Luciana E. Hebert, PhD

Dr. Luciana “Lucy” E. Hebert is an Assistant Research Professor in the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine and leads the Methods Core at IREACH. She received her PhD in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and her BA in Art History from the University of Chicago. She is formally trained in Demography, and holds certificates in Demography, Population and Health, and Maternal and Child Health. Her research interests include maternal and reproductive health, food security, breastfeeding, prenatal care, gestational diabetes, and perinatal and postpartum mental health. In her free time, Dr. Hebert enjoys spending time with her kids and loved ones, gardening, cooking, and baking. She grew up in Seattle and Juneau, Alaska. 

IREACH Programs

• IREACH
  Assistant Research Professor and Director of the IREACH Methods Core
• American Indian and Alaska Native Health Disparities Center of Excellence
  Co-Investigator
• Community Health and Aging in Native Groups of Elders Resource Center for Minority Aging Research
  Co-Investigator and Mentor
• Native Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research
  Mentor
• Native Elder Research Center Resource Center for Minority Aging Research
  Core Co-Lead

Projects

• American Indian and Alaska Native Health Disparities, Alzheimer’s Disease Center of Excellence (ADCOE) Research Project 2 (RP2): Alzheimer’s Disease and Precision Medicine Among Native People
  Co-Investigator
• Caring Texts: A Strength-based, Suicide Prevention Trial in 4 Native Communities (CARE)
  Methods Lead
• Collaborative Hub to Reduce Burden of Suicide Among Urban Indian and Alaska Native Youth (SUNDANCE)
  Analyst
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cognitive Performance in American Indians
  Biostatistician