Current Team

Dr. Politi is a health psychologist and behavioral scientist. Her primary research interests include health communication and shared decision-making. Her work helps patients and the public understand health information, explore what is important to them when making health decisions, and collaborate to make evidence-informed decisions that meet their needs. Dr. Politi also trains clinicians in shared decision making and patient engagement through a semester-long class on health literacy and shared decision-making and numerous conference presentations and short courses.

Eliana Goldstein is a public health research coordinator who has worked in the lab since 2023. After graduating from Washington University in St Louis, she began working in health communication for both nonprofit clinical organizations and industry settings. She later completed an MPH degree and developed skills in public health research methods. She has expertise in project management, program evaluation, maternal and child health, and health communication.

Maya Tharoo is an undergraduate student at Washington University in St. Louis studying Anthropology: Global Health & Environment. Combining her pre-medical and public health interests, she is most passionate about maternal and infant health, health communication, and health policy. In the Politi lab, she works on projects focusing on physician education on shared decision-making and bettering research communication tools like informed consent surveys.