leaders Award
2016 Society of Behavioral Medicine: Early Career Investigator Award
2016 Boston University School of Public Health: Excellence in Teaching Award
2014 Boston University School of Public Health: Junior Faculty Research Poster Award, 1st Prize
2014 National Institutes of Health: NIH Loan Repayment Program Awardee
2012 Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston Children's Hospital: Dissertation Award
2011-2012 Harvard University: Harvard University Presidential Instructional Technology Fellowship
2011 Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: Doctoral Research Poster Honorable Mention
2010-2011 Albert Schweitzer Fellowship: Elected Fellow
2010 Harvard T.H. School of Public Health: Teaching Assistance Award
2009-2010 Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: Doctoral Student Award, Glickenhaus Fund
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