Jeannette Ickovics, PhD
Samuel and Liselotte Herman Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Professor of Psychology; former Dean of Faculty, Yale-NUS College, Singapore
Samuel and Liselotte Herman Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health; Dean of Faculty, Yale-NUS College; Director, Program on Climate Change and Urban Health; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Professor Ickovics was founding director of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Yale School of Public Health and of CARE: Community Alliance for Research and Engagement. Dr. Ickovics’ research investigates the interplay of complex social, psychological, behavioral and biomedical factors that influence community health and resilience, especially with vulnerable populations. Her research has been supported by than $40 million in grants from the US National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and private foundations. She is author of more than 220 peer-reviewed publications and is an elected a member of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research. She is the Principal Investigator of a newly funded Hecht Global Health Faculty Network Award, entitled Resilient Cities Network and Yale University: Building a Collaborative Partnership at the Intersection of Climate and Health to Identify Urban Health and Health Equity Solutions.