Trained in anthropology, social epidemiology, and health promotion, three overarching aims shape Dr. Jessica Burke’s scholarship: 1) utilizing innovative quantitative and qualitative methods to explore systems and the mechanisms linking context influences and health; 2) engaging stakeholders in the process of research and its translation; and 3) developing tailored interventions to address contextual influences. Dr. Burke is a Professor in the Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences (BCHS) and Vice Dean at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health. She directs the BCHS Concept Mapping Institute and the Community Based Participatory Research and Practice certificate program and teaches related graduate and undergraduate-level courses. The 2014 book Methods for Community Public Health Research: Integrated and Engaged Approaches (Springer Publishing Company) that she developed and co-edited provides additional details about her work. Dr. Burke’s research primarily focuses on the intersecting health issues of HIV/AIDS, intimate partner violence, substance use and mental health. In addition, she is committed to training the next generation of public health professionals to embrace creativity and complexity in order to improve population health and well-being.