Lisa D. DiMartino, Ph.D., M.P.H. is an Assistant Professor at the Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health with a background in implementation science and health services research.  Dr. DiMartino has expertise in examining multi-level factors associated with adoption of evidence-based interventions across a wide variety of health care settings.  She uses a combination of research methodologies in her work, from mixed methods and qualitative evaluations to analysis of complex datasets using advanced statistical methods.  Dr. DiMartino earned her BA in Psychology, MPH in Health Behavior and Health Education, and PhD in Health Policy and Management, all from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 

Dr. DiMartino is interested in cross-departmental collaborative research related to applying implementation science principles, with a goal of improving care for patients with cancer and other chronic diseases. She also has a background in palliative oncologic care research. For example, she recently led a pilot project that used natural language processing (NLP) and electronic health record data to identify hospitalized cancer patients in need of palliative care. She aims to further this research by developing, testing, and implementing a clinical trigger strategy to improve care delivery for cancer patients.  In addition to cancer and palliative care, Dr. DiMartino has been part of implementation science studies addressing the needs of people with conditions such as sickle cell disease, HIV, and tobacco dependence.    

Dr. DiMartino has been a Co-Investigator for the Coordinating Center for the NCI Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot^TM Initiative Improving Management of Symptoms During and Following Cancer Treatment (IMPACT) consortium.  Prior to joining UT Southwestern, she was an Implementation Scientist at RTI International, where she served as Co-Investigator for the Coordinating Center for the NHLBI-funded Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium, among other projects.