Kim Dash is an EDC distinguished scholar/advisor and co-lead of growth strategy for EDC’s Be Well Transformation Area. A thought leader in behavioral and social health and published author, she possesses expertise in prevention and implementation sciences and program and policy evaluation. She specializes in developing, evaluating, and promoting the use of effective public health interventions.

Dash has led over 15 projects addressing mental health promotion, substance misuse prevention, and violence prevention. She led the evaluation of a citywide initiative that fosters community resilience and created a tool to help colleges reduce drug misuse. She oversees a six-site study to examine the efficacy of an intervention that emergency departments use to identify older adults at risk for or experiencing mistreatment.

An expert in evaluation, Dash uses qualitative and quantitative methods to assess public health program and policy implementation and effectiveness. She specializes in evaluation capacity building and directed a national initiative that helped 500 community-based organizations design and evaluate innovative prevention programs for underserved populations.

Dash holds a PhD in Child, Youth, and Family Policy from Brandeis University and an MPH from the University of North Carolina.