Advancing the Science of Sustainability: Definitions, Strategies and Mechanisms | Columbia Roybal Center Grand Rounds Speaker Series
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 | 1:00-2:30 PM ET
Rachel Shelton is a social and behavioral scientist with expertise in implementation science, sustainability, and community engagement. She is a Professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health where she serves as Deputy Chair for Faculty Development and Research Strategy and is Co-Director of the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research where she leads an Implementation Science Initiative across the university. Dr. Shelton taught a course in implementation science for over 10 years at Columbia and has been core faculty for 16 implementation science mentoring and training programs globally. Dr. Shelton has over 16 years of experience leading mixed-methods, community-engaged research on advancing the implementation and sustainability of evidence-based interventions in community and clinical settings, especially in the context of cancer prevention and screening, with over 160 peer-reviewed publications. Her research and grant portfolio has been supported by numerous institutions, including NIA, NCI, NIMHD, NCATs, and the American Cancer Society.
Nathalie Moise is an internist, Associate Professor of Medicine, and Director of Implementation Science Research (The Im_Sci Lab) at the Center for Behavioral and Cardiovascular Health with training in epidemiology and implementation science. She has worked in health services research for more than 10 years and is PI/MPI of several federally funded grants (NIH, AHRQ, PCORI) leveraging hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial designs to test implementation and de-implementation strategies for promoting behavioral interventions in primary care and cardio-oncology settings, including MPI of AHRQ EQUIP Learning Health System Center and NIA Roybal Center grants. Dr. Moise has been the implementation science co-investigator/consultant for more than 20 funded grants, including core lead for an NIMHD P50 cardio-oncology center grant and has published extensively in the areas of behavioral health, patient engagement/adherence, implementation science and clinical inertia. She has served as faculty for the UCSF implementation science certificate course and NHLBI Research in Implementation Science for Equity summer program, co-lead of the CTSA Implementation Science initiative, is Associate Director of Implementation Research and Practice, and founding member of the American Heart Association's Implementation Science Committee.