Anthony Lacina, DHSc, MPH, MEd, CHES

Dr. Anthony Lacina is a passionate educator and public health practitioner. As a Certified Health Education Specialist, he has a special interest in addressing health disparities among several populations, including college students, sexual minorities, and men. At the same time, Dr. Lacina is interested in the intersection of health and wellness and the natural and built environments, along with urban cycling infrastructure and policy. A qualitative researcher by training, he greatly enjoys collaborating with students on research projects.

Dr. Lacina has been part of the MCPHS community since 2011, and most recently teaching in the undergraduate Health Sciences Program since 2018. He teaches courses such as Health Promotion, Public Health and Policy, Health Research Methods, Assessing Community Health Needs, and Health Communication, Literacy, and Disparities.