Ashley Grosso, PhD (she/her/hers)
Biography
Ashley Grosso, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Urban-Global Public Health at the Rutgers School of Public Health. In addition to her role as an assistant professor, Dr. Grosso is a resident member of the Rutgers Institute for Health, Healthcare Policy and Aging Research and a core member of the Global Health Institute. She received her doctorate in public administration from the Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration, a master’s degree in nonprofit management from The New School, and a bachelor’s degree in diplomacy and international relations from Seton Hall University. She completed an Allan Rosenfield Public Policy Fellowship at amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research.
She received her Ph.D. in Public Administration from the Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration, a master’s degree in Nonprofit Management from The New School, and a bachelor’s degree in Diplomacy and International Relations from Seton Hall University. She completed an Allan Rosenfield Public Policy Fellowship at amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research.
Research Interests
Dr. Grosso conducts research related to HIV in the United States and internationally. As a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Connections Scholar, she has conducted research on the effects of state-level sex education policies, funding and implementation on adolescent risk behaviors and health outcomes. Dr. Grosso''s research in Sub-Saharan Africa with female sex workers and men who have sex with men is focused on the initiation of risk factors before the age of 18. She is also the founder of the AIDS Museum, a nonprofit organization.