Wendy Auslander

Barbara A. Bailey Professor of Social Work

Chair, Doctoral Program

PhD, Washington University in St. Louis

Wendy Auslander 

Phone: (314) 935-6634 

E-mail: wendyaus@wustl.edu 

 
 

Research interests:

Health behavior and health promotion

Family, psychosocial, and behavioral issues in diabetes  

HIV prevention

Community participatory research  

Cultural and ethnic factors related to health

Intervention research and evaluation

Bio:

Professor Auslander's work focuses on health care/health behaviors, evaluation of interventions, behavioral and family research in diabetes, HIV prevention among adolescents at risk, minority health and health promotion, family functioning, and chronic illness. This work intersects with her teaching in the areas of the intervention research, impact of illness on individuals and families, minority health, prevention and practice in health care, and research methods.

The National Institutes of Health and the Annie E. Casey Foundation have funded several of her research projects. In addition, Professor Auslander serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Early Adolescence, and Health and Social Work, and reviews for a variety of journals such as Diabetes Care, Health Education & Behavior.

She serves as chairperson of the Brown School’s doctoral program. 
 
 
 

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