Laura Linnan, ScD

Dr. Linnan is currently a professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health. As center director for the Carolina Center for Healthy Work Design and Worker Well-being, Dr. Linnan is responsible for establishing the overall vision for the Center and strategic plan for Center operations. Laura Linnan has more than 30 years of experience as a public health practitioner and researcher with a special focus on work and health. Recently completed projects include the 2017 Workplace Health in America Survey, a nationally representative survey of employers, and CARE: Caring and Reaching for Health, a randomized controlled trial to evaluate two worksite wellness programs designed specifically for childcare professionals. Dr. Linnan is also the director of the UNC Gillings Graduate Certificate in Total Worker Health^®, offered through the North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center.