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Christine Weeks
Christine Weeks is the Director of Strategic Initiatives. In this role, she supports Penn LDI outreach and engagement initiatives, research dissemination, and partnership development. She performed similar work for the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE), the VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion (VA CHERP), and with the Way to Health research platform founding team. Immediately prior to joining Penn LDI, she led communications and external relations for Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She holds a BA in History from Macalester College.
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