Nadia S. Islam, PhD

I am Professor and Director of Translational Research Partnerships in the Department of Population Health at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine.  I also serve as the Associate Director for NYU’s Clinical Translational Science Institute.

My rigorous research program, marked by a collaborative approach involving multiple clinical and community stakeholders, focuses on developing culturally relevant community-clinical linkage models to promote health equity in disadvantaged communities. 

I lead, as principal investigator, several National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-funded initiatives evaluating the impact of community health worker intervention on chronic disease management and prevention in diverse populations.

I also direct the NYU-CUNY Prevention Research Center (PRC) and the Community Engagement and Population Health Research core of NYU’s Clinical Translational Science Institute.  Most recently, I am leading a new national initiative, funded by NIDDK, to support community engagement in Type II diabetes-related research titled the National Center for Engagement in Diabetes Research (National CEDER).

My work has been featured in the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, American Journal of Public Health, and numerous other peer-reviewed journals.