Alejandra N. Aguirre, DrPH, MPH
Assistant Vice Dean for Community Health; Assistant Professor of Community Health Initiatives
Alejandra Aguirre is the Assistant Vice Dean for Community Health and Assistant Professor of Community Health Initiatives. As Assistant Vice Dean of Community Health, she is responsible for building, enhancing, and expanding services, resources, and programs to integrate community engagement across CUIMC’s clinical, research, education and service missions. Dr. Aguirre is a public health researcher with expertise in qualitative methodology, community engaged research, and participatory action research. She has taught courses on Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) and frequently lectures on the topic to lay audiences. Dr. Aguirre has mentored undergraduate and graduate students in public health and related health disciplines. She is Associate Editor for the journal Progress in Community Health Partnerships. Dr. Aguirre obtained her doctorate in public health from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and a Master’s degree from the University of California Los Angeles.
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