Titilola Labisi, PhD, MHA, MPH
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Division of Behavioral Research
626-564-3108
Titilola.X.Labisi@kp.org
Biography
Dr. Labisi is a public health researcher and a postdoctoral research fellow in the Division of Behavioral Research of the Department of Research & Evaluation. Her research interests include community-engaged research, health disparities, and health behaviors regarding sex, diet, and physical activity.
Before joining Kaiser Permanente in 2022, Dr. Labisi was a pre-doctoral research fellow at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Specialty Care Center, an HIV surveillance coordinator at the Missouri State Department of Health and Senior Services, and an HIV services linkage- to-care coordinator at the New Mexico State Department of Health. For her dissertation, Dr. Labisi applied a mixed methods approach to assess and explore the perceived risk of COVID-19, biopsychosocial impact, lived experiences, and COVID-19 pandemic coping mechanisms among people living with HIV and pre-exposure prophylaxis in Nebraska. Her background and expertise includes qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research methods.
Areas of Focus
- Health behaviors: sexual, diet, and exercise
- African American health and disparities
- Community engagement interventions
- Implementation and dissemination science
Education
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Missouri State University
Missouri State University
Honors and Awards
- University of Nebraska Medical Center Graduate Studies Breakthrough for the Future Award, 2022
- University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health Dean’s Office Travel Award, 2021
- University of Nebraska Medical Center Social Justice Research Impact Grant Award, 2021