Julie Carmalt is Senior Lecturer in Brooks with a health equity-, prevention-, policy- and management-focused teaching portfolio that includes population health; addiction medicine; mental health care; social care navigation; primary care around the world; healthcare marketing; and hospital sustainability.

Prior to arriving at Cornell, Prof. Carmalt served her community as a case manager and treatment counselor of youth involved in the juvenile justice system and coordinated a study of justice-involved adolescent women. Before that she was committed to developing and directing inclusive and accessible programs for children and adults with developmental and/or physical disabilities.

Carmalt grounds her teaching in principles of social justice, prevention, reducing health inequities, community-engaged learning, and data-driven decision making; focusing always on centering solutions around communities facing barriers to full health.

Outside of the classroom, Carmalt may be seen leading students on “yoga hikes” around Cornell’s Beebe Lake to promote health, well-being, and community connection.

She received her undergraduate degree from Humboldt State University, graduate degrees from the University of Utah and Cornell University, and her PhD in Policy Analysis and Management from Cornell. She is a registered yoga teacher (E-RTY 200) and is trained in Mental Health First Aid, opioid overdose reversal, trauma-informed yoga, and yoga for addiction recovery.

About Julie Carmalt