Health Equity
Health Disparities
Qualitative Research
Mixed Methods Research
Rosie Frasso, PhD, SM, SM, CPH
She / Her / Hers / Herself
Victor Heiser, MD Professor
Program Director, Public Health
Director, Mixed Methods Research, Asano-Gonella Center for Medical Education & Health Care, Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Contact Information
901 Walnut Street
10th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-503-8901
215-923-7583 fax
She / Her / Hers / Herself
Victor Heiser, MD Professor
Program Director, Public Health
Director, Mixed Methods Research, Asano-Gonella Center for Medical Education & Health Care, Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Research & Practice Interests
Education
PhD, University of Pennsylvania
SM (Society, Human Development & Health), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
SM (Maternal & Child Health), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Publications
- Identifying barriers and facilitators to audit & feedback in general practice in Italy: a qualitative study
- Using implementation research frameworks to identify facilitators and barriers to implementation of ferric carboxymaltose intravenous iron among moderately anemic postpartum women participating in a trial in India
- Do Rural–Urban Disparities Translate into Nursing Complexity at Hospital Admission? Evidence from a Single Tertiary-Care Pediatric Hospital in Italy
- Is zero a good score? A qualitative study of patients’ perceptions of radiology reports
- Barriers to Accessing Intimate Partner Violence Resources Among Latina Immigrants: A Scoping Review
Certifications
National Certification in Public Health (CPH)
Teaching
Introduction to Public Health
Capstone Seminar
Qualitative Methods
Biography
Dr. Rosemary (Rosie) Frasso is a health equity scholar and an expert in mixed methods research. She earned her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy & Practice and two master’s degrees from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Her research integrates qualitative and quantitative methods to inform and evaluate policy and to improve population health, health care quality and access to health and social services for vulnerable populations. She also evaluates educational initiatives across medicine, nursing, social work, allied health and public health. Dr. Frasso embraces both traditional and creative approaches to data collection, including arts-informed research, tag-along and photo-elicitation interviews, photovoice and freelisting. She often collaborates with economists, educators and artists to amplify the voices of vulnerable populations. She has trained hundreds of researchers through her popular mini-course on qualitative research, which draws learners from across the U.S.
Dr. Frasso consults for policymakers, clinicians, researchers and organizations locally, nationally and internationally. Her long-standing partners include the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago and Philadelphia, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Wills Eye Hospital, LV Prasad Eye Institute (India), Ulster University (Northern Ireland) and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Italy).
She is an Associate Editor of the European Journal of Public Health, serves on and chairs several university, regional and national committees, and is affiliated faculty at the Jefferson Center for Connected Care and the Jefferson Center for Injury Research & Prevention. A dedicated teacher and mentor, she is the recipient of the 2026 Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching at Jefferson and the 2024 Association for Prevention Teaching and Research Educator of the Year Award.