Lee Wilkers
About
Hi, I’m Lee. I live in Atlanta, by way of the DC area. I’m interested in tools and how we use them.
My training is in social science, and most of my work has been in public health and global health ethics. These days, I’m an independent consultant working through GOODNEIGHBOR on research, strategy, and design.
For useful references and rabbit holes, see Stacks. Updated irregularly.
Some things I’ve worked on
- Global health ethicsResearch and deliberative approaches to contested decisions in population health, including antibiotic use, vaccine distribution, and emerging technologies.
- Community engagement and participatory designCommunity research and co-design to develop health services with the people who use and deliver them.Communication guidance for WHO’s toolkit on reaching people missed by treatment campaigns.
- Program design and organizational learningDecision tools and evaluation frameworks for setting priorities, assessing service quality, and learning from campaign delivery.
- Technology integration for public health campaigns A model that connects geospatial planning, real-time field communication, and community engagement so teams can adapt campaigns as they run. With The Carter Center and Haiti’s health ministry (MSPP), as part of Emory’s HELP team. Platforms: Crosscut and Balcony.
- Care for survivors of intimate partner violenceTrauma-informed research on survivors’ experiences and the gaps between hospital care and community support.
- Brokered DialogueFilmed exchanges about gene-drive technologies for malaria control in Africa, exploring the experiences behind people’s positions.
- Compassion in global health
- Product design for health apps EU DECIDO – safety planning and support resources for women experiencing abuse in Brazil. WoW: World of Women – multilingual, doctor-verified health education for women and families.
- Behavioral research and designConsumer psychology and qualitative research to inform public-health messaging, including COVID-19 vaccination campaigns.
Places I’ve worked
- Focus Area for Compassion and Ethics (FACE) The Task Force for Global Health · 2024–2026
- Evans Research Group Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University · 2023–2024
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Center for Humanitarian Emergencies
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University · 2023–2024
Assistant Program Coordinator for Emory’s graduate certificate in complex humanitarian emergencies. - Human Engagement Learning Platform (HELP) Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University · 2019–2023
- Franklin Microbial Ecology Lab Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA · 2013–2014
Background
I studied biology and ecology at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, along the James River.
Later, I got my MPH in global health at Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health.