Linda Ko, PhD

Linda Ko, PhD, is a behavioral scientist with expertise in the development, evaluation and dissemination of health communication strategies. Her work draws from the discipline of communication, marketing, social epidemiology, and social and behavioral sciences. Her research aims to understand community’s behavior within the socio-cultural context, develop interventions that will address those behaviors and translate knowledge through community-based participatory research. Dr. Ko is currently a Professor and Associate Chair for Research at the University of Washington Department of Health Systems and Population Health and a Full Member at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.