NYU Langone Health
NYU Langone Health
New York, NY
Aisha Langford, PhD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Population Health, Division of Comparative Effectiveness and Decision Science within NYU’s Grossman School of Medicine. She is also an affiliate faculty member of the Division of Medical Ethics within Population Health. Under NYU Langone Health's Clinical and Translational Science Institute, she co-directs the Recruitment and Retention Core. Broadly, Dr. Langford's research explores how health communication can improve individual decision making and reduce population health disparities for conditions or behaviors that lead to preventable mortality and morbidity. Historically, she has done work in cancer prevention and minority clinical trial participation in community-based settings. Her current work has expanded to include cardiovascular disease broadly, with a particular interest in hypertension-related decision making and patient-physician communication. Dr. Langford earned her BA in English from the University of Virginia, MPH in Behavioral Science from Saint Louis University, and PhD in Health Behavior and Health Education from the University of Michigan. Prior to transitioning to a career in academic research, Dr. Langford held professional roles in public relations, adult literacy, and community outreach. She is an active member of the Society for Medical Decision Making, Society of Behavioral Medicine, and Academy of Communication in Healthcare. She serves as an associate editor for two journals: (1) Clinical Trials and (2) Patient Education and Counseling.
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Panel VI: The Conceit of Consent—What Does it Do and What Should We Ask it to Do?
Friday, November 19, 2021
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM ET