Krista Woodward, MPH, MSW, is a Program Associate in the Evaluation and Analysis team at the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

Before PCORI, Woodward was a public health research technician at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She provided research support on a three-year qualitative study that investigated the preferences of minority women regarding consent models for biomedical donation policies and practices. During Woodward’s graduate school experience, she had internships at community-based and non-profit organizations, assisting with project design and policy evaluation efforts. This includes her time at the National Center for Healthy Housing, where she supported the policy director with national and state-level healthy housing initiatives that targeted childhood lead poisoning, asthma, and indoor safety measures.

Woodward received a BS in Psychology from Lafayette College and her dual MPH and MSW degrees from Washington University in St. Louis.