Expertise
Substance use epidemiology, health disparities, social determinants of health.Research Interests
Understanding and addressing health disparities among Southeast Asian populations through community-engaged, mixed-methods research that examines the effects of historical trauma, social determinants of health, and structural inequities on behavioral health, chronic disease, and access to care, with the goal of developing culturally grounded interventions that promote whole-person health across the life course.
Education
- Master of Public Health: Epidemiology, University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell), Lowell, Massachusetts
- Bachelor of Arts: Environmental Science, University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston), Boston, Massachusetts
- Bachelor of Arts: Anthropology, UMass Boston, Boston, Massachusets
Biosketch
Angela Consentino, MPH, is a doctoral candidate in epidemiology and a research assistant with the Center for Population Health at UMass Lowell. Her research focuses on substance use epidemiology, health disparities, and community-engaged research, with a particular interest in Southeast Asian populations. She studies how social determinants of health, historical trauma, and structural inequities shape behavioral health outcomes, substance use risk, and access to care. Her work seeks to inform culturally tailored interventions and public health strategies that improve whole-person health and advance health equity in diverse communities.Selected Awards and Honors
- Graduate Oral Presentation Winner (2026), Student Research and Community Engagement Symposium, University of Massachusetts Lowell
- COVID-19 Leading by Example Award (2021), City of Nashua Division of Public Health and Community Services
- Rising Star Award (2020), New Hampshire Public Health Association
Selected Presentations
- Consentino, A., Li, W., Zhang, M., Ackerson, L., Bernson, D., Bettano, A., Cordes, J., Bauer, C., & Stopka, T.J. (2026). Combined spatial and temporal aggregation for prevalence estimation of opioid use disorder among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Massachusetts. Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo.
- Consentino, A., Small, C., Zuniga, J., Lloyd, M., Noel, S.E., Mangano, K.M., Fouhy, L. (2026). Project EATT (Eating Affordable and Tasty Food, Together): Culturally engaging app-based nutrition education using telenovelas and digital shorts. Poster presentation (PHEHP Student Awards), American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, San Antonio, Texas.
- Noel, S.E., Velez, M., Toof, R., Miller, E., Consentino, A., & Ortega, L. (2026). Engaging Diverse Communities in Community Health Improvement Planning in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Oral presentation at the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Annual Conference, Boston Massachusetts.
- Goodman, J., & Consentino, A. (2021). Chief public health strategist’s response to COVID-19 in Greater Nashua, New Hampshire. Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, Denver, Colorado.
- Consentino, A., Chute, N. (2020). Community conversation: Understanding substance use disorder in greater Nashua, New Hampshire. Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo (Virtual).
- Chute, N., Consentino, A. (2020). Greater Nashua 2020 community health assessment: An innovative approach to community-based data sharing. Oral presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo (Virtual).
Selected Contracts, Fellowships, Grants and Sponsored Research
- Cornell, D. (PI), Consentino, A. (Co-PI), & Noel, S.E. (Co-PI). (FY2026). Amplifying Asian Voices: Perspectives on Substance Use in Greater Lowell and Lawrence. University of Massachusetts Lowell Office of Research Development, Community-Engaged Research and Scholarship Fund Award.
Research Currently in Progress
- Amplifying Asian Voices: Perspectives on Substance Use in Greater Lowell and Lawrence