Vision and Impact

  • We advance implementation science by testing evidence-based and innovative interventions and implementation strategies at the individual, organizational, community, and policy levels.
  • We accelerate the impact of implementation science on communities, health systems, community-based organizations, and policies by sharing our expertise with others.
  • We amplify a culture of compassion, impact, creativity, and intellectual curiosity.

We are dedicated Implementation Scientists mission-aligned with the Wake Forest University School of Medicine’s Pillars of Success. Our expertise in methodology and theory spans the life course from pediatrics to gerontology and encompasses a wide range of behavioral and disease burdens, such as substance misuse, infectious diseases, cancer, cardiometabolic conditions, and lifestyle-related health issues. Our primary and secondary faculty also include practitioners integrated into the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist healthcare system, enabling us to collaborate effectively across the clinical and research continuum within our Academic Learning Health System. 

Members of our department work collaboratively across our institution's nationally recognized centers:

Center for Biomedical Informatics and Systems Biology Center for Healthcare Innovation
Center for Substance Abuse and Addiction
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Implementation Science Center for Cancer Control (iDAPT)
Maya Angelou Research Center for Healthy Communities (MARCH) 
Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention