Alessandra Bazzano PhD, MPH, is an Associate Professor with tenure in the Department of Social, Behavioral, and Population Sciences at Tulane University and Director of the Center of Excellence in Maternal Child Health (CEMCH). Dr. Bazzano has over 20 years of experience in MCH, nutrition, and international health, with extensive research funding and expertise in teaching and mentoring trainees. Dr. Bazzano applies an interdisciplinary lens to research, teaching, and service, informed by collaborations across professional boundaries. She has served as Carnegie Corporation of New York Professor of Social Entrepreneurship through the Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking, supporting research on public health and equity-centered design thinking.

Her ongoing research projects include community- and school-based work on children’s health and psychosocial development, impacts of COVID-19 on minoritized communities, health system and community-based approaches to chronic disease management and diabetes prevention, integrated social behavioral change through community influencers, and systematic reviews related to perinatal health, menopause, and design thinking in public health. Dr. Bazzano is committed to improving equity, diversity, and inclusion, participating in the inaugural Tulane Leadership Institute Anti-Racism Leadership Program, and addressing oppression and social injustice.