Linelle Blais, PhD, CPF
Executive Director, Emory Centers for Public Health Training and Technical Assistance
Dr. Linelle M. Blais serves as the Executive Director of the Emory Centers for Public Health Training and Technical Assistance. She is a Research Professor of Practice in the Department of Behavioral Social and Health Education Sciences at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University and the Associate Director of the Executive MPH Prevention Track. As a health psychologist and certified professional facilitator, her interests include individual and organizational change, community engagement and program development, strategic planning and evaluation, and translation of science to practice.
Prior to joining Emory, Linelle was in leadership at the American Cancer Society’s National Home Office, where she served in various roles including National Executive for Field Operations, National Vice President, Talent Strategy, and Director of Applied Research and Evaluation. Linelle also worked at the Cancer Prevention Research Center at the University of Rhode Island on the development and application of the stages of change model to adoption of healthy prevention behavior and at Brown University’s Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research addressing cancer patient and caregiver unmet needs.
In her leisure time, together with her husband, Joe, you can find her digging in the garden or preparing for yet another impromptu house party. Her secret pleasure? Listening to live music at local hole-in-the-wall venues.
