Laurie Gavilo-Lane
Assistant Professor
College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
PhD, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN, PhD (candidate), Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, MPH, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, MSSW, University of Tennessee, Nashville, TN, MA, State University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA, BA, Emory University, Atlanta Georgia
Location: JCM 439
615-460-8677laurie.gavilolane@belmont.edu
Biography
Laurie Gavilo-Lane, PhD, MPH, MSSW is an Assistant Professor in the Public Health Program. Dr. Gavilo-Lane is a passionate public health advocate for improving the quality of life of those experiencing addiction, poverty, and health disparities. Before coming to Belmont University, Dr. Gavilo-Lane worked on a number of health initiatives, including co-owning and operating a TN-licensed Office Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) program for individuals diagnosed with opioid dependency. She also taught graduate-level statistics and epidemiology as an adjunct professor for nine years at Tennessee State University. In the past, she worked for Mayo Clinic as the Director of Minority and Diversity Programs in the school of Graduate Medical Education. Finally, while completing her PhD at Tulane, she was also the Director of Tulane Drop-In Center, targeting transient homeless youth. Dr. Gavilo-Lane was a PhD candidate at Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in 2005; however, Hurricane Katrina forced her family to relocate, and she completed her PhD in Public Administration at Tennessee State University (TSU) as an SREB Doctoral Scholar.
Tax expenditures as social policy
Intergovernmental and fiscal federalism
Racial and ethnic health disparities
Opioid Use Disorder and harm reduction
Music and medicine
Mental health and social isolation
Homelessness and resource deserts
TPHA Epidemiology Committee
TPHA TN Public Health Association
APHA American Public Health Association
National Health Care for the Homeless Clinician's Network
National Association of Social Workers
University of Tennessee Professional Promise Award
TIPS Merit Scholarship Recipient
Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Scholar
Streams, M. and Gavilo-Lane, L. (2016). “Tax Expenditures as Social Policy”; entry in Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy and Governance. ed. Slack, J.D. & Ko, J-Y (“Social Policy” Section Edtors); Farazmond, A. (Editor-in-chief). New York: Springer, pp. 1 – 8. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2649-1
Gavilo-Lane, L.B. (presenting), Ketel, Christian, and Pemberton, J. Tennessee Public Health Association (TPHA) September 2022. Conference Paper/Presentation. “Moving Public Health Forward: Clinic Closure and Transportation Equity.”
Streams, M.E. (presenting) and Gavilo-Lane, L.B. Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM). October 2014. Conference Paper/Presentation. “State’s EITC Outreach Response to Federal Incentives: Impact on EITC filing and revenues.”
2021 Vanderbilt Health Equity, Community Health Improvement Mini-Grant
2008 NIH Short-Term Training Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research; RFA-HL-05-018
2005 CDC - HIV/AIDS Prevention; Announcement: 06407
2005 - 2010 HRSA - Service Expansion of Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Oral Health in Programs; HRSA-04-103, CFDA #: 93.224
2004 Louisiana Department of Health - HIV/AIDS Prevention
2004 Louisiana Department of Health - HIV/AIDS Prevention – Special Projects
2005 UNITY for the Homeless - Case Management/Drop-In Center Funding
2001 - 2006 Administration on Children, Youth, and Families - Street Outreach Program - HHS-2001-ACF-ACYF-YO-0105 CFDA #: 93.557