Erin Vinoski Thomas

Erin Vinoski Thomas, Ph.D., is the interim Director of the Center for Leadership in Disability, a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Behavioral Sciences, and the inaugural Daniel Crimmins and Stacey Ramirez Distinguished Scholar for Leadership in Disability. Dr. Vinoski Thomas’s research focuses on disability health disparities, emphasizing identifying and promoting holistic health behaviors, particularly among women and girls with disabilities.

Before earning her Ph.D., Dr. Vinoski Thomas served as a Disability and Health Fellow with the National Association of County and City Health Officials; in this role, she supported a national program providing technical assistance to local health departments across the US to increase their inclusion of people with disabilities in their policies, programs, and services.