Thembekile Shato, PhD, MPH

Thembekile Shato, PhD, MPH

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery & Division of Public Health Services, Washington University School of Medicine

Research Interest

Leveraging dissemination and implementation science and community engaged approaches to address inequities in cancer healthcare delivery and access. This includes addressing cancer health disparities in underserved communities, within the Siteman Cancer Center catchment, in the United States, and globally. The three focus areas of my research agenda are to: 1) Develop and refine strategies to promote the implementation and sustainability of evidence-based cancer prevention and control interventions. 2) Promote designing for dissemination and use of research evidence within practice and policy settings. 3) Develop and adapt tools to foster community-driven research and enhance community engagement

Education

  • 2012: BS, University of Cape Town, South Africa
  • 2017: MPH , University of Cape Town, South Africa
  • 2020: PhD, Saint Louis University, Missouri, USA

Training

  • 2015 - 2016: Research Assistant, Centre for Sexuality and Health Disparities, University of Michigan, USA
  • 2016 - 2017: Research project Coordinator , University of Michigan, USA
  • 2017 - 2017: Research Assistant, 3DE Program, Clinton Health Access Initiative, Harare, Zimbabwe
  • 2017 - 2020: Graduate Research Assistant, Saint Louis University, Missouri, USA
  • 2021 - 2024: Postdoctoral Research Associate , Washington University, Saint Louis, MO

Selected Research Publications

Designing for dissemination among public health and clinical practitioners in the USA.
  • Shato T, Kepper MM, McLoughlin GM, [...] Brownson RC
  • J Clin Transl Sci 2024