Research Associate
University of South Florida
Tara Foti, PhD, MPH, is a research associate at the University of South Florida's College of Public Health and was previously a delivery science fellow at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research. Her research is focused on improving healthcare services and experiences for individuals who experience stigma and judgment. She is particularly interested in assessing and improving health outcomes for families impacted by addiction, mental health conditions, and family violence. Her work thus far has largely focused on evaluating evidence-based interventions and programs within intersecting systems that serve mothers and young children.
Dr. Foti received a BS in Health Science from SUNY Brockport and her MPH from the University of Rochester. She completed her PhD in Public Health with a concentration in Community and Family Health at the University of South Florida, where she completed a maternal and child health leadership traineeship funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau.