Director, Center for Addiction Research and Effective Solutions (CARES)
American Institutes for Research, Maryland
Amanda Latimore, PhD is a social epidemiologist and the Director of AIR's Center for Addiction Research and Effective Solutions (AIR CARES). AIR CARES’s multidisciplinary team conducts research, provides technical assistance, engages communities, and translates research into action with the goal of preventing addiction and addressing the needs of those impacted by addiction. Dr. Latimore emphasizes in her approach to this work the role of the structural and social determinants of health in contributing to racial inequities and facilitating or impeding health. Dr. Latimore is an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Saturday, April 15, 2023
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM