Peter Maramaldi, PhD, MPhil, LCSW, MPH is the Social Work Alumni Fund Endowed Professor at the Simmons University School of Social Work with faculty appointments at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, and the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health in Social and Behavioral Sciences. His expertise in gerontology, health promotion, interprofessional teaming, and integrated healthcare delivery combined with more than 30 years of clinical practice, community organizing, and research experience with diverse populations in urban and rural settings makes him a leader in behavioral health. Since 2002, Dr. Maramaldi has had consistent federal and foundation funding to collaborate extensively with national teams addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) with patients, caregivers and the healthcare providers. His studies include promoting cancer screening, addressing health disparities, testing intervention models using randomized clinical trials, developing and scaling quality improvement approaches using behavioral interventions, and developing cultures of quality to eliminate errors in outpatient dental treatment and surgery. Dr. Maramaldi has been honored as an educator, specifically for mentoring pre-doctoral trainees. He also serves as a SDOH subject matter expert to HSDM’s National Center for Equitable Care for Elders. Dr. Maramaldi is a first-generation college graduate with advanced degrees from Columbia University in New York City and advanced training in education management from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and in mediation from the Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.