Molly holds a PhD in International Health and is an Associate in the International Health Department at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. As a mixed methods scientist with expertise in social and behavioral interventions and psychiatric epidemiology, Dr. Lasater applies her training to the design, implementation and evaluation of innovative multidisciplinary mental health prevention and promotion interventions among populations living in contexts of adversity, such as conflict, chronic disease, and low-resource contexts, and among communities heavily impacted by climate change. Her current research interested include (1) understanding the multifaceted relationship between common mental disorders, social determinants of health and violence, with particular emphasis on the perinatal period; (2) interventions to promote psychosocial well-being of populations living in situations of complex adversity; and (3) understanding the complex interplay among climate change, conflict and mental health using a systems dynamics approach.