Kathleen O’Connor Duffany

Director of Research & Evaluation, Assistant Professor for Public Health

Community Alliance for Research & Engagement, Yale School of Public Health

Kathleen O’Connor Duffany, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Public Health in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department at the Yale School of Public Health, Director of Research and Evaluation for CARE (the Community Alliance for Research and Engagement), and Co-Director of the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center. Dr. O’Connor Duffany’s research and practice examine the social, biological, behavioral, and structural barriers to health equity. Her work includes extensive interactions with community-based organizations, agencies, and community residents to improve health programs and health outcomes. From large scale multi-national projects, to local community-based programs, she has designed and collaborated on studies and evaluations assessing and addressing social factors influencing health with an interest in long-term structural and policy change. She works collaboratively with community partners to identify ways to improve health in the community at large and communicate findings in multiple formats to reach academicians, community residents, and policy makers – conducting rigorous community research for practical benefit.