ResearcH

Dr. Fleary’s specific research training and expertise are in preventive health, pediatric obesity, child and adolescent health behavior, family adjustment to chronic illness, and secondary data analysis. Additionally, her clinical experiences with underserved families in both hospital and community settings have contributed to the importance of context and disparities to her research platform. As a result, Dr. Fleary established and currently directs the Child Health Equity Research Lab at Tufts University. Dr. Fleary’s primary goal is to develop interventions, sensitive to social determinants of health, to empower children, adolescents, and families who are underserved to engage in preventive health behaviors and advocate for themselves and their communities. Through these interventions she hopes to reduce adult chronic disease risk and health disparities in underserved communities.

Current academic collaborators
Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, PhD, MPH, CHES, Tufts University School of Medicine
Karen Freund, MD, PhD, Tufts University School of Medicine
Reynolette Ettienne, PhD, RD, University of Texas, San Antonio
Natalie Joseph, MD,  Boston University School of Medicine
Richard Lerner, PhD, Tufts University
Claudio Nigg, PhD, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Michael Paasche-Orlow, MD, MPH Boston University School of Medicine
Jennifer Sacheck, PhD, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
Margie Skeer, ScD, MPH, MSW, Tufts University School of Medicine 

Current community collaborators
Brookview House
​Everett High School
Medford Family Network
Medford High School
Medford Housing Authority
The Welcome Project
West Medford Community Center
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