Sarah Lord, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Biomedical Data Science and Pediatrics,
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Director, Dissemination and Implementation Core, Center for Technology and Behavioral Health
Co-Director, Dartmouth Center for Implementation Science (DCIS)
Dr. Lord is Director of the Dissemination and Implementation Core at the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health (CTBH). A clinical-developmental psychologist, Dr. Lord received her PhD from the University of Colorado, Boulder and completed a clinical internship and post-doctoral fellowship in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.
Dr. Lord’s research focuses on the development, evaluation, and sustainable dissemination of technology-delivered assessment, prevention, and behavioral intervention tools for adolescent, young adult, and parent populations, primarily in the areas of substance abuse, HIV, and sexual health. With a background in the private sector, Dr. Lord has worked extensively with community leaders, health professionals, and marketing experts to develop strategies for sustainable dissemination and implementation of technology-delivered behavioral health initiatives for adolescents and young adults. Current interests include use of mobile technologies to promote HIV health service utilization and preventive behaviors among high-risk adolescents and young adults, development of youth-driven online drug use prevention programs, and computer-delivered programs for parents of adolescents to promote parent-youth communication about drug use prevention. In her free time, Dr. Lord enjoys cooking and eating with friends and family, yoga, kayaking, skiing, hiking, and singing.