Research Training

Primary Research Expertise

Dr. Gabriella M. McLoughlin is an implementation scientist who works in the policy and community space. Dr. McLoughlin received in-depth training in implementation science in chronic disease prevention as a research associate at Washington University in St. Louis, the top university for implementation science research, and through training fellowships at the National Institutes of Health. Current applications of implementation science reflect a variety of topics pertaining to health inequities in cancer prevention, reducing food insecurity in underserved communities, health policy implementation, and community-driven and school-based approaches to obesity prevention. This work stems from her time as a public school teacher, giving her a unique pragmatic lens to answer complex research questions. 

• Developing measures to understand implementation of programs/interventions
• Health policy implementation grounded in health equity approaches
• Designing for Dissemination (D4D) of research findings 
• Mixed methods approaches to program implementation

Research Skills and Services

• Developing competitive grant proposals for program implementation 
• Developing protocols for implementation evaluations
• Analyzing implementation data and developing reports
• Building a Community Advisory Board

View Dr. McLoughlin's Published Research