Dr. Karen D’Alonzo

Dr. Karen D’Alonzo is an Associate Professor in the Division of Nursing Science at Rutgers University School of Nursing and Director of the Community Health Partnerships Lab.  Using a lens of community based participatory research (CBPR), her research focuses on health promotion and cardiovascular (CV) risk reduction in diverse groups of women; acculturation stress, allostatic load and immigrant health; and community health worker (CHW)- facilitated interventions. Data from her NIH-funded studies have contributed to establishing community engagement and CBPR as priorities at Rutgers University.