Rosemary (Rosie) Frasso, PhD ’11

Dr. Rosemary (Rosie) Frasso is a health equity researcher, public health educator, and the Victor Heiser, MD Professor of Population Health at Jefferson’s College of Population Health. Dr. Frasso earned a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy & Practice, as well as two master’s degrees from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her current research focuses on the integration of qualitative and quantitative methods in projects designed to improve the health of vulnerable populations. Recognized as an expert in mixed methods study design, Dr. Frasso provides consultation and oversight on qualitative projects for clinicians, researchers, and students as well as for partners from local, national, and international organizations, including the University of Pennsylvania, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, WillsEye Hospital, the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago and Philadelphia, LV Prasad Eye Institute in India, Ulster University, Northern Ireland, and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy. Her expertise in qualitative methods focuses on traditional and alternative data sources and data collection approaches that are crucial to studies designed to inform, assess, and promote health equity interventions. Dr. Frasso has trained hundreds of researchers to conduct rigorous qualitative and mixed methods research studies through a popular mini-course on qualitative research that draws learners from around the U.S. Additionally, she has worked on several cross-disciplinary projects with educators, artists, and economists who are committed to using qualitative methods to support and enhance community collaborations and to amplify the voices of vulnerable populations. Dr. Frasso directs Jefferson’s MPH program and leads mixed methods research endeavors at the Asano-Gonnella Center for Research in Medical Education and Health Care at Jefferson’s Sidney Kimmel Medical College.