Jessica Lewis, PhD, LMFT, MPhil

Jessica Lewis, Ph.D., MFT (she/her/hers) is a Research Scientist in Internal Medicine, faculty at the Equity Research and Innovation Center (ERIC), and faculty at the Yale Institute for Global Health. Additionally, Dr. Lewis is a licensed family therapist. Dr. Lewis has directed research on health behaviors, health equity, and women’s sexual, reproductive, and mental health at Yale for more than 30 years. Her research investigates the interplay of complex biomedical, behavioral, social, and structural factors that influence individual and family health. She uses this lens to examine challenges faced by those often marginalized by the health care system and by society.

Dr. Lewis leads initiatives on maternal health equity at ERIC. She is co-founder of Expect With Me, a technology-enabled group model of prenatal care, which has been demonstrated to significantly improve maternal-child health outcomes. Dr. Lewis collaborates with colleagues at Yale School of Public Health and Yale School of the Environment on interventions to mitigate the impacts of climate change on health outcomes, particularly for vulnerable populations. Dr. Lewis has extensive experience directing large multi-site research projects with methodological rigor and cultural sensitivity. She is interested in multi-level social and structural determinants of health and wellness and bringing health innovations to scale through creative transdisciplinary, multi-sector partnerships. Dr. Lewis is an author of 75 peer-reviewed publications.