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Marita La Monica

Adjunct Lecturer
Community Health and Social Sciences
Email
Marita.LaMonica@sph.cuny.edu
Marita La Monica is an adjunct lecturer with extensive teaching experience across foundational public health courses, including qualitative research, mixed methods, program evaluation, and health communication.  She also has a strong interest in experiential learning and has supported students through their practicum experiences.
She serves as policy co-chair and membership co-chair of the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) Integrative, Complementary, and Traditional Health Practices Section. A policy statement she co-authored was recently adopted by APHA. She brings nearly a decade of experience in communications and marketing to her public health work, including helping build a think tank and develop products that support the academic community’s use of technology. 
Degrees
DrPH (in progess) in Public Health from Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT
MPH in Community Health & Social Sciences from CUNY SPH, New York, NY
BA in Integrative Arts from The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
Research Interests
Qualitative and mixed methods research in community health, implementation science, health literacy and health communication, integrative, complementary, and traditional health practices, aging, women's health, caregiving, and care work, AI and mental health.
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