Deanna Kerrigan, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers)
Biography
Deanna Kerrigan, Ph.D., M.P.H., is vice dean, Henry J. Rutgers Chair of Whole Person Health, and professor in the Department of Health, Behavior, Society & Policy.
Dr. Kerrigan most recently served as professor and chair of the Department of Prevention and Community Health at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University. She was also previously faculty at American University and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Dr. Kerrigan received her Ph.D. in Social and Behavioral Interventions in the Department of International Health from Johns Hopkins University, her M.P.H. from Tulane University, and her B.A. from Emory University.
Research Interests
Dr. Kerrigan is a social and behavioral scientist whose research focuses on the role of social-structural and psychosocial factors that shape the health of underserved groups. She has led multiple NIH-funded studies to develop community-driven interventions, including for marginalized women in the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa. These interventions have been recognized as international best practice models for community empowerment-based HIV prevention and have been highlighted in WHO, UNAIDS, UNFPA, and World Bank reports, technical guidelines, and implementation tools.