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Elizabeth Towner, PhD
Leadership Team
Co-Assistant Director, Community Engagement
Member, Community Engagement Working Group
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Division of Behavioral Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Wayne State University
Institution
Wayne State University
Office Address

42 W. Warren Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

Primary Discipline
Clinical Psychology
Elizabeth Towner, PhD
Leadership Team
Co-Assistant Director, Community Engagement
Member, Community Engagement Working Group
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Division of Behavioral Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Wayne State University

Elizabeth Towner is an Assistant Professor within the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Division of Behavioral Sciences at the Wayne State University School of Medicine. Dr. Towner is trained as a clinical and pediatric psychologist. Her research focuses broadly on pediatric obesity, health equity, and developing family-based health behavioral interventions. Her recent work includes partnerships with the Michigan Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to develop preschool obesity interventions, interdisciplinary collaborations to develop innovative approaches for increasing the efficiency and consistency of screening for pediatric obesity in primary care settings, and identifying food purchasing patterns, resource management skills, and routines that increase obesity risk among low-income families with preschool-aged children. Dr. Towner also facilitates the Family-Pediatrician Partnership, a community advisory board of caregivers, health care providers, and other community stakeholders that is dedicated to identifying strategies for reducing obesity-related inequities in early childhood in Detroit.