Elizabeth J. Austin

Elizabeth J. Austin, PhD, MPH, is a Professional Lecturer in the Department of Prevention and Community Health. Her research aims to understand and reduce barriers to care for people with multiple stigmatized conditions (e.g., HIV, hepatitis C, substance use). She has methodological expertise in evaluative and implementation science, with substantial experience conducting in-depth qualitative methods including ethnography, formative evaluation, and participatory methods. Her doctoral training was grounded in implementation science and knowledge translation approaches, and she completed a Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)-sponsored fellowship in HIV implementation science. She has over 15 years of experience directly implementing and evaluating interventions to improve care delivery for substance use and mental health disorders, including among people with or at risk for HIV. She is an NIAAA K01 recipient and conducts research on multiple NIH and PCORI-funded grants nationally.