Amy Cronin DiCaprio, MPH, MPPA

Amy (she/her/hers) has a Masters in Public Health, a Masters in Public Policy and Administration, and a Graduate Certificate in Advanced Feminist Studies from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where her research focused on adolescent sexual health and reproductive health policy. She was the Assistant Director and the Director of Research for the YEAH! (Youth Empowerment Adolescent Health) Network, a community coalition in Hampden County using research, advocacy and community collaboration to create an informed, empowered and engaged response to youth reproductive health disparities. Most recently, she managed the community and youth violence prevention programming at Safe Passage in Northampton, stewarding the Healthy Relationships Grant project, a collaboration between Safe Passage, Community Action, and Easthampton High School to support the Easthampton High School community in building skills to recognize, interrupt and prevent interpersonal violence. Amy is passionate about using data-driven strategies to engage communities in meaningful social change. Amy lives in Amherst and spends her time writing, practicing hula hooping, and raising two quirky and marvelous sons.