For over a decade, Corina Lelutiu-Weinberger, PhD, a social psychologist by training, has been developing several lines of research aiming to reduce health inequities, globally. Her research supports underserved groups and their healthcare clinics and providers, by targeting sources of multi-level stigma and discrimination, and related pathways that pose barriers to health, yielding high HIV, substance use, and mental health co-morbidities. Since 2009, she has served as principal investigator of nine NIH-funded interventions and co-investigator on several others. During this time, she has designed, and implemented in-person, digital, and hybrid health interventions, at both organizational and individual levels. 

Dr. Lelutiu-Weinberger is Margaret Conrad Associate Professor of Health Sciences Research at the Columbia University School of Nursing. Prior to joining Columbia University in July of 2022, Dr. Lelutiu-Weinberger served as an associate professor in the Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, School of Nursing (2017-2022). In 2018, she was appointed Endowed Chair in Community Pediatric Nursing at the affiliated François-Xavier Bagnoud Center. Dr. Lelutiu-Weinberger also served as Research Scientist at the Hunter Alliance for Research and Translation (HART) of Hunter College (2009 – 2017), and Project Director at the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research at the National Development and Research Institutes (2003-2008).