Lisa Marriott, PhD

Lisa Marriott is an Associate Professor in the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. She is an educational researcher specializing in science education and workforce development. She also serves as Associate Director of Let’s Get Healthy!, an education and research exhibit that applies health information technology to assess health behaviors and provide immediate, tailored feedback to individuals. The program earned the 2015 Technology Award from the Society of Public Health Education and has become a worksite wellness program in Thailand.

Marriott leads teacher professional development programs, most recently on cancer research and epigenetics, with accompanying published articles in teaching journals that describe lessons and activities for teaching new areas of science to middle and high school students. Her research investigates student pursuance of science careers as well as health-related decision-making using informatics-based approaches.

She teaches Environmental Health for graduate students, Qualitative Methods for Health Professionals, and Biomedical Research Pathways for undergraduates.

Contact: marriott@ohsu.edu