Kristin Schubert, M.P.H., RWJF program officer, believes the Foundation is uniquely positioned to promote and evaluate change in the health and well-being of the nation. She feels that “RWJF has the ability to step in where government and others can’t go and influence the way people live for the better.”

Since joining RWJF in 2000, Schubert has focused chiefly on adolescent health issues, particularly addiction prevention and treatment. She has overseen projects to prevent youth violence, promote better health care within the juvenile justice system, and empower youth to take control of their lives. She believes that the Foundation has played a vital role in “enabling youth and families to access opportunities to improve their health and well-being” and praises RWJF’s pioneering approaches to helping teenagers caught in the cycle of drugs, alcohol and crime.

Previously, Schubert was a policy analyst for the Centers for Disease Control-funded Prevention Research Center, focusing on barriers to health among racial and ethnic groups and youth health and development issues. Trained as a molecular biologist, she began her career as a cancer researcher at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.

Schubert holds an M.P.H. in health policy and administration from Yale University and a B.S. in molecular biology from Lehigh University.

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